Glassware takes on a new meaning In the late ‘60s, when I had finished my private study on banjo, my...
It’s considered an entry-level instrument in their RD line There are a lot of great choices if you’re looking at digital pianos. They start at $...
MIDI guitar is reinvented. Are the results worth it? Boss is a guitar-oriented brand of Roland, which has long been a leading force for guitar synthesis....
Two affordable digital pianos with really nice keyboards – one with graded hammer action I’ve been checking out a Williams Allegro as a possible synth controller...
An ACB model of the classic CR-78 CompuRhythm Drum Machine, and a TR-808 chromatic bass Heads up if you already have one of these instruments, and...
Everything terrible, horrible, no good about modular synthesis…and why I love it It’s hard to believe that it’s been over six months since I dove head...
Eurorack synths normally produce one sound at a time, not up to eight Did it occur to you that Eurorack synths have never (according to OXI...
A look at the latest world prices for classic instruments Prices for electronic instruments – particularly classic analog synths – seem to have gone crazy over...
The latest from Roland’s “guitar pedal” division Our guitar- and bass-playing friends also deserve to play synths, right? Here’s the company release. BOSS announces the new Serial...
It’s a library, and also an engine that features an X-Y pad to morph between four layers Please poke around the walkthrough video of Soundiron’s latest...
The 2023 take on Roland’s classic SH-101 fits in your jacket pocket and only costs $200 The Roland S-1 Tweak Synthesizer is the latest offering from...
Mark Jenkins gets his freak on – and his hands on this compact instrument Arturia’s new MiniFreak is more than an expanded version of the French...
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...
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...
