Posted on Wed 09 March 2011 in entries • Tagged with dave smith, instruments, keyboard, mopho, synth
DAVE SMITH INSTRUMENTS MOPHO - INTRODUCTION
If there is one category of synthesiser which is as popular now as it has ever been, it’s the Analogue Synth, although as any synth-head knows, 'Analogue' doesn’t always mean 'Analogue', as there are often contemporary twists on the theme which can interfere …
Posted on Tue 08 March 2011 in entries • Tagged with keyboard, nord, piano, stage, synth, synthesiser
Much of the recent NAMM 2011 piano-emulation talk has been dominated by the monster that is the Korg Kronos. However, another product that certainly deserves some recognition in this area is the new Nord Stage 2 keyboard synthesiser. Here I will attempt to give you a bit of information on …
Posted on Mon 21 February 2011 in entries • Tagged with avid, m-audio, review, synth, synthesiser
I once DJ’d at a night in Banbury and before my set I got talking to one of the other DJ’s. Naturally, talk turned to music, and I asked him what sort of music he played…the answer I got was a single word, spoken in a deep …
Posted on Wed 16 February 2011 in entries • Tagged with keyboard, Korg, kronos, review, synth, synthesiser
The Korg Kronos - arguably the most anticipated product of the year (and it's only February!) So it seems only right that I dedicate a blog post to fill you in on what this bad boy can do! So I guess this post is actually more of a preview than a …
Posted on Thu 10 February 2011 in entries • Tagged with Novation, review, synth, synthesiser, ultranova
What? Another Novation Ultranova review from Absolute Music? Yes, but this time you're getting the opinions of Tony Long, rather than myself... and you can read more reviews like this, along with Tony's productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music! Enjoy!
NOVATION ULTRANOVA - INTRODUCTION
As I recall, Novation were …
Posted on Wed 09 February 2011 in entries • Tagged with akai, iphone, ipod, review, synth
The Akai SynthStation 25 transforms your iPhone or iPod Touch into a portable music production studio for mobile music creation. OK, I admit it, I stole that line directly from the Akai Pro website, but I couldn't think of a better way to explain it! What the SynthStation basically allows …
Posted on Thu 03 February 2011 in entries • Tagged with access, review, synth, synthesiser, virus
I'm sure that when Access released their first Virus synthesiser back in 1997, they must have known that they were onto something special. Since that day, the Virus synth series has greatly expanded, and with it has come a mass of loyal followers, who swear by the quality of sounds …
Posted on Wed 26 January 2011 in entries • Tagged with analogue, dave smith, instruments, review, synth, synthesiser, tetra
This review kindly written by Tony Long. You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony's productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.
DAVE SMITH TETRA - INTRODUCTION
Dave Smith who co-developed the DSI-120 integrated circuit that was used in the famous Prophet 08 in 2007 and the Mopho …
Posted on Wed 05 January 2011 in entries • Tagged with dave smith, review, synth
Analogue synthesisers rarely come at such an affordable price, so there was no wonder I decided to jump at the opportunity to review the new Dave Smith Mopho!
Dave Smith…doesn’t sound like the most inspiring brand in the world does it? In fact, he sounds more like a …
Posted on Tue 23 November 2010 in entries • Tagged with controller, review, synth
This review kindly written by Tony Long. You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony's productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music
KURZWEIL PC361 - INTRODUCTION
The Kurzweil PC361 Performance Controller Synth is the first Kurzweil Synth I have had a chance to get my hands on. The …