News Pro Audio The Sound of Innovation: WesAudio’s Rhea and Dione Stereo Buss Compressors by Ethan Saunders Having the flexibility usually only reserved for plug-ins with the sonic characteristics of hardware is truly a game changer. At some point every engineer has thought “I wish I could…
News Pro Audio Build your own ARP 2600 clone with the TTSH V4 by Happy The ARP 2600 is surely one of the immortal modular synths. The Human Comparator has unveiled version V4 of their clone, which you can build yourself. Swedish DIY synthesists, The…
Features Pro Audio Why nobody is making synths like the Moog One anymore by Oliver Newland The Moog One has floored the world upon its arrival. A tri-timbral, polyphonic beast that oozes power and class. Why don’t we make synths like this anymore? If you’re completely…
Music Neil Young is finally releasing ‘Homegrown’, 45 years after it was recorded by Emily Elvish Neil Young’s long lost Homegrown album is finally being released to audiences. The 12-track 1974/75 record was announced late last year, alongside the release of his ’80s archival album slated for…
News Pro Audio Happy Birthday Waldorf! Take a look at the limited edition hybrid synth by Jonathan Mendolicchio Waldorf are celebrating their 30th birthday in style, with the unveiling of the sleek and modern limited edition of the Quantum Shadow. This hybrid synthesizer combines classic waveforms with wavetable,…
Features Pro Audio The Arturia MiniBrute: the modernisation of the analog monosynth by Dan Shaw The compact, analog monosynth reached its peak in the early ’80s. The big polysynths of the time were still kicking goals of course, but the synth manufacturers heeded the demand…
News Pro Audio The Matriarch is here – Moog’s new semi-modular synth by Happy Moog, one of the original masters of modular synthesis, has welcomed a new addition to its lineage. The Matriarch is the flagship synth in their semi-modular family of new analog…
News Pro Audio Is KORG set to release the Minilogue XD this year? by Happy UPDATE: the Minilogue XD was indeed released and ships with a very impressive set of specs. Head over to the KORG website to read up on all the details. KORG…
Features Pro Audio One note at a time: the tales of 5 legendary monosynths by Dan Shaw With the evolutionary advancement of synth technology, the options for creating sounds have exponentially increased. In the analog world the voices have piled up and the internal architecture has been…
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…
News Pro Audio Behringer Set to Move ARP Odyssey Clone into Production by Happy Behringer is set to move their clone of the ARP Odyssey duophonic analog synth into production. Considering the stunning sonic results (and price tag) of their Model D tribute, maybe…
Interviews Pro Audio Improvised sets and the magic of analog synths: gear talk with Donny Benét by Nick Stillman Donny Benét is a simple man, unperturbed by the pace of the world around him. He calls himself a luddite when it comes to making music, an assertion that few…
News Pro Audio The Behringer Model D synth flexes its muscles in a synth-pop track by Happy Some folks are already making good use of the new Behringer Model D synth. In a video from Mr Firechild, the synth is well and truly put through its paces…
