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Moog Music layoffs provoke dismay in synth community
Several reports have confirmed steep layoffs this week at Moog Music’s Asheville, NC headquarters, shortly following an acquisition by InMusic (parent of Akai, Numark, Alesis, and others). Even in a tough year, these cuts are uniquely significant, as they strike at the brand story of the single best-known name in synths.
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3rd Wave, wavetable synth beast, does MPE and is now in desktop form
Groove Synthesis, the instrument maker founded by veterans of Sequential and Oberheim, has taken their massive 24-voice wavetable synth and put it into a desktop form.
Peter Kirn - September 21, 2023
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The best Labor Day deals on synths and plug-ins – starting at $10
Summer in nearly done in northern latitudes, and the US has a big holiday weekend – so gear purveyors are here with a bunch of discounts.
Peter Kirn - September 2, 2023
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Superbooth Berlin will return in 2024; kick back with some 2023 highlights
Peter Kirn - August 28, 2023
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Sequential’s Trigon-6 gets the desktop treatment – and update adds MPE
Peter Kirn - August 15, 2023
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loopop’s great hands-on review of the Oberheim OB-X8 doubles as a sound design tutorial
Peter Kirn - August 11, 2023
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Here’s a big, sortable list of popular recent synths and their features
Peter Kirn - July 31, 2023
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