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Dylan was smitten with Campbell's LinnDrum and thought it held the secret to creating a chart-topping song as he returned to ...
Retching punk, ecstatic pummelling, rhythms made from paper and VCRs, time-bending loops and a wonderfully off-piste post ...
As Tom's Guide's Audio Editor, I spend a lot of time testing headphones. However, because I spend so much time putting the latest and greatest audio gear through its paces, I can’t use the same tracks ...
Whether you're a seasoned musician or you've never touched an instrument in your life, BOOM Club, short for Building Our Own ...
One of those "synthesizer people" is Joaquín Kinyon, a familiar fixture of Square Wave. His interest in analog drum machines was sparked a few years ago and soon grew into a passion for synths ...
How it started: a simple repair job on a Roland drum machine. How it ended: a scratch-built FM drum synth module that’s completely analog, and completely cool. [Moritz Klein]’s journey down ...
Tilting the iPhone back or forward will bend the pitch of the note. iHolophone’s drum machine/rhythm sequencer allows for 8-track stereo sequencing and supports triplets and swing. Amidio has also ...
By taking modern synth tech that was itself spun off from 80s originals - the T-8 is based on Roland's legendary TR-808 drum machine from 1980 and the S-1 was inspired by the 1982 SH-101 synthesizer - ...
We’re sticking to instruments too – hardware synths, samplers and drum machines. Check out our regularly updated buyer’s guides at the links below for the best interface, monitors, mics and headphones ...
The most desirable synths of the era ... The SCI DrumTraks is one of those drum machines that also garners classic status, albeit a little way down the lineup that also features 808s, 909s ...
“And drum machines and synths sounded more modern.” FOR “BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST,” the 1984 album that featured “The Boys of Summer,” Henley gathered a wide pool of ...