We had hoped to publish TabMuse by the end of year, but over Thanksgiving weekend I sat down and watched the excellent synth documentary, I Dream of Wires. This was the four-hour hardcore edition and after seeing the history of the synthesizer (most of which I already knew) combined with a current view of the […]
Review: The Korg iPolysix for the iPad reminds Us the 80s were Cool
January 31, 2014 by
Korg’s Polysix and its younger brother, the Poly-61, combined analog sound with digital control in the early and middle 1980s. The Poly-61 was the first synth I ever owned and Quarkspace’s Jay Swanson and Darren Gough could say the same thing. Both models provided classic sounding leads and their polyphonic capabilities allowed for interesting pad […]
Review: ReBirth brings Classic Beatmaking to the iPad
January 31, 2014 by
When Propellerhead Software released ReBirth for the PC in the late 90s it provided many with the means to channel their classic electronica inspirations without paying for overpriced used versions of Roland’s TB-303, TR-808, and TR-909. It also ushered in the age of software synthesis for the masses; previously incarnations based on software like CSOUND […]
