Wendy Carlos Playboy Interview, May 1979
This is one time that I can honestly say I was reading a Playboy magazine for the articles. I came across this post about Wendy Carlos, which mentioned a 1979 article in Playboy magazine about her. It...
View ArticleOne of Arturia’s MiniBrute Designers: Yves Usson
I was fortunate to attend the recent Winter NAMM Show where the Arturia MiniBrute made its debut. For any of you synthfiends who have been frozen in carbonite, trapped in a well, or without a computer...
View ArticleIs this the New Golden Age of Synthesizers?
Rheyne – 6/4/12 – Live Jam #47 on Vimeo I came across this post over at one of my favorite blogs, Synthtopia - the question posed is whether Apple’s iPad has made digital synth keyboards obsolete....
View ArticleMicro-Key Snob Hypocrite? That’s Me!
I’ve watched the growing micro-key keyboard trend with some disdain. “But they’re not full-size keys,” I say. They’re compact, even playable, but … I just realized I’m a hypocrite. Let’s back up a bit...
View ArticleThe End of an Amazing Decade, Part 2: Music Production Technology Matures
In what could perhaps be the longest gap ever between multi-part blog updates, I’m finally going to continue my recap of the last decade and just how amazing the changes that took place over that...
View ArticleGiorgio Moroder Tells His Story On New Daft Punk Track
The new Daft Punk / Giorgio Moroder collaboration on Daft Punk‘s new album, Random Access Memories, is not only a great track, but it tells a great story too, courtesy of Moroder’s autobiographical...
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