Happy 2019 and all that…
Hey everyone! Actually... is anyone still there?? I do hope so! Hello everyone!! Yes, here I am again, with my almost annual "Sorry I haven't been around much" type post, with promises of new stuff and all kinds of plans. Well, yeah... it's that but I am going to do my level best to make good on it all ...
Arturia Pigments – Innovative New Soft Synth
Pigments is the latest software synthesizer from instrument creators Arturia. Combining the best of two worlds, it features hugely powerful, cutting-edge wavetable synthesis alongside their award-winning virtual analog technology. After spending 20 years analyzing and emulating the best synthesizers ever ...
Updates, Fairlights and Analog Synths!
Well, it has been a while since I did anything over here and it ALWAYS pains me to admit that. If I've learned anything, it's that no matter how hard you try, if your passion and pastimes can't pay the bills, they will always take second place to the things that do. In the six months or so since I last posted, the ...
AcousticSamples VTines Mk.1 and B-5 Organ V2 – Review
It's fair to say that I like samples. From a very early age, I've appreciated how flexible and empowering this form of sound generation has been. In the early days, sampling was limited by the restraints of technology. All the necessary hardware components were either in their infancy, incredibly expensive or ...
Peter Vogel & Kim Ryrie: NAMM Oral Histories
Peter Vogel A short while back, Peter Vogel told me that he and Kim had been interviewed for the NAMM Oral Histories project and posted a link to a short snippet on their site. Finally, the full interview, which comprises of them being interviewed individually about their early, personal years before they appear ...
Arturia CMI V – Review
When I began writing my review of Arturia's V Collection 6, it soon became apparent that, due to my deep interest and involvement with Fairlight CMI's, the CMI V aspect of the package was going to get some deeper scrutiny. After about an hour of writing, and with the end still not in sight, I decided to break out ...
