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Arturia AstroLab 88 review - The missing one
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With all the features of the AstroLab 61, plus a weighted mechanism, many were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this 88-key version of the AstroLab to confirm or deny users' access to more pianistic h…
08/01/25
Carbon8 from Modal Electronics review - Guaranteed sound distortion
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After the wavetable-based Argon8 and the analog-modeling-based Cobalt8, Modal presents the Carbon8, featuring oscillators with modulable high-resolution algorithms. Let's see how it stands out...
04/11/25
Roland V-Stage 88 review - Arguments to spare
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At NAMM 2025, Roland unveiled the V-Stage range, which includes the V-Stage 88, a weighted stage keyboard, and the V-Stage 76, a semi-weighted "Waterfall." Stage-wise, Nord Stage's competitor aims fo…
04/04/25
Polyend Synth review - Three Party
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Polyend is unstoppable. In the midst of sequencers, grooveboxes and even effects, the Polish company offers us an astonishing little three-part multitimbral synthesizer. Let's find out what it's all …
03/07/25
Korg Multi/Poly review - A well-behaved little fellow
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After the Wavestate, Opsix, Modwave and KingKORG Neo, Korg's series of compact synthesizers now includes a new model combining different forms of synthesis and filtering. Will it find its place in th…
12/17/24
The polyphonic keyboard emblematic of the sixties - History of the Mellotron
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Paul McCartney and the Gallagher brothers all play it. But while the existence of the famous tape keyboard has had a profound effect on the history of English rock, it is in the United States that th…
10/21/24
Arturia Astrolab review - A performer's beast?
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Ever since the Brutes and Keysteps affair, Arturia has been known to shake up the market with innovative products offering excellent value for money. And this Astrolab, tackling the stage keyboard ma…
04/10/24
Review of the Baloran The River analog synthesizer - When the analog flows in the stream!
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35 years after the release of The Moog Source, the young French company Baloran pushes the concept to the next level. The River, much more than a polyphonic multitimbral analog synth, is made with pr…
03/06/18
Brief guide to guitar synths - A synth in my guitar
Learning
The '80s revival that has taken hold of pop culture seems to not have an end. And, obviously, music hasn't escaped this phenomenon, to the benefit of one instrument: the synthesizer. A fact that make…
02/08/18
The top analog synths - The community's favorite analog synths
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Today we continue with the top lists of 2017 and the time has come to present the community's favorite analog synths!
12/23/17
All You Need to Know About Sound Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 30
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Dear friends, the time has come to say goodbye, at least regarding this article series. This last article is a sort of summary of what we've seen throughout the series, which I hope has been useful.
07/29/15
The Trautonium and the Theremin - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 29
Learning
In the previous article we discovered two amazing instruments, the Ondes Martenot and the Ondioline. In this, the second-to-last installment of this series, I invite you to discover two even more ama…
07/21/15
The Ondes Martenot and the Ondioline - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 28
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As I mentioned in the previous article, I want to end this series by reviewing some rather extraordinary instruments.
07/12/15
Stochastic and Graphic Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 27
Learning
Graphic and stochastic synthesis are not very widely used and, yet, they are quite interesting. Let's see why...
06/30/15
Formant and Linear Arithmetic Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 26
Learning
This time around, I invite you to discover two unusual forms of sound synthesis: Formant and linear arithmetic synthesis.
06/10/15
Pulsar and Phase Distortion Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 25
Learning
We are slowly coming to the end of this series!
05/19/15
Applications of Physical Modeling Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 24
Learning
Today we'll finish reviewing the different types of physical modeling synthesis and move on to how it has been implemented.
05/05/15
Physical Modeling Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 23
Learning
After having explored synthesis methods that have opened the doors to the most extravagant worlds of sound, today I invite you to tread a more conventional path: The artificial reproduction of well-k…
04/21/15
The Frequency Spectrum in FM Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 22
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In the previous article you learned that FM synthesis allows the creation of harmonically rich sounds. Today we'll see what that means in terms of frequency spectrum....
04/08/15
Frequency Modulation or FM Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 21
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In the fifteenth article of this series, I briefly mentioned FM while introducing the different forms of synthesis. Now, the time has finally come to discuss it, but before we do that I must first ta…
04/01/15
The Different Forms of Granular Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 20
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In the previous article we introduced the concept of granular synthesis. Today we'll take a look at the different applications for it.
03/25/15
An introduction to Granular Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 19
Learning
In the two previous articles we looked at the principle behind sample-based synthesis. Among other things, this allowed us to establish that, thanks to digital technology, the frontiers between the d…
03/18/15
Sampling: Wavetables - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 18
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In the previous article, we took a first look at sampling, from the point of view of Pulse Code Modulation (PCM). In this installment we'll study wavetables and sample banks.
03/11/15
Sample-Based Synthesis ─ Bit by Bit - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 17
Learning
Some people might think it's weird to see sampling considered as a type of synthesis. Indeed, throughout this series of articles, I've been telling you all the time about the creation of sounds "from…
02/25/15
Additive Synthesis ─ Give me more! - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 16
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In the previous article we saw what subtractive synthesis, the most widespread method of synthetic sound creation, is all about and we saw that it's based on the sound production and manipulation mod…
02/18/15

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