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From Absynth To Plasmonic – Interview With Brian Clevinger
Once upon a time, there was Absynth. Designed by Brian Clavinger and originally released by his company, Rhizomatic, as a web download in 2000. This virtual synthesizer was then acquired and distributed by Native Instruments. In short, Absynth was a semi-modular synthesizer with the ability to layer multiple synthesis techniques,…
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Interview: From Sampleism/Kontakt Hub to Loot Audio
Loot Audio is a new company, born from the merger of Kontakt Hub and Sampleism, two renowned outlets for boutique sample library and plugin connoisseurs. The platform (currently in public beta) sells over 1000 Kontakt Instruments and over 5000 Sample Packs, all under one roof. They also sell presets for…
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ADG-1, New Analog BBD Delay From Ex Moog Engineer + Q&A
Asheville Music Tools is a new company specialized in voltage-controlled analog music tools, founded by an experienced (and former Moog) hardware engineer, Rick “Hawker” Shaich. The company has its roots deep in sound creation and sculpting products for guitar, synthesizer, and studio. Their first product, announced a few days ago,…
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Talking Floppotron – Orchestrating Bohemian Rhapsody For Floppy Drives and More With Pawel Zadrozniak
How would floppy drives, old school hard disks, and scanners sound together if you get them to play some famous pop and rock hits of the past? Pawel Zadrozniak, a (surprisingly) young Polish engineer, had probably this exact same question in mind, when he started his Floppotron project in 2011….
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Talking Sustainable Design, Music and More With Cremacaffè
We’ve recently been testing Cremacaffè wooden stands and dust covers (see our Cremacaffè review). At ANR we’ve been actually following Cremacaffè’s work since some years already, and I took this opportunity to ask Andrea and Elisa a few questions about their path in the world of creative sustainability. – Please tell…