New documentary by Tom Compagnoni (Head of Creative Video for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age in Australia) about the famous electronic instrument that revolutionized the world in the early… Read More
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Bob Moog Foundation – Minimoog Raffle (Billy Joel)
The Bob Moog Foundation is excited to announce its annual summer synth raffle, this year for a fully restored vintage Minimoog Model D signed by the legendary Billy Joel. All… Read More
VAEMI OSI-OP: Turkiye goes Eurorack
Definitely worth a mention: Türkiye goes Eurorack! VAEMI (Volt Age Electronic Musical Instruments) was found in 2020 in Istanbul. Now the company presents its first module: OSI-OP. This analog oscillator… Read More
Book Recommendation: Theremin – Ether Music And Espionage (A. Glinsky)
No fluffy summer reading for the beach, more something for long autumn evenings or winter evenings: The THEREMIN biography by Albert Glinsky. With a foreword by Robert Moog (who else?)… Read More
Roland JUNO-X – another Classic in the ZEN-Core era
Since the Juno synth family (obviously) needed some transformation into the new era, that anticipated “last stand” (see Roland Jupiter-X test report) does not seem to have been defeated yet.… Read More
Moog Memorymoog – TOP vintage poly-synth with 18 VCOs
The Memorymoog – one of the legendary TOP FIVE vintage poly-synthesizers. On second thought, one of the TOP THREE. After all, the instrument differs from all its competitors in one… Read More
Oberheim OB-X8 – return of a classic?
The OB-X8: high-quality hardware, comfortable feel, a beautiful synth design and a luxurious control panel. A (quasi) remake of the classic polyphonic OB series, a mixture of OB-X (optics) and… Read More
Waldorf Iridium Keyboard with polyphonic (!) aftertouch
After introducing Iridium synthesizer in a compact desktop form, Waldorf takes the concept further forward with the Iridium Keyboard. It boosts a 49-key FATAR TP/8SK semi-weighted polyphonic aftertouch keyboard, an… Read More
CICADA acoustic synthesizer – TOUCH the sound
This is an electroacoustic instrument that lets musicians explore tactile sound synthesis by bridging electroncis with acoustics. Designed to be playful yet modular, Cicada is compatible with a wide array… Read More
Roland JX-08 and JD-08 Sound Modules
Sound modules – that’s correct. Talking about “synthesizers” is – in this case – too shameful for us. Boutique modules, sound modules, ok. Roland continues its post-Kakehashi marketing job and… Read More