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KORG’s 1995 Trinity, 1977 PS-3300, SGX-2 piano now in software
In case you hadn’t been watching KORG software releases lately, here’s a secret: they’re suddenly awesome. New models are coming far closer to the originals, featuring more and more perfect recreations of the best of KORG’s digital and analog back catalog. Today we get some bombshells: the flagship KORG grand piano engine, but most importantly, 1995’s Trinity and 1977’s PS-3300.
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1996 peak Microsoft chillwave: if you heard it at all, you only heard it once
Move over, Brian Eno. “Velkommen” by Stan LePard is 90s Microsoft chillwave at its best. But like catching a fleeting glimpse of Brigadoon, for many years this song was heard over Microsoft installations and then lost to time–until passionate fans archived it for the ages. Even if that happened before you were born, you owe it to yourself to experience the supreme calm that only this track can bring.
Stewart Copeland, Spyro the Dragon, and a community effort in sound
Stewart Copeland went from The Police to prolific composer, but perhaps no score was as beloved as Spyro the Dragon for PlayStation. Those sounds have now been revived in community-led, free libraries that run on all sampling platforms, along with some theory and composition lessons. It can instantly improve your mood–and it all began with Stewart playing, dying, and respawning in the game.
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