The release of the Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator is welcome news. First, it is—after a long time—the quasi “real” successor to the classic TR-808 and TR-909 (and R-8, we would… Read More
Roland TR-1000: the hybrid Rhythm Creator
FOR SALE: Vintage Keyboards & Used Gear …
Various synthesizers for sale: Oberheim SEM Modular, Chroma Polaris, Octave The CAT SRM II, Sequential Multi-Trak (in original box), possibly the Juergen Haible JH-3200 PolyKorg Clone (a one-off) … and… Read More
OSCar Synthesizer – the unique fetish synth from the UK
Whoever knows of a vintage mono-synth that can produce more timbres than an OSCar, please raise your hand NOW … … … No one? Wonderful, then we already agree on… Read More
GRP A8 – analog studio synthesizer
„If you wanna start, start big!“ is what Groppioni Paolo (GrP) must have told me in 2008. We were sitting in front of a huge proxy of a synthesizer panel.… Read More
Moog Polymoog Synthesizer – an auralesque miracle
Polymoog? No, no, no .. out of the question … never-ever! That’s what I thought for years. Until Uncle Sigi called in 2024. He had fulfilled a late childhood dream… Read More
GRP A10 – the new monster-synth from Italy
15 years after the legendary GRP A8, which was built in 2009/2010 in a small edition of 23 units, the Italian company is once again announcing a “monster” studio synthesizer:… Read More
SUPERBOOTH25 – Synth Expo Berlin (Part 1)
This is THE event in Germany when it comes to synthesizers. Once again this year, over 200 exhibitors set up their stands. The relaxed audience moving through the corridors and… Read More
SUPERBOOTH25 – Synth Expo Berlin (Part 2)
After visiting the crowded Moog stand in Part 1 of our report … … we’ll continue in the synth section. As expected, the Arturia PolyBrute 12 aroused great interest …… Read More
Book Recommendation: Zawinul – Ein Leben aus Jazz
This year’s Christmas reading is of a special nature. On the one hand, it is in German only (our title translation: Zawinul – A Life Of Jazz). On the other… Read More
Polymoog – it doesn’t get any more VINTAGE than this
A short detour to the Polymoog. After its release in 1975, it was every keyboardist’s dream. Maximum polyphony at 71 voices (!), a well-weighted and velocity-sensitive keyboard … the instrument… Read More