I hear you, we’re late on this. Softube Model 84 came out last year, so why bother talking about it now? Three reasons: 1) I finally got to spend some quality time with it, 2) it’s never too late to talk about quality products… aaaand 3) we’re getting close to…
Tag: Roland
iOS
AR-909 by AudioKit – The First Synth Based 909 for iOS?
AudioKit, the popular iOS development team, has just released AR-909, a synth drum machine app for iPhone and iPad inspired by the iconic Roland TR-909 (although they can’t say that, because you know… Roland!). This is pretty exciting news for iOS beatmakers. We can consider AR-909 the first synth-based 909…
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Endorphin.es Goes 909 With Queen Of Pentacles, A New Eurorack Module
Endorphin.es did it again. Does everyone remember two years ago their BLCK_NOIR drum module inspired by CR78/68 circuits – invented for use in minimal electronic music styles? The new Queen of Pentacles covers the range of Dance/EDM/Techno music styles and is inspired by the famous TR-909. Here’s how Endorphin.es describe…
software reviews
Making a Record – How To Recreate Late ’70s/Early ’80s Sounds
A few months ago, I was asked to work as a producer/sound-designer on a low-budget indie record. The artist intended to recreate a certain late ’70s/early ’80s vibe (think new wave meets electropop). My job was to capture the ‘sonic essence’ of that era. I thought it would be interesting…
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XILS 505 – The Ultimate VST Emulation Of The Cult Classic Roland RS-505?
XILS Lab, the French company run by Xavier Oudin, just added a new emulation to their lovely catalog of retro-inspired gems. XILS 505 is a modern software take on the classic Roland RS-505, the ’70s paraphonic cult string synthesizer that you can see in this video: Calling the 505 a…
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Free Rare and Vintage Drum Machines Sounds for UNO Drum From IK Multimedia!
Great news for UNO Drum users! The compact IK Multimedia drum synth just got a curated collection of rare and vintage drum sounds spanning the history of drum machines, all of this for FREE! The collection is called Drum Anthology Libraries for UNO Drum, and it features a selection of…