DIY + Unusual Gear Tech
SOMA has a new compact 8-bit noise synth and sequencer for 130€
The romantic engineering synth maker has something small and affordable, a post-apocalyptic weirdo instrument from designer Kakos Nonos. It’s part chip music, part noise experiment, in the grand tradition of stuff like the Atari Punk Console. Meet Rumble of Ancient Times aka Грохот древних эпох. It’s great to see Soma using some of their recent […]
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Erica Synths – Sonic Potions LXR-02 drum machine review: deep dive
LXR-02 is what the world needs now: a drum machine with its own personality and soul. It slaps harder, plays easier, and does grunge, glitch, grime, and digital mayhem unlike anything else.
Peter Kirn - August 4, 2021
Gear Music tech Reviews Tech
Elektron Digitakt 1.30 adds tons of new sound features – guide to everything you can do
Elektron has been busy lately – a massive 1.30 OS update for Digitakt brings external audio mixing/sidechaining, a second LFO, filter features, workflow improvements, and more. Here’s a look:
Deep in Serum: six sound tricks to explore just by double-clicking, with maestro Francis Preve
Francis Preve - January 15, 2021
Music tech Software Stories Tech
Deep dive: Modulation and technique, patch notes with Moog Matriarch
Peter Kirn - October 22, 2020
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Promoted Special Tech
Signal adds the modulation Ableton is missing – and now does steps, crossfader
Peter Kirn - July 22, 2019
Music tech Software Tech
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