In case you didn’t already know, Roland hit a purple patch in the early ’80s. Their Juno series of analog polysynths and groundbreaking drum machines like the TR-808 all hit…
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Like other studio classics we’ve come to know and love, the Coles 4038 was born out of practicality. Commissioned by the BBC for broadcasting purposes in the 1950s, the microphone…
Sourcing convincing sound effects for visual projects – especially when time and budget are on short supply – can prove to be a great challenge. A comprehensive and world-class sound…
It’s no secret that electric guitarists have spent decades altering the raw sound of their instruments. From the dawn of the rock and roll era, if you could plug it…
Traditionally, delay comes in a few different colours and across the digital and analog spectrum. Parameters are quite similar, with feedback and delay time chief among them. Remnant, however, offers…
In its own right, the theremin is an incredibly expressive instrument. But what if you could take that technique and apply it to a range of new sounds? Zeppelin Design…
Since the heady days of the ’30s, instrument companies have flirted with spring reverb technology. The tanks first began appearing in Hammond organs and took root in the public consciousness…
It’s a fair indicator of a product’s influence when it becomes synonymous with a general sound. The Ibanez Tube Screamer has this kind of relationship with overdrive. If you’ve been…
RØDE have long been at the top of the tree in location recording and broadcasting needs. In recent times, they’ve steadily added to their suite of tools for tracking on…
It’s long been the beef of guitarists who want to access a world of synth tones in their productions: how do I get there without needing to play a keyboard?…
