Toptastic Tenfold
I used to have a top ten synthesiser page. But then I realised that it was a stupid idea. But then I realised that stupid ideas are my forte.And that…
Tag: sampler
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Spectrasonics Omnisphere 3
When SO3 first ‘dropped’ I watched the Spectrasonics crew run a flashy wooshing sports broadcast of the new features. I’m sure that worked for a particular industry audience – to…
AKAI MPC3 beta
I’ve previously reviewed my MPC Live – first as an updated AKAI Sampler just not white like the old ones but still with a big wheel. Then as a tool…
Augmented Everything 🧻🧻🧻
Arturia are venturing into a bit of cut-and-paste with their augmented instruments. What’s the big idea? How far can you push them? Can I get rid of the huge lump…
KORG Gadget 3 for PC 🧻🧻🧻🧻
This collection of musical toys has been floating around for some years now – appearing on the Switch, iPhone/iPad (thus recent versions of MacOS) and as a VR version. You…
Sonicware Liven Ambient 0 🧻🧻🧻💩
Sonicware are a Japanese company that takes pre-orders and ships out their Liven keyboards once orders reach a set goal. It’s not exactly playing hard-to-get but more like hard-to-test these…
Yamaha Montage M
Don’t be shy. Tell it like it is. Having synthesisers is like having that rocket ship that you really wanted to pilot when you were a kid. Your own Death…
IK Syntronik 2 🧻🧻
We live in exceptional times where a musician can buy (often low cost or even free) working replicas of almost every vintage synthesiser. Near everyone may afford a software OSCar…
Ensoniq Mirage Sampler 🧻🧻🧻🧻
Back in the day, long long ago, I was able to borrow an AKAI S612 Sampler which I used on an album called Come Visit The Big Bigot. But when…
Dawsome Novum 🧻🧻🧻
The idea is interesting – you take a sample and slice it into six new samples over frequency ranges from very low to very high. You can then shuffle the…