Features Pro Audio The KORG MS-20: the unfinished story of a legendary monosynth by Jonathan Mendolicchio The KORG MS-20 is one of the most recognisable synths of all time. Released in 1978, the synth was somewhat of a pioneer for semi-modular synths due to its accessibility…
Features Pro Audio A wall of sound in your pocket: the tale of Teenage Engineering’s Pocket Operator by Jonathan Mendolicchio Teenage Engineering is a Swedish synth manufacturer that made its debut in 2011 with the OP-1. Since then, they’ve expanded on their catalogue with a line of handheld devices called…
Features We’ve chosen the best Hottest 100 ever, hear us out by Luke Saunders More power to the people. When Triple J decided to do a music listener poll in late 1988, they effectively set in motion cogs that would revolutionise Australian music, and…
Lists 20 guilty pleasure songs from the 2010s that will never go away by Happy The 2010s will no doubt be remembered more for its evolution in music platforming than it’s high quality output. Gone are the poorly titled mp3’s and here are the exclusive…
News Pro Audio Learn how to recreate the synth tones of Daft Punk by Happy Youtuber Alex Ball has generously dished up a tutorial on how to recreate three classic Daft Punk synth tones, featuring some true heavyweights of analog synthesis. Daft Punk are aficionados…
Music News A 2017 track by Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter has been unearthed by Happy UPDATE: The full track has surfaced online. Check it out below. Sometime last year, Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter emerged from his robot cavern to record Riga (Take 5) – a 14-minute techno…
News Pro Audio Check out a full list of the gear daft punk used to record homework by Happy Despite quickly shooting to world fame in the late ’90s after releasing their iconic debut album Homework, Daft Punk have spent their careers shrouded in mystery. Of course, their identities have…
News Before Daft Punk and Phoenix there was a little trio called Darlin’ by Freya McGahey It’s the early 90s and the world has yet to be truly acquainted with possibly the most iconic electronic duo of a generation. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo were…
Lists 10 since 2010: Counting down 10 of the catchiest songs this decade (so far) by Happy What makes a catchy song? A few years back a UK study made the internet rounds by crowning Wannabe by The Spice Girls the catchiest song of all time, based on observations…
News Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron watched a military Daft Punk medley. One of them enjoyed it by Happy July 14th saw France celebrate Bastille Day, a yearly commemoration of the storming of the Bastille in 1789. It’s become a similar dance to Australia Day or Independence Day, a…
News Pro Audio Thomas Bangalter’s original Roland TR-909 is on sale featuring Daft Punk’s ‘Homework’-era presets by Happy Thousands of dollars? Millions? It’s anyone’s guess as to how much this original Roland TR-909 will go for, given that it was the very machine operated by Thomas Bangalter of…
Music LISTEN: Parcels – Overnight (produced by Daft Punk) by Happy Byron Bay battlers Parcels have teamed up with the legendary Daft Punk on their latest single Overnight, out via French imprint Kitsuné.
News Watch a 15-person orchestra bring the house down with a perfect rendition of Harder Better Faster Stronger by Happy World-stage pop bands have been using an orchestra to add some pizzaz to their performances since The Beatles, but this is on a whole new level. The Rundfunk-Tanzorchester Ehrenfeld (or…
