The Arturia V Collection just got another major update, reaching version 9 and adding both new instruments and a (personally much appreciated) redesign of some of the classic ones. If you’re not familiar with it (in that case, check out our Arturia V Collection 8 review), V Collection 9 is…
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Yamaha TNR Users Can Now Share And Collaborate On Allihoopa
At ANR we’re big fans of the good old Tenori-On, the unique instrument launched by Yahama in 2008 in collaboration with the visual artist Toshio Iwai (and later transformed into two iOS apps, TNR-i and TNR-e). Speaking of these apps, Yamaha has partnered with social network Allihoopa, empowering users of…
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Free FM Player Brings The Original DX7 Sounds To The iOS Crowd
FM Player is a new and totally free iPad app that allows you to play the ubiquitous and classic sounds of the Yamaha DX7 that infused multiple eighties pop hits. The DX7 was one of the first digital synths built on a large scale (200,000 were made) and at a…
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Arturia V Collection 6 – Buchla Easel, DX7 And More Classics
Arturia has just announced the V Collection 6, the new version of their vintage synths collection (see our V Collection 5 review), with the addition of 4 iconic instruments. Buchla Easel, Yamaha DX7 And More… As you would expect from a company like Arturia, these new instruments are rendered in…
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VOCALOID4 CYBER SONGMAN – Yamaha’s Virtual Singer Now Performs In American English
Remember VOCALOID, the technology developed by Yamaha in 2003 to create artificial singing voices just by inputting words and melodies? Especially in Japan, VOCALOID has grown and developed to become a part of the musical culture, whereas in the western world is still a kind of novelty software. This is…
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Stranger Things: The Nostalgic Synth-Driven Sound Of The Upside Down (And How To Emulate It)
Unless you’ve been on Mars this summer, you’ve probably already binge-watched ‘Stranger Things’, the new original series from Netflix created and directed by the Duffer Brothers. Set in small town Indiana around the mysterious disappearance of a young boy and the appearance of a telekinetic girl, the 1980s homage blends…