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Your guide to the 3 best new underground synths from NAMM – not a clone in sight
Nothing new under the sun? Think again. Independent manufacturers are still creating novel designs for music making – and last week brought a lot of news.
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The spirit of Synthi is back, in the new Erica SYNTRX
It’s the Latvian Synthi that never was – an all-new instrument, not a clone, built around the signature analog matrix. England’s EMS Synthi AKS is simply one of the greatest-ever standalone designs for experimentation. The 1972 instrument inspired Jean Michel Jarre and Pink Floyd. But it’s not a modular – all that sonic possibility is […]
Peter Kirn - September 27, 2019
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Extreme dub delay, in the new Ninja Tune-Erica Zen Delay
We can talk a lot about engineering. But at some point, you pack vacuum tubes and DSP and chips together, and you get a delay that’s extreme enough to have Ninja Tune and Coldcut printed on it.
Peter Kirn - September 18, 2019
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Crossover VCV Rack modular: Vult goes hardware, as Erica adds free software
Peter Kirn - July 29, 2019
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Hands on Erica Synths Techno System, dream industrial modular
Peter Kirn - June 18, 2019
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Free download: A 400-page guide to experimental Eastern Europe sounds
Peter Kirn - January 29, 2019
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Erica Synths made a modular techno system called Techno System
Peter Kirn - May 4, 2018
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