Morph from chamber to huge orchestras and add some sampled synth spice Ever wonder what it would sound like to morph seamlessly from a small and...
The chronicles of a new Eurorack setup In Part 3 of this series I installed my modules into the NiftyCASE and hooked them up to the power...
The chronicles of a new Eurorack setup Now that choosing the case part of the build is settled, it’s time to assemble my very first Eurorack...
The chronicles of a new Eurorack setup The very first challenge when building a Eurorack modular set up is choosing a case. After all a Eurorack...
The chronicles of a new Eurorack setup Sometime around the early 2000s I decided that I was done with hardware. Virtual instruments were all the rage,...
A conversation with Kays Al-Atrakchi, with some great quotable lines Michael Boomer has been repairing vintage synths at his Los Angeles-based LA Synth Co. for the...
This little marvel only costs… $250?! Call me a late bloomer, but I’ve been resisting the siren song of hardware modular synthesis – until I discovered...
Kays Al-Atrakchi calls it “One of the most exciting new products to come out in recent years.” I can use many adjectives to describe Realitone sample...
Artistic beauty is more than skin deep. But does it even require skin? [Editor’s note: This is a complicated and controversial subject, and we welcome your...
Is it an instant gratification toy or a serious tool to create new ideas? A product that automatically generates chord progressions?! That sounded like the very...
The sequel to the original Elysion ambient synth library is both an expansion and an update From Best Service and Sonuscore comes Elysion II: The Encounter....
Victor Wooten: “The bass is the link between harmony and rhythm. It is the foundation of a band. It is what all the other instruments stand...
Can this new instrument do what it says: quickly create looping melodies, dynamic pads, and rhythmic patterns? Kays Alatrakchi gives it a ride on his latest...
Yes, the world really does need another sampled piano library – and this one is not at all what you’d expect, as Kays Alatrakchi reports. An...
Which comes first – the trend or the sample library? Kays Alatrakchi counts his eggs and chickens before and after they hatch. The Albion Solstice sample...
