Leftover Links: Synths, Samples and Drum Machines
It’s Leftover Links time and we’re looking into the wonderful world of synths, samples and drum machines thanks to articles from HipHopDX, RBMA and The Guardian.
Category: Technology
The Sampleface Museum: E-mu SP-1200
AJ Brown opens our new feature, “The Sampleface Museum”, with an examination of the influential E-mu SP-1200.
Are Roland Set To Reissue The TR-808?
Will we see the return of the classic TR-808? According to leaked details, Roland may well be bringing it back in an updated form.
Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession
Joe Mansfield’s book Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession is a must have for any drum machine connoisseurs.
TECHNOLOGY: Akai Release MPC Element
Akai add another “element” to their MPC range with the MPC Element, billed “the most affordable MPC ever”. The competition rages on as Akai have introduced a brand new animal into the wild that is the pad controller jungle. The MPC Element comes as part of their new MPC Essentials software and costs just $150 …
TECHNOLOGY: Mixtape Alpha - The Stylophone Synth In A Cassette Tape
A collaboration between Chicago’s Open Music Labs and MIT’s Jie Qi has garnered a re-release of the Mixtape Alpha, a synth that fits in a cassette case. Anyone remember the Stylophone? It was a mini analog synth controlled with a wired stylus and championed by Australian artist and former Animal Hospital dude Rolf Harris in …
TECHNOLOGY: Korg Announces "KR mini" Rhythm Machine
Music tech manufacturers Korg have announced the release of their KR mini rhythm machine. Perhaps the size of the larger MPCs are too much for you or the price of a Maschine doesn’t entice you to purchase one. What if you just want a small rhythm machine to put together some short ideas on the …
Sampleface Question Time: What DAW Should A Beginner Use?
Sampleface Question Time is a new feature where we answer questions you ask us. Our first question is about DAWs for the novice electronic music producer. Sampleface Question Time is a feature where you ask us questions and we answer them. Simple. Although it initially started out as an extension of our Ask.fm account, we …
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Moog: A Film by Hans Fjellestad
The synthesizer legend that is Bob Moog is the subject of a documentary by Hans Fjellestad. It’s the feature presentation for this week’s Saturday Matinée.
TECHNOLOGY: Ableton Live 9
Ableton Live 9 has been out for a while now but the question is with so many different methods to make beats these days, how does it stand out?