From the moment I got my iPad earlier this year, one of the first things I said would be awesome to have on it was a Tenori-On app. In fact, I was staggered that it hadn’t already been done, especially as there were other Tenori-On-esque apps available, such as Beatwave. Well, in a massive splurge [...]

As regular readers will know (or possibly not), in the last few weeks I have been painfully parting company with a number of pieces of beloved studio equipment. This is most definitely not the norm. I am, and always have been, a collector. A hoarder, if you will. I am inclined to buy things simply [...]

Hollow Sun’s brilliant Novachord library is going from strength to strength by encompassing even more formats all the time, bring this exquisite library of vintage synthesis to an even wider audience. It is looking increasingly likely that the library will soon be available in three more formats, to complement the existing EXS24 & Kontakt versions. [...]

I figure that by posting about it, it will motivate me to actually do it. I have recently been toying with the idea of getting back into drumming and the idea is getting more and more appealing as time goes by. I do already have a kit, but it’s a bit dated now (Yamaha DTXpress [...]

This afternoon I got first dibs at the newest addition to the ever increasing catalogue of commercial releases from sample legends Hollow Sun. This pack features the iconic Moog Taurus Mk.1. This bass pedal device was originally intended for sole use underneath an organ called the Constellation, but this Moog product never surfaced. The Taurus [...]

Some new and interesting developments over at Hollow Sun recently. First up, Steve has started a blog. Now, if you know Steve as I know Steve, this is certainly not his “thing”. He views blogs, much like Twitter and any other form of Social Networking, as a lame and vacuous, self serving waste of time! [...]

Sampling. Even today, some 30 or more years after digital sampling came to the world of music making, the word sampling, when used in a musical context, is viewed with equal amounts of cynicism and joy. Peter Gabriel once famously said that songs like Paul Hardcastle’s “19″ had set the art of sampling back by [...]

The world famous and respected sample developer, Hollow Sun, have revamped their site, but most importantly, their product offering. Most importantly, they are now, for the first time, available for immediate download! Their libraries now come in a variety of formats including Akai S5/6000, Z Series, MPC4000 and the latest MPC5000 v2. There are also [...]

Well, the boys in Rhode Island keep banging new stuff out. This time some competition for the Korg Nano range, a new (and welcome) 61 key addition to the MPK range and some Akai studio monitors, as well as a new electronic drum kit from Alesis and a handy USB MIDI interface cable. Read the [...]

“With great power comes great responsibility” Most recently used in the Spiderman movie, but often quoted elsewhere, this is a very accurate statement. The internet gives many individuals great power, but very few of them wield it responsibly. I’ll cut to the chase and explain why I’m using that quote. A few years back, Alesis, [...]