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It’s all about the technology with these tasty studio essentials. Which one will come up trumps?
Pioneer TORAIZ SP-16
£1279
Hype
The Dave Smith filter makes the sound real. Also there is no other sampler that puts together TR-style sequencing, pads...
Soft synth supremos Arturia have answered our prayers with a stupendous package of some of the most iconic synths ever in handy software form -...
Part of becoming older, and part of the old-skool, is becoming jaded and harder to excite. Once upon a time I couldn’t walk past a...
For the best sounding emulations of classic synths
Following on from the recent success of the iMini — a recreation of the legendary Minimoog for the iPad — Arturia have released iSEM, which...
His Rooland JP8000 Keyboard
"I used to have so many Japanese synths but when I switched my set-up to a 90% digital studio, the Roland JP8000 was the only...
Pocket rocket
There looks to be a resurgence in dedicated compact hardware synths and Waldorf’s newest offering the Rocket Synthesizer is one little beast that offers massive sound in a very small body.
Electro duo on their love for retro synths
Sasha Kojevin and Katya Tiger are hot Russian electro dance duo Tiger Cubes. They can’t live without their retro Soviet keyboards.
What was your first studio setup?
"My first setup was an iMac G4 running Garage Band. I had a few guitars and one synth, a...
Version 6 sees the already mammoth collection grow bigger...
Arturia have added even more classic synths to their epic V Collection series. Now in its sixth incarnation, the new V Collection includes the legendary...
Hardware Creation with Novation
Novation’s new Circuit Mono Station sits nicely with their new PEAK hybrid digital/analogue synth, the two synths together can be the makings of a very...
The former Hackney facility is now based in Hastings...
Curve Pusher have opened a new vinyl cutting and studio facility in the seaside town of Hastings. Having been forced to move out of their...
Tidy up that synth mess...
IKEA has unknowingly offered modular synth artists and collectors a customizable, affordable and effective means to store that bulky set-up for the next session. One...
Now get to cutting that demo...
Korg has released a free version of Gadget studio for Mac. Arriving with some capability restrictions, the LE version is equipped with enough features to build...
Producers can place cereal on the back of boxes and use an augmented reality app to make music
A custom synthesizer, as well as a number of augmented reality cereal box synthesizers, has been released by Reese's Puffs.
In a new take on...
Procrastination has a new friend in qwertySeq()...
A new MIDI sequencer Chrome extension has been released.
Developed by Matt Dowdney and William Chu, qwertySeq() is a free, updated 8-track sequencer, available on both Windows and Mac. It's...
Roland are set to release new versions of the classic TB - 303 and TR - 909 synths
Roland are definitely embracing their heritage and going back to the future in terms of their new dance music production focused gear.