They say necessity is the mother of invention and the audio industry is littered with developments that occurred, well, because they had to. The consoles that were produced by EMI…
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For all but the very ambitious, the late ’70s was still the domain of analog technology in the music game. Roger Linn had a different vision for the future though….
In the history of synthesizers, the ’70s was a glorious in between world. There were brilliant instruments, but the industry had yet to reach maturity. Sure, the Minimoog was out,…
In the studio, much is made of capturing the right guitar or bass cabinet tone. Understandably so. In developing the SansAmp, Andrew Barta created a new way to capture these…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Between their synthesizers, drum machines and BOSS line of pedals, you could argue that Roland has been the most influential musical instrument maker of the last 40 years. That doesn’t…
