The management of the Japanese company has been sticking to the rule of “leaving analog in the past” for a long time. But it’s the market which rules and that’s why we did get JD-XA and JD-Xi from Roland, and now SE-02 analog monophonic synthesizer module created together with the eminent Studio Electronics company is getting its way through. Roland emphasized that this is only the beginning of a new series called Roland Boutique Designer. Read more about the Roland’s fight back to Mr. Dave Smith&Pioneer DJ Toraiz AS-1 and eventually Behringer D rackmount synth module.

MatrixBrute Firmware Update 1.1 has been announced by Arturia. The new update for its flagship analog synthesizer adds a matrix-arpeggiator, real-time recording ability, preset knob position indication, features ensuring the compatibility with KORG instruments and some other options.

most remarkable airliner of the 1970s and the analog synthesizer 45 years later appeared to have something in common – a French engineering genius and the intention to create the best thing ever. Here we recollected some views and opinions on the most prominent analog monophonic contemporary synthesizer shared with us by famous engineers, musicians and journalists from all over the world.

Behringer D. The true fans of “everything original” are storming with indignation when they hear about things like that but the noise will calm down and haters will switch their anger into mercy joining the line-up of analog sound devotees who don’t care too much about what is wrong and what is right but love the old good times enormously. Because they can’t resist the chance to collar that elusive opportunity – to finally reach out for something they could feel through only with the help of records or YouTube.

If you’re willing to possess Prophet 6 but all you can do is to watch other people playing it on Youtube, then maybe there is something that can help you. We talk about Pioneer DJ. And why exactly we talk about it you’ll find out in a minute.