robinv, Author at Molten Music Technology

Best iPad audio interfaces quick list

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022robinv

These are the best audio interfaces for the Apple iPad. This is a companion page to my “Best iPad Audio Interfaces” article on CareersInMusic with quick links to where to buy them.

Cherry Audio GX-80 Review: Dream synth or clunky classic?

November 23, 2022robinv

For me, the beauty of the Yamaha CS-80 was never in the instrument itself; it was in what Vangelis did with it. There’s nothing about the bulk of this synth that particularly appeals to me. It’s unwieldy, ungainly, strange and somewhat ugly. Give me a cool Sequential or moody Moog anytime, but this? It’s some […]

AJH Synth Multi Burst Envelopes Review

November 23, 2022robinv

Burst modules tend to give you a bunch of triggers or gates in response to an event. It’s like a rattling, a ratcheting or a fast slap about the face. You could use them to add sudden explosions of activity or if you massage them correctly they can produce interesting and varying rhythms for running […]

Molten Motion Meter: Visualising voltages and seeing signals

November 15, 2022March 13, 2023robinv

This is it, my first Eurorack module, conceived by my addled brain and brought to life by the wizards at Befaco. The Molten Motion Meter provides audio VU metering, CV visualisation, mixing, offsetting and attenuverting while looking fabulous. I always felt the one thing software had over hardware was its ability to animate knobs and […]

Molten Motion Meter DIY Build Guide

November 15, 2022February 26, 2023robinv

Thanks for deciding to give the Motion Meter DIY Kit a go! This could be a thrilling adventure with tiny components to build a fabulously colourful attenuator. Before we go any further a couple of people have reported their kits are missing a 10pf capacitor. Please check you have 11 (eleven) of the 10pf capacitors […]

My first Eurorack module

November 10, 2022November 15, 2022robinv

I’ve designed a Eurorack module. It’s released on Tuesday the 15th of November. Join me for the live stream launch at 7pm UK time.

PWM Malevolent synthesizer review

November 9, 2022November 11, 2022robinv

My initial impression of the Malevolent was a bit of a car crash. I couldn’t get any sound out, couldn’t find what it was I needed to do. This was all during a live stream, so there was all sorts of pressure to get it playing, and I couldn’t seem to see the synth through […]

Molten Music Monthly October 2022

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022robinv

It’s October, the nights are drawing in, and it’s feeling suspiciously warm. But maybe that’s the fever from my unbreakable cold. However, we have another month of marvellous music technology to get through with a little less modular and a little more tech. Unlike previous written Monthly’s where I reworked a transcription of the video, […]

Best Polyphonic Synthesizer quick list

October 31, 2022November 1, 2022robinv

A companion page to my “Best Polyphonic Synthesizer” article on CareersInMusic.com to give you super quick purchasing links.

Molten Music Monthly September 2022

October 6, 2022November 1, 2022robinv

I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent all week trying not to put the heating on. But then I don’t need to when I have such lovely glowy modular things to keep me warm. But anyway, what do we have coming up this month? For the video version, please head over to my YouTube channel. […]