by Bruce | Oct 23, 2023 | Studio | Tech
studio | tech the joy of synth ; Steinberg CC121 Hardware Controller My recording facility is pretty retro, containing predominantly old-school analogue gear and, well, stuff that requires hands-on operation. Always a plus point if you ask me; I’ve always...
by Bruce | Jan 7, 2022 | Studio | Tech
studio | tech the joy of synth ; Behringer Neutron Semi Modular Synth After many years of every studio, synth and programming nerd [in some cases, quite rightly] wetting their pants whilst discovering numerous soft-synth emulations within the digital domain, the...
by Bruce | Sep 30, 2019 | Studio | Tech
studio | tech the joy of synth ; Challenging Covers I’ve never really understood the rationale of some artists who rework a particular classic almost note for note. I mean, what’s the point in replicating something that’s been done perfectly well already? This was the...
by Bruce | Sep 28, 2017 | Studio | Tech
studio | tech the joy of synth ; …yet another house move. There are some who maintain that life has a habit of repeating itself, and I’m inclined to agree with this sentiment to some extent. It definitely rings true in the case of the somewhat nomadic existence...
by Bruce | Jun 3, 2017 | Studio | Tech
studio | tech the joy of synth ; Roland Space Echo RE3 Let me introduce the latest addition to the alucidnation recording studio – the rather rare Roland RE3 Space Echo. Released in late 1988, it was designed to replicate as closely as possible the famed RE-201 Space...
by Bruce | Aug 28, 2016 | Studio | Tech
studio | tech the joy of synth ; New Studio Gear For many years now, I’ve been complementing my wealth of outboard hardware with a small arsenal of software synthesizers. It’s taken me some considerable time to distill a reasonably large collection down to around 6 or...