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Teenage Engineering OP-XY: fully rebuilt OP-Z with display, CV, more
It’s what a lot of musicians wished for – especially judging by all the renders you were making. But the reality looks and works better than what you imagined: the OP-XY is a more mature OP-Z follow-up with a rich complement of sequencing features. And it’s all in gorgeous black and monochrome.
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Roland P-6 pocket sampler with FX, granular engine: here’s what to know
Roland’s latest handheld boutique synth is a departure. Instead of a synth or drum machine, it was inspired by the SP-404. Here’s the skinny on its onboard sampling, effect, and sequencer features, direct from the source.
Peter Kirn - September 12, 2024
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Hands on: Cong Burn’s Stacks plug-in and iOS app synths, loops, and layers
From the creator of Strokes, Stacks is a unique 4-voice wavetable morphing polysynth combined with a 4-track granular looper. But that description doesn’t really do it justice: modeling and digital grunge combine to make a raunchy instrument that behaves like an experimental studio.
Machinedrum, repatched: Cycling ’74 doing fun stuff with RNBO
Peter Kirn - June 7, 2024
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mlre is an expanded version of the classic monome mlr, focused on performance
Peter Kirn - August 3, 2022
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Superbooth preview – Making Sound Machines does shuffled beats in voltage
Peter Kirn - April 20, 2022
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