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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.
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The E-mu SP-1200 sampler is getting a reboot: SP 2400
It’s meant as a “spiritual successor,” say the creators – with both emulation of the classic E-mu sound and new features. But the SP 2400 in preorder still hope to bank off the renown of one of the most popular samplers ever, the genre-defining E-mu SP-1200.
Peter Kirn - June 17, 2019
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Teenage Engineering work with Rick & Morty creator on Pocket Operator
Synth love is reaching into the world of television. Teenage Engineering’s latest Pocket Operator not only features animated cult hit Rick & Morty, but involves a direct collaboration with that show’s producer.
Peter Kirn - May 28, 2019
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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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Now ‘AI’ takes on writing death metal, country music hits, more
Peter Kirn - April 22, 2019
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Oops: April Fools’, at best, gave us stuff we actually want
Peter Kirn - April 2, 2019
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The retro-futuristic Apparatum draws from Polish electronic music history
Peter Kirn - August 1, 2018
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