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…
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 “…
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 …
Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 - "Classic and modern in the same time..."
I've received a request to post a review after I updated my gear list, which I consider all the more normal on a community website like this. First, I must say I’ve only owned the OB-6 for 4 days so…
Roland D-05 - "The D-50 was my all time favorite keyboard, the D-05 reminds me why"
I've never thought much about the boutique series, especially since they're only 4 voice, although I'd consider one of the Juno models. Anyway, when I saw the re-issue of the D-50 I was very excited…
Roland D-05 - "Probably the best in the series"
Hi, I’m not a big fan of Roland’s Boutique series. I’ve owned the Juno, the Jupiter and the TR-09, and I’ve long hesitated before getting this D-05 in loving memory of my good ol’ D-550 ;-) Wel…
Seiko DS 202/310/320. - "A towering gear with interesting sounds"
The basic synth is called the DS202 , with two expansion – the DS310 digital synthesizer and DS320 sequencer. Once everything mounted on the synth, the size is quite impressive. A sturdy and we…
Arturia MatrixBrute - "MatrxBrute is a Beauty indeed."
I dont have huge experience with Synths, only got into them 3 years ago with Arturia' V Collection. Went Hardware with the MicroBrute,Gaia, Nord Wave, and then the wonderful Volcas. But I could not h…
Yamaha VL1 - "Still Unsurpassed"
Even though this synth is over 20 years old, I haven't found any hardware or software synths that can duplicate its quality of sound. From breath-takingly accurate reproductions of wind instruments t…
Crumar DS2 - "Adendums, corrections and my impressions"
First of all this is one of the machines I'd delved deeply into. I paid 100 because this one was a rust bucket :-). I paid 400 for another that was an easier repair and sold it for over 1000 as I r…
Roland SYSTEM-8 - "Roland's big sound in a 4-in-1 synth"
As a happy System 8 owner (I bought it soon after its release), here’s a first review after a few months using it. First, some specs : - 4-octave keyboard with normal-sized keys and a very good f…
Waldorf Pulse 2 - "Amazing versatility for the $$"
I wanted to extend my digital oriented keyboards (Yamaha MOTIF, TX81Z) with a truly analog synth. Some key reasons to go for Pulse 2: 3 oscillators; Synch; Paraphonic Pulse; Pulse modulation; Feedba…
Arturia MatrixBrute - "A monstrous sound that goes to the bottom of things"
Hi, I've been using the matrixbrute in my studio for the past 3 weeks. It's an exceptional gearn just as I expected. Look at it from far and this beast is impressive: knobs everywhere, many button…
Audiothingies Micromonsta - "An astounding synth"
What I like about this piece of gear : - First, you feel how clever its conception is, with the sound quality (passion) and the concept of making a low-budget synth. When you play with it you’d ne…