It’s been 40 years since a latecomer entered the stage of the mono synthesizer world. Of course 1983 was not the very best year to launch a “monophonic analog”! And… Read More
Crumar SPIRIT Reissue (Soundfiles & SoundSheet)
Tag: Synthesizer
Crumar BIT ONE, BIT 99, BIT 01: Little gems of expressivity
These Crumars are not among the poly-analog synthesizers that have found a permanent place in the Valhalla of vintage instruments. They are unspectacular in appearance, their characteristic acoustic is rarely… Read More
SUPERBOOTH23 – Synth Expo Berlin (Part 1)
SUPERBOOTH23. Good weather, cozy atmosphere, old acquaintances and pleasant news! The lineup of exhibitors and instruments is enormous. On the one hand, Eurorack modules / systems dominated the action at… Read More
GRP A1 – name it Dr. BASSSSSSSSssssssss
… or Dr. Elegiac-Solo-Voice, come to think of it. The magic words: sub-oscillator and triangle wave. Besides great basses and elegiac voices, the GRP A1 also brings FX sounds (moderately,… Read More
Roland Jupiter-6 – of harmonics, pads and polyrhythms
Roland Jupiter-6. Cult status? Nope! Sales success? So-so. Since its release in 1983, the Jupiter-6 has been traded as a niche product between the Juno-60 and the Jupiter-8. So …… Read More
Waldorf Quantum MK2 – Poly-Aftertouch and up to 16 Voices
There it is! The Quantum MK2 is that dream-instrument that it possibly ought to be from the very beginning. On the one hand, it comes with more voices (8 analogue… Read More
Minimoog Model D 2022 – Reissue of the Reissue
Excellent: Moog Music continues production of the Minimoog Reissue. Model D 2022 comes with a particularly beautiful wooden case (Appalachian cherry cabinet), a spring-loaded pitch wheel and some MIDI adaptations.… Read More
Groove Synthesis Advanced Wavetable Synthesizer 3rd Wave
Ok, ok … there is a 3rd generation Wave already available from Waldorf (software), but here’s the new one, the American PPG – a real hardware synthesizer. Since the 3rd… 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
SUPERBOOTH22 – Synth Expo Berlin (Part 2)
SUPERBOOTH22. Great synthesizer companies were on the spot: Sequential, Oberheim, Moog, Korg, Roland, Yamaha, Novation and others. The number of modular exhibitors was once again impressive and the fields of… Read More