Synth and Software’s Most Popular Articles of 2020
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Zivix Jamstik MIDI Guitars: the Synth and Software Review
The traditional problems with MIDI guitars are a thing of the past Let’s set the MIDI guitar stage to put the Zivix Jamstick MIDI guitars being reviewed into 2023 context. Going back almost four decades, my first MIDI guitar was the Ibanez IMG2010 system. It comprised a futuristic keyless guitar with tuners at the instrument’s
Your DAW as a Modular System?
A different way of approaching your digital audio sequencing software and its plug-in processors There’s an interesting feature in the forthcoming CLAP open plug-in format: polyphonic modulation automation. To illustrate it, their demo video shows an ADSR mapped to a filter’s cutoff frequency and an LFO mapped to vibrato depth. That caused a lightbulb to
You’re Guaranteed To Get a Kick Out Of This, and It’s Free
It’s an online tool that generates free synthesized bass drum sounds And here’s the link. Pretty cool, eh? You tune it, adjust the envelope, level, bit rate, etc. and download. Courtesy of Sébastien Noël. Thanks Seb.
You Can’t Imagine Five Dimensions, But You Can Play Them
Pardon the expression Our 3D world is made up of width, height, depth, and also time. The fifth dimension has to do with possibilities, which sets up an excruciatingly lame intro to some comments about MIDI’s expressive possibilities. This month’s cover shows a single finger on the upcoming ROLI Seaboard Rise 2, an instrument billed as
Yosh’s Drum Warehouse Volume 2
It’s bigger and badder than Volume 1, and we like what we hear Stand on any street corner, and someone is guaranteed to say “You can never have too many [insert any instrument] sample libraries.” Difficult as it is to avoid verbal violence when you hear that, it’s actually true in the case of drum
Yes, Master Sound Designer Drew Schlesinger Is Also a Musician
An interview: his latest album releases are both very new and very old You know how interviews often start with “You may not know his name, but you know his music?” Well, with sound designer Drew Schlesinger, it’s “You may not know his name, but you know your own music that uses his patches.” And
Yamaha’s Synth History Timeline and OS Updates
Yesterday, during an all-day streaming event celebrating 45 years of designing, building, and selling synthesizers, Yamaha unveiled an online interactive history called Yamaha Synth Story. From the earliest SY-1 and GX-1 to the latest Montage and MODX, the new Yamaha Synth Story website features a timeline that lets you explore Yamaha’s most popular synths from the
Yamaha ModX+ Keyboard Lightweight Weighted Action Synths
88-key and 76-key instruments with credible piano, instrument, and synth sounds, intended for real keyboard players Check out the videos. These instruments are intended for pianists/keyboard players, and they have advanced features. They’re light enough to carry around, and they’d also make great controller keyboards in a project studio setting. Check out the videos –
Yamaha Introduces Major Update to Stage Pianos
Update introduces new voices, improved workflow, and additions to the popular Sub Section of the CP73 and CP88 stage pianos. The new OS v1.4 builds upon the keyboards’ previous update, CP OS v1.3, with two added Voices for greater studio and performance options. The new Nashville C3 Voice offers players an inspiring vintage grand piano
Yamaha Expands CK Series Stage Keyboards with New CK76
Portable 76-Key Stage Keyboard delivers authentic piano, organ and synth sounds with intuitive control for musicians on the move. PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Joining the existing CK61 and CK88 models, the CK76 features a 76-key semi-weighted action, authentic piano, organ and synth sounds, built-in speakers and battery-powered operation, which can turn any location into a stage or
