Review and tutorial: ATOM SQ and its innovative offset pads
A couple of weeks ago Presonus announced a new controller called ATOM SQ, and I was intrigued by its offset dual row design. Most multifunction grid pad controllers let you play piano […]
Waldorf IRIDIUM Review and full tutorial (applicable to Quantum too)
Iridium from Waldorf is a 16 voice, polyphonic, bi-timbral, stereo, digital hardware synth. It’s the desktop version of Quantum, and it trades in Quantum’s analog filters for a lower price
Transform your synth: 10 semi-modular pairing ideas shown with Moog Matriarch
A few simple pairings can drastically transform your semi-modular synth. In this video I explore 10 ideas to extend Moog’s Matriarch, many of which are applicable to other synths: TIMELINE:
Modular/Analog “RAM”? How to store generative melodies & rhythms using sample & hold and a sequential switch
The thing that makes modules like Turing Machine and Marbles unique isn’t just their ability to generate random sequences, but also their ability to freeze randomness once a compelling pattern
Beatbars MIDI Foot-switch and Expression Pedal Review (FS3 and EX3)
Foot-switches and expression pedals were born analog, and designed to act as on/off or continuous-control extensions for guitar pedals, synths and other analog instruments. However, increasingly, music is being created
LAUNCHKEY MK3 Review and Tutorial // 25,37 vs 49,61 // Generative Arpeggiator explained
Novation just announced a refresh of their LaunchKey MIDI and DAW controllers. The big news in these, is that like the new MK3 LaunchPads and Launchkey Mini MK3, they can
REmindER Review – Stereo and Quadraphonic Rhythmic Delay by Enjoy Electronics
REmindER from Enjoy Electronics is a desktop effects processor focused on creating rhythmic effects using delays. It can take a simple pattern and evolve it into an elaborate rhythm using
TORSO T-1 – Generative sequencer review and tutorial
T-1 from Torso Electronics is an algorithmic, or generative sequencer that does things very differently from other sequencers. T-1 combines notes you enter with rhythmic and melodic rules that are
SYNTRX: review and sound design tutorial – EMS Synthi reimagined by Erica Synths
SYNTRX from Erica Synths is inspired by the interface of the legendary EMS Synthi AKS, a modular synth with a pin matrix designed to overcome the hassle of patch cables.
When two become one: DISTING EX by Expert Sleepers – Review, tutorial and comparison to DISTING MK4
Disting MK4 is one of Eurorack’s most popular modules, and now, two of them have been fused together and improved in the form of Disting EX: a module from Expert