Tag: author_name|Terrence O'Brien
Arturia’s Augmented Brass plugin is built for synthwave and sci-fi scores
Just about one year ago Arturia launched the first entry in its Augmented series of hybrid instruments, Augmented Strings. Since then it’s grown to include Augmented Voices and Grand Piano. Now the family is getting bigger still with Augmented Brass. Just like the other installments Augmented Brass combines samples of…
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Eventide Misha review: A playful sequencer that says to hell with tradition
Standalone sequencers are something of a luxury in the modern music-making landscape. These days, even the cheapest synths and samplers have at least rudimentary sequencing capabilities. And while many MIDI controllers have on-board sequencers, they’re usually meant to back up live performance rather than replace it. Of course, there are…
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Bastl Microgranny Monolith review: Vintage sampling grit in a portable package
I almost never leave the house without some device dedicated to exercising the creative part of my brain. Sometimes this is as simple as a camera or a field recorder. Other times I bring my Teenage Engineering PO-33 with me. It’s not that my phone and a few apps couldn’t…
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Roland’s 50th Anniversary Concept Piano has flying speakers for some reason
2022 marked the 50th anniversary of storied instrument maker Roland. But, even though we’ve switched over to our 2023 calendars, the company took the opportunity at CES to take one more victory lap by showing off its 50th Anniversary Concept Piano. It’s an audacious electronic piano built in collaboration with…
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CES 2023 Day 2 recap: Sony, Google and a Ram 1500 concept
Well CES is officially underway. The floor is open and hordes of PR reps, journalists and eager entrepreneurs are coursing through the arteries of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Of course even before the LVCC opened its doors today there’s been plenty of news coming out of CES 2023. Sony…
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Razzmatazz review: A delightful (and delightfully pink) drum machine
Earlier this year 1010music released the Lemondrop and Fireball, two surprisingly full-featured synths in unbelievably tiny packages. The company’s Nanobox lineup covers a lot of ground between those two instruments, but neither was particularly well suited to handling drums. So the company took the same core hardware, put a percussion-focused…
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