Chris Randall of Audio Damage shows us how to do something which many people aren't aware is possible: using a cassette 4-track as a musical instrument. It's this fascinating 12 minute video.
Two big announcements from Moog Music. The Minimoog Model D has entered full production some 30 years after it ceased. Second, this new video showcases the history of the Minimoog in the 80s and 90s.
A safari ticket to the wilderness of sound..? This is how Sugar Bytes describe their new modular synth plug-in, Factory. Darren Burgos is on the hunt for powerful sounds and Factory comes up trumps.
With an emphasis on ambient and synth music, Retcon is an impressive Kontakt library of sounds inside an inspiring and unusual HEX layout GUI with plenty of controls and a 16-step chord sequencer.
Behringer continue to tease us with video 3 of their upcoming analog synthesizer. Like any good tease, this video reveals a little bit more in terms of info and visuals for this poly synth.
In this fab 5-minute video tutorial by Multiplier, from his complete course Dance Music Styles 108: Techno, we learn how to create a classic techno reverb kick, 909 style.
If you use a compressor plug-in you're already manipulating the dynamics of a sound or the mix. In this enlightening long-read tutorial, Joe Albano explains exactly what dynamics is and more.
If you're designing sounds for action movies, game soundtracks, or want that blockbuster movie sound in you music productions, Sculptor Live Impacts is calling your name. Hollin Jones gets stuck in.
It's a wonderfully unique idea for an analog synthesizer, and it actually sounds great too. The OM-1 cassette synthesizer uses standard cassette tapes for endless sound design possibilities.
Waves new Scheps Parallel Particles is essentially four chains from Andrew Scheps' mix templatee, that he uses most often when producing hit records, inside one easy to use audio plug-in.
Featuring 164 sounds, 41 drum kits, 25 effects and sequencers, Substanz from Blinksonic is an impressive Reaktor ensemble idea for finger drummers, producers, remixers and so much more.
What Modular Madness Is This? This post on Instagram shows us inside the sbsound_design studio after Depeche Mode had spent 6 weeks there. Stop drooling already!
It's a simple answer really: the awesome MH40 Headphones in a Rolling Stones limited edition available for Spotify premium and non-Spotify members too.
Teensy is similar to Arduino, but perhaps better suited to making a USB MIDI controller. Liam Lacey shows how to make your own DIY MIDI controller using Teensy with 8 retro arcade push buttons.
OK. Arturia have NOT just released a custom built desktop version of the MiniBrute. This SkiniBrute conversion kit removes the keyboard and replaces with lovely wooden panels. And it looks great!