Free 80s injection: KORG Poly-800 emulated in plug-in for Mac, Windows

The year was 1983. The competition: Roland’s Juno. And KORG would introduce an instrument that … actually … would never really be as legendary as other 80s synthesizers. But it’s excellent, and you want it anyway – especially for free.

The E-mu SP-1200 sampler is getting a reboot: SP 2400

It’s meant as a “spiritual successor,” say the creators – with both emulation of the classic E-mu sound and new features. But the SP 2400 in preorder still hope to bank off the renown of one of the most popular samplers ever, the genre-defining E-mu SP-1200.

Peter Kirn - June 17, 2019

The Casio CZ is a huge highlight of Arturia’s V Collection 7

Arturia’s V Collection 7 continues to expand as the go-to software library of every vintage synth you would ever want. But let’s focus on one new gem: the brilliant CZ-101 remake.

Peter Kirn - June 14, 2019

It’s 606 day – remember when Roland made a drum machine like a 303?

Peter Kirn - June 6, 2019

Strange Moog history: a telephone, a table hockey game, more

Peter Kirn - June 3, 2019

The ultra-rare Sequential Prophet T8, reborn as a flagship add-on

Peter Kirn - May 15, 2019

How to recreate vintage polyphonic character, using Softube Modular

Peter Kirn - November 21, 2018

Gallery: a new documentary digs into techno’s 80s Detroit roots

Peter Kirn - November 15, 2018

Roland’s latest keytar is more 80s than ever: AX-Edge

Peter Kirn - September 14, 2018

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