The electronic musical instruments market is very large nowadays, so the device selection can become a problem for beginner musicians who decided to give up virtual plugins and get a hardware setup, as it is difficult not to drown in the variety of options and find affordable instruments with wide functionality. We have analyzed the market and are ready to provide you with our view on the ideal inexpensive digital setup, which is suitable both for live performances and for the studio.
The line of volca devices from KORG, a legendary japanese company, is probably the most balanced and functional in the segment of portable and inexpensive music creation tools. These are truly original products, combining the best ideas of synthesis and sampling of the last century with a convenient, intuitive design and nice sound, for their price.
We can explore and inspect Ultranova’s architecture as long as much we have time for it and aspiration, of course. It’s not that infinite but surely draws attention of the most curious ones – those who understand Novation and consider Ultranova a special instrument. And those who’re not going to compare it. To anything.
Clavia might have got a too quick move on releasing Nord Lead A1 and deprived themselves of extra profit they could get with their recent Nord Lead 4. Well, maybe they wanted to grip the audience with two great products at once. Great but quite different so both of them have their own line of fans and in this review we’ll touch upon their architectural and sonic basics.
