MODAL announce COBALT8
8 Voice Extended Virtual Analogue Synthesiser Bristol-based innovative synth developer, Modal Electronics, continue that ingenuity with the new COBALT8 8 voice Extended Virtual Analogue Synthesizer. MODAL COBOLT8 In their own ...
Pro Synth Network
New Online Synth Channel One of the things that has been taking up much of my spare time of late is my involvement with the Pro Synth Network group, a growing community of synth enthusiasts with an emphasis on supporting those in the industry. Started last year by Ben Simpson, the group started on ...
SOS Podcast – Manny Fernandez
Those that know me know that I have a rather unhealthy obsession with FM synthesis and, mostly, Yamaha's implementation of it. So when it came to picking guests for my podcasts, I was naturally drawn towards people involved in that history. And for my third episode, I was beyond delighted to get to speak with ...
SOS Podcast – Alex Ball
I've been very remiss and have failed to keep you dear readers up to date with my podcast exploits, so please accept my most humble apologies! Things have been getting busier here, which in the current situation we all find ourselves in, is probably a good thing, but a few months ago I got to chat with one of ...
Synth Sleuthing
The DX7 Sound That Wasn't I do love a good studio "fly-on-the wall" video and they don't come much better than this. Seeing Queen's working process, the dynamic between the members, Freddie's relentless pursuit of perfection and the fun they had doing what they did is pretty ...
Hypersynth HCard-705 for DX1 & DX5
Yamaha's top-of-the-range DX synths finally get custom performance banks and huge storage capacity to boot! Whilst these will only have a relatively limited audience, given that only 140 DX1's and a few thousand DX5's were ever made, for those of us lucky to own one or the other, we have rarely had much to get ...
