Posts with tag hardware-effects

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Review: Elektron Overbridge 2

With Overbridge 2, Elektron takes a giant leap into perfecting a solid hybrid workflow. Dave Mech goes in-depth to show you everything it can do.

Erica Synths' Sample Drum And Plasma Drive Are Out Now

Geared towards live performance and sound shaping, the latest additions to Erica Synths' family look and sound great, and they're reasonably priced. Here's the details.

Bastl Thyme Meets Tocante BISTAB, With Music By Toyota Vangelis

Check out this video of ambient synth music played through Thyme, Bastl's digital tape FX unit.

NLE Releases New Course, Korg Volca Modular Explored

Everything you need to know about Korg's powerful volca Modular synthesizer is explained in this video course. Here's what you'll learn.

4ms Unveils Three New Eurorack Modules For Monitoring Your System

These three modules - Listen 4, Listen 4Q and Listen IO for Eurorack, provide flexible ways to monitor, mix and record sound from your system. Here's what you need to know about them.

Music Production Essentials: Mysteries Of The Patchbay

Patchbays are not always well understood but they're a core part of many recording studios. Joe Albano explains everything you ever wanted to know about them.

Dr. Shiver Reveals The Most Common Studio Mistakes In This Video

Taken from his full length MasterClass which is available to stream for free right now, Dr Shiver discusses the most common mistakes people make when they come to him for mixing and mastering.

Plankton Electronics Teases SPICE!, Hardware Fuzz And Saturation Unit

Coming soon to Kickstarter, this hardware saturation / fuzz unit has 8 CV inputs, bit distortion, sample rate reduction and much more. Here's the details.

The Best Studio Front End Recording Channels

An increasingly popular alternative to using chains of hardware boxes, the all-in-one channel strip or recording channel can save space and money, and sound great. Joe Albano sets out your options.

Moog Sirin Review

Love the Moog Minitaur but want a wider range of notes for playback? Rishabh Rajan gets to grips with the Moog Sirin, which delivers just that.

Bring Your Stomp Boxes Into Eurorack World With The AI006 Stomp Box Adapter From Just $10

Incorporate your stomp boxes into your modular setup with ease using this fire and forget module, with prices starting at a crazy $10.

Akai Professional Announces 3.0.1 Firmware Update For Force

Update introduces new Launch/Note Mode, side-chain compression (the Mother Ducker), updated recording preferences and improved auditioning of samples/loops.

Your Elektron Instruments Can Talk To Each Other - Here's How To Set It Up

When you connect up two Elektron devices over MIDI, you unlock special features and functionality. Thavius Beck shows you how the MIDI side works in this short video.

Black Lion Audio Announces B173 And B12A Quad Preamps, Inspired By Classic Neve And API Hardware.

These hardware units from processing experts Black Lion audio will be available soon and represent the company's take on a couple of classic preamps.

Waldorf Kyra Synthesizer Has Over 3000 Wavetables, 1280 Oscillators. Here's What It Sounds Like.

This monster synth from Waldorf could be one of the biggest we've ever heard in terms of its power and feature set. We got a chance to demo it at NAMM 2019.