History of Synthesizers: 1950 to 1970
June 11, 2013 – 7:42 am | No Comment

Previously we discussed how the synthesizer started to come to be from its earliest days as the 200 ton teleharmonium up until the creation of the trautonium (and mixtur-trautonium) in the 1930s and 40s, but …

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History of Synthesizers: 1970 to 1980 End of the Pre-Digital Synth Era
June 12, 2013 – 8:20 am | No Comment
History of Synthesizers: 1970 to 1980 End of the Pre-Digital Synth Era

Previously we discussed how the first modern, tube operated synthesizers first came to be with the RCA Mark I and Mark II and how R. A. Moog used transistor technology to create the first line …

History of Synthesizers: 1950 to 1970
June 11, 2013 – 7:42 am | No Comment
History of Synthesizers: 1950 to 1970

Previously we discussed how the synthesizer started to come to be from its earliest days as the 200 ton teleharmonium up until the creation of the trautonium (and mixtur-trautonium) in the 1930s and 40s, but …

History of Synthesizers: 19th Century to 1950
June 10, 2013 – 8:27 am | One Comment
History of Synthesizers: 19th Century to 1950

It may surprise some to know that the synthesizers we have today actually started off nearly 120 years ago. At the end of the 19th century, around 1896 a businessman and inventor going by the …

Jordan Rudess Changes The Mobile Synth Landscape With Morphwiz
June 6, 2013 – 12:10 pm | No Comment
Jordan Rudess Changes The Mobile Synth Landscape With Morphwiz

Best known for his contributions to progressive metal band Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess is highly recognized as one of the best keyboard players to ever live. The Juilliard School of Music alum now expanded his …

Roland VR-09 Stage
April 3, 2013 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Roland VR-09 Stage

The Roland VR-09 is a great piece of equipment designed to be great for live shows. Its lightweight, only 5kg and its got the perfect and easy to use design to make It a perfect …

Solus Headphones by Wicked Audio
March 14, 2013 – 12:11 pm | One Comment
Solus Headphones by Wicked Audio

Have you heard about the newest headphones from Wicked Audio called the Solus which is Latin for “be yourself”. Thanks to Wicked Audio for a review pair.
These DJ style headphones were create by Wicked Audio …

World’s Largest Record Collection
February 16, 2013 – 9:56 am | 2 Comments
World’s Largest Record Collection

Paul Mawhinney has set the record for building the largest vinyl record collection. The collection of vintage music is made up of approximately 1.5 million singles and a million full albums. Believe it or not, …

Audio and Video Illusion called the McGurk Effect
December 19, 2012 – 2:05 pm | No Comment
Audio and Video Illusion called the McGurk Effect

It is true, music is best heard when your eyes are closed or if you can get really really close to the stage performer.
Everyone knows this because visual cues can at time be distracting. …

Casio XW-P1 Synthesizer
October 10, 2012 – 7:13 pm | No Comment
Casio XW-P1 Synthesizer

Looks like Casio has re-entered the professional synthesizer market this year with two products ideal for performing and recording artists – the XW-P1 Performance Synthesizer and the XW-G1 Groove Synthesizer.
I have been playing with Casio …

Somebody That I Used to Know – Computer Remix
October 2, 2012 – 10:13 am | No Comment
Somebody That I Used to Know – Computer Remix

Sometimes I don’t know why people do it, but I am glad that they do. One song i really like, Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye, done via an old school remix. …