News Pro Audio Arturia MicroFreak Update: A Powerful Small Analog Synth Just Got a Huge Overhaul by Tim McArtney Arturia’s MircoFreak has a killer update featuring user sample importing, a new sample playback engine, 3 new granular engines, enhanced envelopes, plus more. One of the most overlooked synths is…
News Pro Audio Moog Mavis: A Powerful, Affordable Semi-Modular Analog Synthesizer For Leads, Pads, Perc and Bass by Tim McArtney Moog released a semi-modular analog synthesizer mid-last year called Mavis. This powerful, build-it-yourself kit brings the sound of Moog to your studio — without the expense — in a tiny…
Features News Pro Audio Modular for the Masses: The Adventures of the ARP 2600 by Dan Shaw The ARP 2600 was the crowning achievement of Alan R. Pearlman’s synth journey. To this day, it’s prized for its thick analog tone and endless sonic potential. The ARP 2600…
Features News Pro Audio The Tale of a Forgotten Classic: the Roland JX-3P by Dan Shaw Junos? Jupiters? 808s and 909s? Forget it. We’re here to walk the path less travelled. The JX-3P is one of Roland’s most underrated synths! Between their synthesizers, drum machines and…
Features News Pro Audio From Blade Runner to Africa: it’s time to celebrate the Yamaha CS-80 by Dan Shaw The Yamaha CS-80 is a glorious mess of contradictions, entering and exiting production within four short years, but still changing the course of history with its sound. …
Features Pro Audio The Roland Jupiter-8: the fattest synth in the solar system by Dan Shaw If it isn’t the fattest synth in history, it’s damn near close. The Roland Jupiter-8 dished up rich polyphony and represented the peak of the analog craft. In the 1970s…
Features Pro Audio The ARP Odyssey: the classic synth that took on the Minimoog by Josh Davies In the early 1970s, the synthesizer market was dominated by two names – Robert Moog, and Alan R. Pearlman. Both men lent their names to the companies they fronted, and…
Features Pro Audio Sequential Circuits Prophet 5: a new era for the analog polysynth by Dan Shaw In the ’70s, a new wave of synthesis made a significant impact on the audio world. There were two hot zones of innovation in this relatively new way of creating…
Features Pro Audio How the Minimoog sparked a synthesizer revolution by Josh Davies An enduring legacy paired with a unique sound, the Minimoog Model D is the ancestor of modern synthesizers as we know them. The Minimoog Model D is known as the…
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…
News Pro Audio Meet the SB01: the world’s first rechargeable analog synth by Happy When it first appeared in the early ’80s, the Roland SH-101 became an instant classic in sound and design. Portable, incredibly functional. Heck, you could even turn it into a…
News Pro Audio The Erica Synths Syntrx brings a ’70s classic back to life by Happy Erica Synths is the Latvian firm that has made a splash in recent years with their development of individual synth modules and modular systems. The Syntrx is left turn for…
News Pro Audio The Pico System III could be your ticket into the modular synth world by Happy If you’re curious about the patchable world of synthesis the Pico System III from Erica Synths could provide a welcome entry point. Offering a modular workflow, but also a self-contained…
