Arturia Finally Reveal AudioFuse

By Rob Puricelli | January 22, 2015 | 0 Comment

They've been teasing us with it since the back end of last year and today, as expected, Arturia finally announced and revealed AudioFuse, their first dedicated audio interface and on first impressions, it certainly does seem to deliver on those impressive early claims. Of course, with a piece of audio equipment, ...

UVI EGP | Electric Grand – Review

By Rob Puricelli | January 18, 2015 | 0 Comment

Some years ago, a rather enthusiastic, and somewhat giddy, Steve Howell (Hollow Sun) popped up in my Messenger application and proceeded to get all excited about his latest project. The fog of time has clouded the exact details somewhat, but I got roped in to broker the deal and acquisition of a Yamaha CP70 and ...

UVI Vintage Vault – Review

By Rob Puricelli | January 13, 2015 | 0 Comment

There seems to be a growing trend amongst software instrument developers in recent years of bundling their goods up into an "ultimate" package and offering that package at a considerable discount to their customers over the combined prices of the individual, component items. This has a number of effects. Firstly, the ...

DEXED – Free DX7 Emulation and Librarian

By Rob Puricelli | December 29, 2014 | 4 Comments

I am not in the slightest bit ashamed to admit that I love the Yamaha DX7 (and it's various DX relatives). I actually adore the synonymous electric piano patch, along with those emphatic basses and all the other things it could do. I no longer own my DX27, but miss it terribly. But I made up for it by buying ...

Season’s Greetings!

By Rob Puricelli | December 23, 2014 | 0 Comment

I don't do Xmas really. That is, sure, I partake of a few days of paid leave and I spend time with my family, exchange a few gifts and drink a bit more than is usual, but Xmas lost its sparkle for me circa 1988, when I left home and spent my first Xmas alone in my bedsit. I remember getting just the one gift, posted ...

Failed Muso on Bedroom Cassette Masters 7

By Rob Puricelli | November 26, 2014 | 0 Comment

Some while ago, I fulfilled a personal ambition of mine to release a single to an unsuspecting public. Surprisingly, people (not many) paid for it and downloaded it from iTunes or Amazon, and some even streamed it on Spotify. I still harbour an ambition to release something on a physical format, preferably vinyl, but ...