A modular synthesist has harnessed the power of a mushroom’s bioelectricity to create a viral modular synth track. Tarun Nayar – who is formally trained...
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The Resynator synth has been lying in an attic for 30 years...
An extremely rare synth dating back to the '70s is set to be the subject of a new documentary.
The Resynator has apparently been sitting...
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Their synthesisers have been heard on countless hit records as well as underground masterpieces.
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When it comes to soft-synths, there are few names as highly esteemed in the world of production as Arturia’s. This is largely because of their incredibly faithful reproductions of classic synthesisers that are used daily by the biggest names in the game. In recent times, Arturia have taken the bold move of going beyond the virtual world by creating their range of hybrid Spark drum machines and the full-blown DSP monster Origin, which have proven to be extremely popular with the recording community — and for good reason too.
Spectrasonics new virtual synth Omnisphere 1.5 raises the bar yet again
Spectrasonics have unveiled a major new version of Omnisphere, their flagship virtual synth. This beast has just got even meatier, with a load of new...
Rob Papen’s new virtual drum synth, Punch beats its way into our hearts
Every producer’s Dutch genius Rob Papen has been a bit quiet of late, leaving many of us to wonder if and when he would grace...
Check out Arturia's new beast of a synth!!!
More post NAMM recaps - The Arturia stand was a hive of activity with them showing off their new MatrixBrute Analogue Synthesiser.
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Legendary synthesiser company Moog, founded by the late, great Bob Moog have announced an expansion of their annual Moogfest Festival.
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Emerging modular artist Ann Annie delivers a lucid and mesmerising live set exploring soothing ambient textures and vast, captivating soundscapes...
On his recent album ‘Atmospheres Vol. 2’ – released earlier this year via Cologne label Modularfield – Denver based musician and composer Ann Annie used...
Point Blank course developer & instructor Chris Carter demonstrates using LFOs in sound design
Point Blank are back with a brand new tutorial series to...
Dave Smith & Pioneer DJ team up...
Pioneer DJ have announced the release of the brand’s first analogue synth, the TORAIZ AS-1, just in time for NAMM Music Technology Conference in LA. ...
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'Mushroom Dance' was recorded by Tarun Nayar using a red-belted conk
In the form of the MS20 Mini
Ask any serious fetishist their Top 10 list of synthesisers they would love to own and all but the most awkward will list the Korg MS20 in a very high position. However, owning one of these classics is a costly endeavour, assuming one can be found at all. But now thanks largely to the rising popularity of hardware synthesisers within the production community it is possible to own a brand-new MS20 Mini, which is a faithful recreation of the Korg MS20, for a fraction of the cost of the original.
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Earlier in January, Point Blank celebrated the release of Arturia’s new DX7 plugin, based on the classic Yahama FM synth of the same name. It’s...
Spectrasonics announce Omnisphere mega-instrument
It's been over two years in the making, but Spectrasonics follow up to Atomosphere looks to be justifying the hype that's building around it.
The...