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Review: can Elektron’s Model:Samples get everyone into hardware?
At about $400 street, with tons of hands-on control and simple samples, the Elektron Model:Samples has more in common with classic Japanese grooveboxes than the company’s flagships. So what’s it like to use? Here’s our review.
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Review: volca modular takes on creative synthesis in a small package
Can KORG take modular patching and Buchla-inspired synthesis, and squeeze it into an inexpensive instrument that’s still accessible to synth newcomers and experts alike? We go deep with the new $199 KORG volca modular to find out.
Francis Preve - January 15, 2019
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Stories Tech
Hands-on: Complex-1 puts West Coast-inspired modular in Reason
Propellerhead has unveiled a modular instrument add-on for Reason, Complex-1. It puts a patchable, West Coast-inspired synth inside the already patchable Reason environment – and it sounds fabulous.
Peter Kirn - December 18, 2018
Music tech Software Stories Tech
This plug-in is a secret weapon for sound design and drums
Peter Kirn - June 14, 2018
Music tech Software Stories Tech
Ableton Live 10 arrives: how you’ll use it, what it means for Max for Live
Peter Kirn - February 6, 2018
Music tech Software Stories Tech
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