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Oct 1, 2005,
By Geary Yelton
In 2003, Roland applied decades of synth-design chops to an all-new DSP-based keyboard instrument, the V-Synth ($2,499). Its highlights were a unique...
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Jul 1, 2005,
By Eli Crews
Line 6, a pioneer in digital modeling, has followed up its Variax guitars with a 4-string instrument that promises 24 classic and modern bass sounds at...
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Jun 1, 2005,
By Doug Eisengrein
Building on the technology in its other instruments, Alesis has released the Micron, a compact digital analog-modeling synthesizer with a simplified feature...
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Jun 1, 2005,
By Brian Smithers
The OpenSynth neKo 64 from Open Labs might just be too flexible for its own good. Put simply, it's a music keyboard built around a computer. It also functions...
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Apr 22, 2005,
By Brad Schlueter
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Apr 1, 2005,
By Gino Robair
For nearly 20 years, Roland has been an innovator in the field of electronic percussion, diligently designing MIDI controllers that give drummers useful...
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Jan 1, 2005,
By Geary Yelton
When Dave Smith Instruments introduced the Evolver, it was the first affordable synthesizer that successfully combined analog and digital oscillators...
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Nov 1, 2004,
By Jim Aikin
Clavia's Nord Modular, introduced in 1997, was a revolutionary concept: a DSP-configurable modular synthesizer in a compact hardware box. A computer was...
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Feb 1, 2004,
By Jim Aikin
The strength of the Alesis Ion is in the depth of its voice programming. No other hardware synth in this price range that can boast three oscillators, dual multimode filters, and a fully functional modulation matrix. Plus, it just plain sounds great. Two compromises keep the price down: The Ion has only 8-note polyphony, and its effects section is very minimal....
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Feb 1, 2004,
By Jim Aikin
CreamWare’s first rackmount synthesizer, the Noah, emulates various synthesizer types depending on the software model you load into it....
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Jan 1, 2004,
By David Battino
For the past few years, most breakthroughs in synthesis have debuted in software synthesizers. Drawing on the best of both worlds, the V-Synth combines the informative graphics and powerful wave-warping abilities of software with some exceptional hardware design....
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Jan 1, 2004,
By Gino Robair
No other synthesizer manufacturer exploits the limits of tube technology the way Metasonix does. The company's founder, Eric Barbour, revels in finding...
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Dec 1, 2003,
By Nick Peck
Electronic Musician’s review of the Roland VK-8M module, which features a variety of organ sounds, a number of effects, and real drawbars....
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Nov 1, 2003,
By David Battino
David Battino reviews the Korg MicroKorg, a portable analog modeling synth with big sound and features that belie its small size....
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Oct 1, 2003,
By Geary Yelton
Geary Yelton reviews the Minimoog Voyager, a 21st-century update of the classic Minimoog Model D. Unlike its predecessor, the analog Voyager offers preset memory, MIDI control, and digital programmability....
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Sep 1, 2003,
By David Battino
David Battino reviews the Novation K-Station, a virtual analog synthesizer keyboard that is much more than a four-part multitimbral version of the K-Station....
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Sep 1, 2003,
By Geary Yelton
The ultimate in prestige and convenience is a top-of-the-line synthesizer. In this month's cover story we select and evaluate the most desirable, drool-worthy electronic instruments, synthesizers that are undeniably objects of technolust. The first hurdle was narrowing the field to just seven candidates....
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Aug 1, 2003,
By Rob Shrock
The Access Virus C, a tabletop module from Access Music, is the third incarnation of the popular analog-modeling synthesizer....
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Jul 1, 2003,
By Jim Aikin
Jim Aikin reviews the Yamaha Tyros, a keyboard workstation with auto-accompaniment features. Aimed at the lounge performer, songwriter, and home enthusiast, the Tyros is Yamaha's flagship instrument in the PSR line of synthesizers....
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Jul 1, 2003,
By Mike Peake
Electronic Musician reviews a feature-packed analog synthesizer module, the Black Coffee from Analogue Solutions. This monosynth includes a Moog-style 24 dB lowpass filter and a gritty sounding oscillator....
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