KORG KRONOS IN-DEPTH REVIEW

Posted on Tue 27 September 2011 in entries • Tagged with keyboard, Korg, kronos, synth, synthesiser

Korg Kronos 61You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony's productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.

INTRODUCTION TO THE KORG KRONOS

For the synth players amongst us, 2011's biggest highlight so far has got to be the release of the new Korg Kronos - a nine synth in one …


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KORG MICROKORG XL REVIEW

Posted on Thu 01 September 2011 in entries • Tagged with keyboard, Korg, microkorg, microkorg xl, synth, synthesiser, synthesizer

This review of the MicroKorg XL comes courtesy of Vince Jones...

MICROKORG XL - INTRODUCTION

The MicroKorg XL comes from Korg’s 'mini' line of devices and follows on from the massively popular original MicroKorg, which has been seen at a number of prestigious gigs including those of synth legends Devo …


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KORG KRONOS

Posted on Sun 21 August 2011 in entries • Tagged with keyboard, Korg, kronos, synth, synthesiser, synthesizer

This feature is taken from Issue 7 of our brochure...

Intrepid synth explorer, studio engineer and Absolute Music hi-tech guru, Tim Way sets off to find the secrets of this mighty Titan...

KING KRONOS

Kronos… two simple syllables that add up to what must have been the most hotly anticipated …


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CREATING YOUR OWN SYNTH SOUNDS

Posted on Fri 12 August 2011 in Computer Music • Tagged with synth, synthesiser, synthesizer

Access Virus SnowThis article is taken from issue 7 of our brochure...Get under the bonnet of your synth and stop relying on those presets with my top tips…

MEET THE WRITER

Joe Stachowiak, Online Editor

Our online editor & social media guru, Joe, has been performing on the Bournemouth Drum & Bass circuit …


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LIVE BEATS WITH NOVATION ULTRANOVA & LAUNCHPAD

Posted on Thu 04 August 2011 in DJ Gear • Tagged with ableton, Launchpad, Live, live 8, Novation, synth, synthesiser, ultranova

Check out this rather cool video of someone jamming using a Novation Ultranova, three Launchpad's and Ableton Live 8! This is the second part to a video that I posted a while back... enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WudewcRXrfY&feature=youtu.be

For more information on any of …


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ROLAND JUPITER-80 PREVIEW

Posted on Fri 15 April 2011 in entries • Tagged with roland, synth, synthesiser

The Roland Jupiter-8 is perhaps my favourite synthesiser of all time! If you listen to some of the demonstrations on Youtube then you will understand why. It just produces such a beautiful, warm and distinctive analogue sound, and it can create a huge variety of different timbres from dynamic pads …


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KORG MONOTRIBE PREVIEW

Posted on Tue 12 April 2011 in entries • Tagged with analogue, Korg, monotribe, monotron, synth, synthesiser

What do you get if you lock a Korg Monotron and a Korg Electribe in a romantic, candlelit Honeymoon suite in an expensive Paris hotel? Yes, that’s right… absolutely nothing… apart from your Monotron and Electribe back, assuming one of the candles didn’t blow over and set fire …


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M-AUDIO VENOM REVIEW - TONY LONG

Posted on Mon 11 April 2011 in entries • Tagged with m-audio, synth, synthesiser, venom

You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony's productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.

M-AUDIO VENOM - INTRODUCTION

M-Audio are a company who design and import a range of audio products such as DAW interfaces, monitors, mics, MIDI controllers, Digital Pianos and DJ software and controllers. They …


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WALDORF Q PHOENIX - LONELY HEARTS AD

Posted on Wed 23 March 2011 in entries • Tagged with keyboard, synth, synthesiser

I think you had better sit down before reading this next piece of news…. and have a packet of tissues at the ready… because this is a rather sad blog post I’m afraid… it’s the news that we have one of, if not the very last brand spanking …


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KORG MICRO MACHINES

Posted on Thu 10 March 2011 in entries • Tagged with Korg, synth, synthesiser

KORG MICRO SERIES

If you’re short on space but you still need power, sounds and sampling in abundance, look no further than the micro series from Korg…

There are plenty of people out there who’ll tell you that ‘size isn’t everything’ and ‘small is beautiful’ and these …


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