There cannot be many followers of synth fashion that have not heard or even joined in the analogue vs digital debate. That debate will rumble on abated. It is just… Read More
Oberheim OB12 – a wolf in sheeps clothing?
Category: 2015
Roland JD-XA – JD of the 21st Century?
JD is a promise. Above all, the JD-XA is a promise. You don’t have to think in terms of Oberheim’s classic OB-Xa to suspect that Roland’s JD-XA has a lot… Read More
Analogue Solutions POLYMATH – sound of the 70s
Analogue Solutions’ Polymath synthesizer carries us on a journey to unknown or long-forgotten destinations … Destinations at which the musician still makes his own music, at which a humming spring… Read More
Roland JD-800 – best (vintage) digital pad synthesizer?
Since we often talk about analog (or virtual-analog) keyboards, our attention to this sample & synthesis instrument might surprise you. Be that as it may, its analog surface, analog-like sonical… Read More
Studio Electronics Boomstar 4075 – the ARP substitute?
The desktop synthesizer market is hotly contested. You can choose from dozens of synth models world-wide. Boomstar 4075 is one of them. Studio Electronics released the Boomstar series quite a… Read More
ARP 2600 – holy grail of analog?
The ARP 2600 has fascinated the electronic music world for 50 years. Only a few synthesizers exude this sense of exclusivity and magic, only a few instruments generate such a… Read More