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Oberheim is back with OB-X8, combining three 1980s legends into one analog polysynth
Do call it a comeback. Oberheim returns to the world of synthesizers – both for those who love the name, and a new generation discovering it for the first time. And the instrument to mark the occasion is an 8-voice dream synth. So for those deciphering the teasers and leaks, yes, the OB-X8 builds on […]
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Roland releases JUNO-X polysynth, which can be a vintage JUNO, or a lot more
The days of Roland slapping a vintage name on something fairly unrelated are over. The JUNO-X will absolutely behave like a vintage JUNO. But the digital heart underneath also means it’ll be everything from a vocoder to a JD-800 – which means if you are in the market for a Roland keyboard, you’ve got some choices to make.
1978’s synthesis-stuffed ARP Quadra gets a plug-in; here’s Nadia Struiwigh to show it to us
Few instruments have ever crammed as much tasty goodness into one bit of hardware as the rare ARP Quadra. And now Cherry Audio is doing a plug-in version – US$39 intro price.
Peter Kirn - November 24, 2021
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Dave Smith himself tours the Prophet-5 in a six-part series, one year later
Peter Kirn - November 16, 2021
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Tiny Poly: Roland is making Boutique versions of JD-800, JX-8P
Peter Kirn - November 9, 2021
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Black Corporation’s next hardware is a Jupiter-8 recreation, with MPE and microtuning
Peter Kirn - May 30, 2021
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The ultra-rare Sequential Prophet T8, reborn as a flagship add-on
Peter Kirn - May 15, 2019
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