Expand your synth rig without breaking the bank with legendary analog sounds and studio-quality effects. Synth Junky takes a look at the best of the best in analog and digital delays that you can add to your synth rig right now. To DAW or Not to DAW Many synth players […]
Ever since Behringer announced the RD-6 at NAMM, a clone of the cult-classic Roland TR-606 Dramatix analog drum machine, producers have been chomping at the bit wondering when it would finally arrive. We are pleased to say, the wait is over! Behringer is making may of its analog recreations quite […]
Synthesizer programming is a deep topic, unfortunately many new synth players, DJs and producers get lost in the complexity, and unfortunately most never bother picking up a book on synth programming. There is certainly a lot of info available online, however, nothing can take the place of sitting down and […]
What do you do when an apocalyptic comet is heading straight for Earth? This is a crisis that calls for only the most technologically advanced humans: Synthesists! Three of the generation’s most powerful synthesists are gathered in the Necropolis, and the trio is dubbed The Lords of Synth! It doesn’t […]
To say that Behringer is unafraid of controversy would be an understatement. In fact, it seems that the company is drawn to it like…well…me to donuts. After recently teasing us with some previews of upcoming ARP 2500 and OB-XA clones, Behringer has hit us with something a bit different from […]
A widely circulated photo claims to be taken in 1970, but it appears to be taken around 1980. For anyone who regularly surfs around the various synth subreddits, Facebook pages, Instagram and Twitter handles, the image of a young Hans Zimmer posing with a massive modular monolith along with the […]
Gustav Holst’s The Planets, Op. 32 early-20th century orchestral suite has worked its way into mainstream culture by way of inspiring several popular composers. Many have recognized the influence it had on John Williams’ famous Star Wars themes. Hans Zimmer emulated parts of it for the Gladiator film soundtrack to […]
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As I listened to Dropped Frames Vol. 2. by Mike Shinoda, a thought occurred to me: If there is one thing consistent between the most remarkable eras of art and music, it is that great art is often made during times of unrest. Perhaps this is because artists are inspired […]
One of the greatest things about growing up in the 70’s is that we were surrounded by analog synthesizers in so many aspects of pop culture. The moon landing (which, ahem, really happened) was still fresh in our collective minds, the public’s imagination was open to the possibilities of a […]