The Rise of a Hip-Hop Legend: The E-mu SP-1200 Story In August 1987, E-mu Systems released a machine that would help define the sound of hip-hop's golden age - the SP-1200 sampling drum machine. Created by Dave Rossum, this unassuming piece of equipment...
The Elektron Model:Cycles is a powerful, multi-timbral, polyphonic, analog synthesizer and sequencer. It features six analog voices, each with two oscillators, two filters, two envelope generators, and two LFOs. It also includes a built-in step...
In 2000 Korg Electribes series got a new member - a sampler called Korg ElecTribe S (ES-1). It gained its popularity not only due to the usual playback of recorded drums, but also thanks to high-quality, aggressive processing effects. The main library of...
The Korg ElecTribe S (ES-1) mk2 is a drum machine and step sequencer released by Korg in 2000. It is a powerful and intuitive instrument that allows users to create and manipulate rhythms and patterns. The ES-1 mk2 features 16 velocity-sensitive pads, a...
The Yamaha DX200 is a digital synthesizer module released in 1999. It is a powerful and versatile instrument that combines the sounds of classic Yamaha FM synthesis with modern digital synthesis techniques. It features 128-voice polyphony, 8-part...
The Yamaha AN200 is a digital synthesizer and sound processor released by Yamaha in 2004. It features a wide range of sounds and effects, including FM synthesis, analog modeling, and physical modeling. It also has an arpeggiator and a step sequencer, as well as a variety of real-time controllers.
In April this year Clavia Nord announced a percussion synthesizer Nord Drum 3P (together with Nord Drum 3). The box of red color introduced a few new features: the effects of delay and reverberation, as well as new sound banks. Factory banks include 200...
Shadowed by more famous colleagues, TR-606 strikes back. The release of a miniature box with huge potential took place in 1982. Like its colleagues bathing in fame pool, the drum machine generates its sounds with a simple analog circuit. At first glance,...
It's true analogue. Eleven instruments, sequencer, Midi/USB/SD-Card. Samples. Sampling inputs, balanced individual outputs. Although it may appear similar to the classics XBASE 09, 999 and 888, the ALPHA BASE has an entirely new design under the hood. We...
This year Nord announced the imminent release of a new percussion synthesizer called Nord Drum 3 (which will be released along with Nord Drum 3P). The red box comprised a few new features: the effects of reverb and delay, as well as a set of sound banks....
