In this two-part video review, Meena Shamaly takes a look at what developers Tone2 claim to be “the most powerful synthesizer on the market”, Electra2. They are aware of how bold the claim is, and go on to explain on their website: “Electra2 breathes new life into the term “synthesizer workstation”.
“Sampling Meets Synthesis” Following on from XOSPHERE, Sample Logic’s latest sample library “Cyclone Retwisted” is described as “The Ultimate Sample Synth”. Based on an older product called Cyclone, the sample library has been “completely re-engineered and re-imagined”, using their new “Step FX and animator technology” and a “new dual-voice additive synthesizer”. But surely
Akai is well known for the legendary MPC series, and of course, hardware samplers like the S2000, which I owned nearly 15 years ago. It was my first hardware sampler and entry drug to the sampling world. Since its release in 1995, two decades have passed, and like the needs
What do The Beatles, Peter Townshend, John Fogerty, John Kay, and many other well-known 1960s guitarists have in common? They all played Rickenbacker® Guitars and trusted this clean ringing sound which became so popular in those days and still is as groups like Oasis, Pearl Jam, U2 and other today’s
Meena Shamaly takes a look at the unusual new sample library from the relatively unknown developer Micromorph called Morphzilla. From their website: “Morphzilla is a dual layer morphing tool for Kontakt 5 with a wide range of sounds including monstrous textured drones, evolving pads, ghostly atmospheres, impacts to complex, microscopic
