It's a question that will probably never go away: Is analog or digital better for musicians and producers? Shane Berry looks at the science and psychology behind this contentious debate.
Using analog circuit behavior, Roland have taken the original semi-modular System-100 from the 70s and recreated it as an AU, VST and Plug-Out synth for AIRA System-1 and System-1m.
If you've got MIDI hardware and are enjoying the "analog" feel, mixing in your DAW might feel like rain on your parade, which is why incorporating a hardware mixer into your setup could set you free.
What do you get when ambient composer Robert Rich visits the Moog Music Factory and plays with a Modular System 55? Watch the video to find out with plenty of trippy visual effects too.
Good news for those wanting to use a Launch Control / Launch Control XL to control external hardware. Novation recently released a firmware update which lets you do just that. This video shows how.
As good as analog music hardware is, it's not simple or convenient to integrate in a studio setup. Elektron's aims to change this with the free Overbridge software for its Analog series machines.
C-Tools from Heavyocity is a collection of three vintage style synths for Reaktor: a drum synth, hybrid mono & hybrid organ and string synth. G.W. Childs puts great sounding synths to the test.
Logic Pro's Retro Synth emulates the sound of four classic synthesizer types: traditional Analog; analog (Hard) Sync; digital Wavetable; and digital FM. In this tutorial Joe Albano explores Hard Sync.
Kieran Krohn sat down with award-winning Australian producer and DJ, Jamie Stevens, to find out more about his production studio workflows and collaborations with John Digweed and Nick Muir.
If, like us, you've been waiting with twitchy fingers for these modules to land, then today is a good day. 4 AIRA EFX modules are available to buy from today!
You've probably heard by now that Moog are retiring the ultra awesome desktop Slim Phatty analog synthesizer. To mark this event they're offering 99 of their favourite presets for Slim Phatty owners.
There's 1 Month to go for your chance to win a fully restored OSCar synth courtesy of the good people at Novation. Check out the video of it in action below.
Coded by Tom Erbe, the latest synth module from Make Noise is tELEHARMONIC, a 3 voice additive harmonic synth. Below you'll find a video demo and the information about this module.
Elektron present a variety of magnetic sounds. The samples were processed & mastered on 1/2-inch magnetic tape using home VHS recorder equipment, good for Octatrack, Analog Rytm & Machinedrum UW.
This summer, black is the new... black! Arturia's KeyLab 49 and KeyLab 61 MIDI controller keyboards are now available in, you guessed it, black. They come bundled with Analog Lab and more software!
So you want a new keyboard to control your synth but can't decide how many octaves you want? No problem. Now you can 3D print your own controller keyboard, modular-style.
If only producers had analog sounds with the convenience of real-time software control'¦ Thanks to Elektron's Overbridge (in BETA) we're almost there. And of course, Electron want to tell us about it.
If you're looking for Warm, fat, gritty and pretty synth samples, then Samples from Mars free analog tape synths is for you. They've been recorded to 1/4" tape and they're free!
Yamaha have launched their new range of Reface mini keyboards which have redesigned and reimagined four classic keyboards used by artists from Stevie Wonder to Pink Floyd, Queen to Michael Jackson.
There's new firmware for Ploytec's duophonic synthesizers to be released on July, 9th 2015 at Summer NAMM, Nashville, Hall A booth #649. Not long to go now. Check out the video below to see more.
Yamaha have teased and teased us for a few weeks now about their new synths, Reface, due to be launched officially tomorrow. But now the cat is well and truly out of the bag.