Vocoders are a rare species. Although their musical possibilities can be exciting and sonic results may be far beyond what can be realized with an analog synthesizer, vocoders remain something… Read More
Category: 2019
Analogue Solutions COLOSSUS – The Monster Analog Synth
On the face of it, COLOSSUS looks very similar to an EMS Synthi 100. Measuring 170 x 70 x 65 cm and weighing 55 kg in total, the instrument comes… Read More
Book Recommendation: Mark Jenkins “Analog Synthesizers” (2nd Edition)
Mark Jenkins’ “Analog Synthesizers” first appeared in 2007. A lot has happened since then. Reason enough for a second edition: The new book – 448 pages ! – was issued… Read More
Last GRP A2 (Series 2019) before prices to be raised
The price of the A2 synthesizer will be raised with the next series – as communicated by GRP. Increase in production costs leads to an unavoidable increase in the selling… Read More
SND ACME-4 – the “analog” MIDI clock engine
ACME-4 seems somewhat strange at first. But it’s great. It’s the only true (!) solution for those who miss the groove in their MIDI (and CV/Gate) studio. Developed and produced… Read More
Impressions of the RSF Kobol Synthesizer
The RSF Kobol – that “French Minimoog” (ok … the association is not entirely correct) – is one of the very special specialities in synthesizer history. Two main aspects characterize… Read More
Book Recommendation: “Synthesizer von Gestern” (Matthias Becker)
THE German synthesizer classic by Matthias Becker (text) and Dieter Stork (photos) set the standard for high-quality synth-journalism way back in the 80s. Its articles, which originally appeared in “Keyboards”… Read More
Yama-huh? Esoteric design aspects of Yamaha CS synths (Part 2)
Bob Moog noted that human hand- and arm-physiology is better adapted to turning knobs than pushing sliders, and this clearly influenced his approach to synthesizer design (ergo, any Moog synth… Read More
Yama-huh? Esoteric design aspects of Yamaha CS synths (Part 1)
Numerous factors come into play when designing a synthesizer and choosing its specific features. Who is the target audience? Is it for studio or live use? What price point is… Read More
Book Recommendation: PATCH & TWEAK (by K. Bjørn/ C. M.)
After the success of the synthesizer book PUSH TURN MOVE, graphic artist Kim Björn has continued to specialize in the publication of high-quality literature (and has since turned this into… Read More