Synth Memes For Our Times
In these depressing times, it is nice to see that we can still make light these things with a bit of synth-related humour... ;) Courtesy of the ...
Modal Announce the ARGON8
Bristol-based British manufacturer launch a compact, heavy duty and price conscious Wavetable synthesiser Announced today is this incredibly exciting new synth from Modal Electronics... Modal Electronics are proud to announce the latest in its line of innovative Machines For Musicians - the Modal ...
Roland Announce New Gear…
...and the rest of us roll over and go back to sleep. As has become customary every September, Roland announced a new batch of products this morning to rapturous yawning and disinterest. Is that harsh of me? I think not, and here's why. Roland are, or maybe were, one of, if not, THE greatest innovators and ...
Steve Levine, A Fairlight CMI, Emulator, DX7, 909 and MSQ700
I discovered this little treasure on YouTube this afternoon! Steve Levine, Grammy and Brit Award winning producer, probably best known for his work with Culture Club, amongst many other musical greats, released this track in 1984 under his own name. I have to be totally honest and say I was blissfully unaware of ...
Yamaha GX-1 In Action
Last week, Failed Muso reader Lu Shengfei dropped me an email regarding an old article I wrote on my love of the Yamaha "Über Synths", namely the GX-1, EX-1, FX-1, GS-1 and CDSX. That post, which you can read here, is 12 years old but I still maintain the affection for these gargantuan rarities. And thanks to ...
Modal SKULPT & CraftSynth 2.0 – Review
Modal bring their unique synthesis vision and skills to the burgeoning tabletop synth market If there's one thing in the synth world we can't seem to get enough of just lately, it's tabletop synthesisers. They're practically falling off trees at the moment with every synth manufacturer keen to get in on ...
