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Cubase is Japan’s biggest DAW, and you need to watch this Japanese review
Yamaha Vocaloid-based voices in Cubase? It better be able to sing in Japanese, right? Well, I’ve got some more on the engine, and the folks at SLEEP FREAKS have your Japanese-language review. Surprise: that is trippy as hell to watch with the machine learning English-language track. Jump into a must-watch set of tips and tricks for Cubase fans.
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On tonight: 13 most “WTF haunted” synths with Paulee Alex Bow
Boo! Or… Bow! Paulee at Magical Synth Adventure has a lineup of picks for the 13 most haunted synths. I’ve gotten an advance look at this one, and the chapters reveal the selections (spoiler — don’t read past the video then). What’s great about this: these are not your average picks. This is definitely not giving you Necco wafers as a treat; it’s the real deal.
Peter Kirn - October 29, 2025
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Your iPad and iPhone just became a portal to endless DX7 sounds
You may think you know the Yamaha DX7 from those couple of presets that dominated the 80s. But Oliver Greschke’s Elastic OSC for iPhone and iPad is a reminder of just how much potential Yamaha’s breakthrough FM synth can offer. And now Elastic OSC app can easily import those sounds, with a bunch of unique presets to get you started — plus a link to a cool generative tool that works with anything.
Yamaha’s VL1 launched physical modeling; it’s time to give it its due
Peter Kirn - June 2, 2025
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Sinevibes’ YouTube account is terminated (updated: it’s back!)
Peter Kirn - February 3, 2025
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Go watch this video on Buchla, Spectraphon, and spectral animation
Peter Kirn - January 3, 2025
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Jumping ship to Bluesky? Here’s where to start for music and tech
Peter Kirn - November 21, 2024
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Normcore, hard techno: The Last DJ is the influencer we need right now
Peter Kirn - April 3, 2024
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