Korg Monotron

Nov 1 2010 1:00AM
Of the big three synth makers, Korg seems to be the most fond of taking chances and delivering exotic products that surprise and delight. Their Kaoss Pad and Kaossilator virtually created a new category of realtime effects for More...

Muse Research Receptor 2

Sep 1 2010 1:00AM
by Kevin Lamb with Stephen Fortner  The biggest problem I have running plug-ins is hitting the ceiling of my CPU resources. I know I’m not alone. We’ve all known the frustration of freezing tracks, increasing buffer settings More...

Moog Music Taurus 3

Sep 1 2010 12:00AM
by David C. Lovelace   One of my best musical memories is the first time I heard a Moog Taurus in the early ’80s. Geddy Lee of Rush masterfully employed this foot-powered tank on the screen of my friend’s black-and-white More...

New Gear August 2010

Aug 1 2010 1:00AM
YAMAHA PIAGGERO NP-V60 AND NP-V80 Concept: Digital pianos to go with built-in speakers and arranger functions. Big deal: Each weighs under 16 pounds. Both have 76 semi-weighted, graded keys, a multilayer stereo piano More...

JamHub

Aug 1 2010 1:00AM
Review by David C. Lovelace Steve Skillings could keep you and your whole band out of jail. No, he’s not an attorney with knowledge of noise ordinance loopholes, nor a bail bondsman, nor a person who phases through cement More...

Pigtronix Mothership

Jul 28 2010 12:00AM
NAMM’s Hall E: a subterranean world of sordid me-too knockoffs, whackos pitching brilliant solutions to nonexistent problems, ukuleles of every description, and a smattering of truly cool gear shown by startups and one-man More...

Korg Kaossilator Pro

Jul 1 2010 1:00AM
With its touchpad approach to riffing, Korg’s original Kaossilator captured our hearts and minds when we reviewed it back in May ’08. Packed into a form about the size of two iPods, the little devil had a hefty array of highly More...

Sampler Evolution

Jun 1 2010 1:00AM
1963 MELLOTRON MK.I Using analog tape, it and the Chamberlin were the first keyboards to play recorded sounds of real instruments.     1976 COMPUTER MUSIC MELODIAN Based on a DEC PDP-8 computer, it had More...

Livid Instruments OHM64

Jun 1 2010 1:00AM
Grid controllers are taking off. For musicians and DJs who trigger audio or video clips, a grid of backlit buttons makes more sense than a traditional keyboard. Plus, the blinky lights add to the stage show. The Yamaha More...

Neo Instruments Ventilator Best Rotary Stompbox Yet

May 1 2010 1:00AM
HANDS-ON Speed knob varies both the slow and fast speeds slightly.Acceleration varies the transition time between slow and fast speeds.Mix the high and low rotor volumeusing the Balance knob; crossover point is 800Hz like More...

PCAudioLabs Rokbox Elite It Does Windows — All of Them In Fact

Apr 1 2010 1:00AM
PROS Great service. Flexible options. Reliable workmanship. Top-end components. Tested for audio applications. CONS Pricier than your average home or office PC. INFO $2,499, plus additional charges for extra OS options, More...

Onstage and Backstage at the Billy Joel - Elton John Tour

Feb 25 2010 8:55AM
Billy Joel and Elton John’s “Face to Face” tour is perhaps the grandest event in piano-driven rock ever. We recently got to see not one but two full concerts, and to hear both of these legendary piano men in the same night, More...

Tom Oberheim The Return of an Analog Synth Classic

Feb 25 2010 6:00AM
In 1974, Tom Oberheim released the first Synthesizer Expander Module, or SEM. Players loved this easy-to-use, ballsysounding synth, and its unique multimode filter gave it a distinctive sound. The SEM went on to become the More...

Bleep Labs Thingamagoop 2

Feb 10 2010 3:50AM
A few years back, fellow Austinite and circuit-bending prodigy, Dr. Bleep wowed both the geek-toy and musical instrument community with an ingenious little device called the Thingamagoop (reviewed in the April ’08 issue of More...

Doepfer Dark Energy Mainstream Modular Synthesis Has Arrived

Feb 1 2010 3:05PM
PROS Massive sound. Audio-range LFOs. Snappiest envelopes we’ve ever heard. USB-to-CV conversion for controlling vintage synths via MIDI or from your DAW. Fully analog knob pots mean no encoding artifacts. CONS No preset More...

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