Mark Jenkins gets his freak on – and his hands on this compact instrument Arturia’s new MiniFreak is more than...
It’s based on the Analog SH-101 from 1982, a staple of ’90s house music Wikipedia tells us that the SH-101 didn’t sell like hotcakes at first...
“Minimoog-equivalent modules” come in a Cre8audio NiftyKEYZ Eurorack case/keyboard The second sentence of this release shatters the record: 456 words. If ever there was a lock...
We review an interesting sequencing module in this episode in our chronicles of a new Eurorack setup In this installment we’ll tackle using a sequencer within...
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...
Larger versions have been praised for their sounds, but does this one go where no synth has gone before (other than a desktop or connected to...
Features, functions, firmware, it’s free We stopped by the ASM Hydrasynth exhibit at Synthplex last October and were impressed. If you already have one of these...
Paperback-sized analog for desktop or Eurorack (in which case it covers lots of ground) The Moog Mavis is a direct descendant of the company’s Mother 32,...
Whether it’s semi-modular goodness or badness, we can say that the road to hell isn’t paved with this synth Malevolent is a semi-modular monophonic analog synth...
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,...
Important fashion additions for those who demand to see themselves coming and going It was tough deciding whether to go with the fashion motif or a...
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...
Sad news as the electronic music world learns of the passing of Manuel Gottsching earlier in this month Gottsching was an innovator of the Berlin scene, initially a...
