Tech
Retro 16-bit: chipsynth SFC exactly emulates Super NES/Famicom as instrument
It’s 1990. Nintendo has just leaped into the 16-bit age. And the voice of its new Super Famicom (SNES) console is about to open a window to a world of lush, glossy sound. Now, just shy of 30 years later, that spirit has taken plug-in form.
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Here’s the editor-plugin the underrated Elektron Model:Samples is missing
We’ve been following Momo Müller’s software add-ons for a while. But this latest addition for Elektron’s Model:Samples is special, because it unlocks some of the power of this budget box.
Peter Kirn - September 17, 2019
Music tech Software Tech
The OP-Z now samples, too, in Teenage Engineering software update
The OP-Z is the aggressively minimalist, love it-or-hate-it compact synth. But now an update makes it make way more sense – with sampling available, this pint sized synth turns into the instrument it was meant to be.
Peter Kirn - July 1, 2019
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
The E-mu SP-1200 sampler is getting a reboot: SP 2400
Peter Kirn - June 17, 2019
Gear Music tech Tech
Bitwig Studio 2.4: crazy powerful sampler, easier control
Peter Kirn - July 12, 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
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