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Noise Engineering had their first foray into large format 5U modular back in September. Now they have two more modules to bring to the chunky, high-end modular party in the shape of Cursus Iteritas Magnus and Ataraxic Iteritas Magnus. Cursus Iteritas Magnus This is based upon the Eurorack Cursus Iteritas oscillator that works from a […]
It’s only 6 months since the release of the original Polyphenom but OceanSwift believes it’s time for a whole new version. Although you’d be forgiven for not being able to spot the differences. I guess version 2 is about being a little bit more phenomenal, a tad more powerful and a smidgeon more advanced. Polyphenom […]
Lancinantes is a drone synthesizer from Inear Display. The name (according to Wiktionary) seems to indicate ideas of pain, headache, stabbing, noise and lancing but should that really be a key feature? Lancinantes It has a simple, clean and scalable interface. Three oscillators can be quantized to a selected scale, creating chords if you like, […]
Swedish tone masters Softube have a new product out – Harmonics. This time around, the capable Swedes are tackling distortion. Because they think your distortion sucks, Softube designed one with five “completely different”-sounding algorithms in addition to high and low-cut filters and a blend knob. We reckon you’re likely to find an algorithm which sounds […]
Arturia has updated the Synclavier V, their software emulation of the classic digital synthesizer/workstation. Version 2 brings sampling and resynthesis which makes you wonder what it had before. Synclavier V2 The original version was all about additive synthesis, frequency modulation and timeslice synthesis methods found in the keyboard. But the Synclavier evolved and most famously […]
Ocean Swift has released a VST Instrument with a bit of an ethereal vibe. Aeolian Meditation is described as capable of generating unique and beautiful melodies, meditative and hypnotic drones, cinematic and musical soundscapes. It’s inspired by ancient Greek instruments of nature and sounds like it could be the perfect accompaniment to your Yoga or Tai Chi […]
In this new series of articles, I will be covering some of my top tips on getting a great guitar tone. I’ve been playing for a very long time and have been lucky enough to play with and meet some amazing guitarists in my lifetime. Along the way, I have tried to take on board […]
The new Keeley El Rey Dorado is a ‘British’-sounding overdrive pedal based on that old and often sought-after Marshall JTM Plexi tone. Not the first of its kind, it competes with a gamut of existing units like the Suhr Mini Riot, Bogner’s La Grange and the Radial Hot British, to name but a few. So what […]