Music And More MB33 RETRO - "A great and unique sound, but a disappointing(!) manufacturing quality"
I’ll try to make it as short and straight-to-the-goal as possible. I play analog acid and work live with MIDI-driven synth using Ableton. This machine is ideal for my setup as it’s light and easy …
Sequential Prophet-6 Module - "Elegant, punchy and well-balanced: the new wave!"
I was sent a request to give a review on this device, but I’ll get more into my feelings than technical considerations. As for technical aspects, you have professional reviews here or there. For …
Roland CompuRhythm CR-78 - "Full of vintage charm"
I bought it on the spur of the moment, only realizing afterward how iconic it was (a good thing for me!). Of course, its sounds felt familiar and though it is mostly a preset machine you always have …
Moog Music Mother 32 - "A sequencer + a patch panel, resulting in… THE ONE AND ONLY MOOG SOUND!"
For which specific applications or uses have you chosen and do you currently use this synth? I use it to produce electronic music, and sometimes sound design – all only in the studio though it’s …
ARP Odyssey (2015) - "Great job! What a sound: pleasant, lively, fat or not, nice sound grain –but a small keyboard though"
I’ve used it to play some stuff close to electronica, dunno :8O: Well, in any case for that kind of music: https://soundcloud.com/studioliv/sets/my-own-tracks :-D So, it’s used in a home studio alo…
Roland MC-808 - "Enjoyable"
For which specific applications or uses have I chosen this product? Used for sampling, creating melodies, and experimentation( R&B, Hip-Hop, Lo-fi and Soul) In what context do I currently use t…
Roland VP-03 - "A vintage-spirited vocoder"
I’ve invested in a VP-03 to get credible vintage string machine and vocoder sounds, and the VP-03 perfectly fulfills my expectations. As with all Boutique series products, manufactoring quality is…
Studio Electronics Code - "The best current-days analog synth"
° Used in the studio. I don’t recommend to use it live as it’s very sensitive to temperature difference and tends to detune quite quickly. This can be disturbing at first, but hey, it’s pure analog w…
Novation Peak - "The most analog digital synth around!"
Hello, Here’s my first review, in the spur of the moment after discovering it for an hour now :) First of all, it’s beautiful and the finish is really great! Soundwise, well, what a killer! Ev…
Korg T2 Ex - "An M1 on steroids"
In 1991, Korg debuted the T series with three different versions: the T1 (88 keys), T2 (76 keys) and T3 (61 keys). The Ex versions – "T2ex" and "T3ex" – feature an extra ROM with 512 kb of PCM acoust…
Roland SE-02 - "MINIMINIMINIMOOG"
ROLAND’s SE-02 is a mono analog synth resulting from the collaboration between ROLAND and STUDIO ELECTRONICS. It is a kind of SE-01 (a rack inspired by Studio Electronics’s Minimoog) in Roland’s “…
Korg Electribe Sampler - "A stupid concept"
Sturdy and well-finished, with good ergonomics. Not bad for trance, provided you only use the rhythm part. Good effects and nice editing features, easy to use. Made for beginners. 270 seconds o…
Baloran The River - "Rediscovering the pleasure to discover a machine"
Hi all, I’m posting this review after trying the said machine for 2 or 3 hours at his owner’s, Sir Baloran. I was slightly biased in favor of the device as I’d seen and heard many demos on the …
Alesis QS8 - "Great Value / almost perfect"
I have been looking for a decent stage piano that can fill my needs for Rhodes, Wurly, Clavinet, and acoustic piano sounds. Being able to do some decent B-3 tones was not necessary but definitely a …
Peavey KB3 - "Channel 1 & 2 have much lower volume that Channel 3?"
I am testing out a new Peavey KB3 60W speaker/amp. i noticed that Inputs CH1 and CH2 have a much softer volume than when I use CH3? CH3 really cranks and has power to it with the MIC and guitar/key…
