Just got back from Machina Bristronica and I have much to tell you. So grab a coffee and let’s explore Bristol’s synth festival and a plenty of other bits and pieces from September’s releases. Reflections of Bristonica A fabulous weekend of beeps, boops, beer and conversation. In terms of performances, discussions and talks there was […]
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This is Not Rocket Science has pulled a reverb apart and spun it into space as a conversation between entities Bopp and Steve.
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With music shops going out of business could Synth Picnic be a savvy way of bringing synths to the high street without all the baggage of a bricks and mortar store?
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Caress of Stars is a super-wide, 4-channel sequencer in 1U Eurorack. It has up to 64 steps, 16 buttons, scales, ranges and can be CV, Gate or combined, but everything is controlled through a rather nice touch-strip
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LOCI has a new version of their versatile stick-a-brick system of stands. I see what I can make of them and put on them in this in-depth review.
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We got to the end of another summer and most of us thankfully didn’t melt into non existance. But as I’ve been away and busy with kids and dogs and stuff I’m going to keep this a bit shorter than usual
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Diktaat is four channels of button-thumping trigger sequencing for instant patterns and percussive bliss. Diktaat is a very capable pattern machine that’s right under your fingertips and ready to play. https://mzourack.com/ Buy from Perfect Circuit – https://moltenmt.com/perfect-diktaat
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The Essential L1 is Donner’s take on the classic Roland SH-101. They’ve folded in a few extras and smartened up the interface but how well does do the whole synthesizing thing
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It’s been ten years since I first heaved a Molten Music Monthly into the world. I’ve done it every month since and through thick and thin there’s nothing I enjoy more. The summer is always a bit slow but I’ve pulled together some nice bits and bobs to mull over while applying sun cream or […]
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The Seashell is an adorably cute but tonally powerful semi-modular synthesizer from Instruo. As a desktop synth it’s fabulous but it also has a deeper, darker, software side that could make for perfect DAW integration. How well does it work? Let’s see shall we.
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