Drowning in synth: Mooer Ocean Machine FX
Prog-metal guitar legend Devin Townsend partnered with a relatively new Chinese stompbox maker to create the ultimate ambient pedal – for synth players?!
Month: June 2020
Modal SKULPT review – your first VA synth?
Modal Electronics sub-£300, four-voice polyphonic desktop synth weighs just 427g. Let’s find out of the sounds are more substantial…
Sinevibes’ Groove oscillator for Korg NTS-1
Groove is a single-voice multi-timbral oscillator model for Korg ‘logue-SDK synths – including the NTS-1…
Korg NTS-1 Nu:Tekt synth kit – full review
Korg’s NTS-1 is just another DIY synth kit? Perhaps not – it’s like a development board for hackers, that just happens to be well-made and user-friendly for players too
Modal CRAFTsynth 2.0 review – tiny synth, big sounds
The affordable, accessible synth spirit remains but Modal’s CRAFTsynth 2.0 is a total rework of the entry-level monosynth – no assembly required
A quick guide for buying instruments in 2020
Can you go to the music shop after 15th June? Yes! But make an appointment and plan ahead – social distancing still applies
Modal CRAFTrhythm review – gone too soon?
The CRAFTrhythm refines Modal Electronics’ CRAFTsynth kit idea, and uses the same DSP to create a seriously impressive sample-based drum machine