Designed in collaboration with those Italian Eurorack wizards at Soundmachines, IK Multimedia’s UNO Drum is an ultra-compact, affordable drum machine (same form factor as last year’s UNO Synth). It boasts a hybrid architecture (analog synthesis + samples) and some excellent performance-oriented features. I got one several months ago, but to…
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Boredbrain’s INTRFX Review – Connecting Eurorack and Guitar pedals
I have a burgeoning Eurorack setup, and also some cool and unusual guitar pedals that I’ve been using on various synths over the last year, and I was looking for something that would connect the two worlds together succinctly in the way that I wanted. Why not just connect them…
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(Re)Discoveries: Vermona PERfourMER MKII – Do You Need One In Your Life?
In 2011, Vermona introduced the MkII version of their PERfourMER analog polysynth with these words: “In a choir, a string or brass section, every voice has its character, its sonic individuality, modulation, and specific decay. Is this not possible for a polyphonic synthesizer?” Of course it is, albeit not so…
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Instruo TsL VCO Review
Instruo are a Boutique Scottish Eurorack Module creation company. Music creator, composer and owner of Instruo is Jason Lim. The TsL The TsL is a powerful multi-output VCO in a comparatively tiny 6HP. Firstly the current design for the Instruo modules is hands down my favourite of all the modules…
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Cremacaffè Stands and Dust Cover Review
In a world mostly made of mass-produced items, it’s refreshing to find small, boutique companies, that put sustainability, quality design and ergonomics at the top of their priority list. One of them is Cremacaffè, the brainchild of Andrea Milana and Elisa Andretti. Lately, I have been testing some their “classic”…
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EarPeace Earplugs Review: An Instant Quality Of Life Booster
Like many musicians, at some point during my career, I started having hearing problems. I’m not going to bother you with the details, but my ears simply cannot tolerate being exposed to heavy sound pressure for a long period of time (i.e. being close to the stage in a rock…