After a dramatic however brief hiatus, it’s been confirmed that the NAMM Show (what might have been Winter NAMM) is returning to Anaheim California in June 2022. It’s hard to believe it was just January 2020 when over 115,000 visitors descended on the Anaheim Convention
Sequential have announced ‘Take 5’, a new compact analog polyphonic synth which promises “Genuine Sequential sound and quality at a price within your reach”. With a full size 44 key Fatar aftertouch equipped keybed, two VCOs and 1 sub-oscillator per voice and what’s described as a ‘Prophet-5-lineage 4-pole analog filter’, Take 5
Ehsan Gelsi has spent the last 20 years immersed in the world of synthesizers, as a performer, educator and product specialist. Crossing genres from techno and experimental to hip hop and electronica, Ehsan’s musical scope is super diverse and has made him a valuable addition
It’s the pilgrimage that every music gear-head loves, the NAMM Winter Show. Every year in January, the world gets to see a heap of hot new products and announcements all from Los Angeles, USA. So, you’d be excused if you were confused by NAMM this year, it went completely virtual and the name
Sequential firmly captured the attention of vintage synth lovers earlier this year with Dave Smith’s 70th birthday present to himself, a new take on the legendary Prophet 5 and Prophet 10 analogue synthesizer. “It’s not often that you get to revisit your past, retrieve some
With the incoming Korg Wavestate re-introducing the term vector synthesis into the modern synth-nerd’s vernacular, it’s high time we explore just what the heck that means, and what it enables us to do. Vector synthesis was originally conceptualised and explored by Sequential Circuits on their
Sequential have announced their new flagship mono/paraphonic synths, the Pro 3 and Pro 3 SE, featuring a 3 oscillator ( 2 x analogue VCO and 1 x digital wavetable) and 3 analog filter voice architecture, with extensive modulation and sequencing capabilities. The SE model packs
Combining digital and analogue components, through necessity or sonic exploration, has resulted in some of the most interesting and unique instruments within the fairly short history of synthesisers. Analogue components in the ‘70s had sonic capabilities that were limited in scope and expanding on that
