#synthesizer

How a free synth discovered in 2014 became an essential part of my music.

Although I have mostly been a guitar player I have always been fascinated by electronic instruments. I bought a basic keyboard many years ago to learn piano, but that was about as far as I went. I later

A 1994 Yamaha V50 track that survived cassette, time and technology.

View on Gumroad Over 20 studio quality samples The LinnDrum, or LM-2, is the 1982 successor to the LM-1 and arguably the most iconic drum machine of the 1980s. Unlike its predecessors, it used 8-bit digital

View on Gumroad The Linn LM-1 Drum Computer, released in 1980, was a revolutionary instrument as the first programmable drum machine to use digital samples of real acoustic drums. Designed by Roger Linn,

View on Gumroad The LinnDrum, released in 1982 by Linn Electronics, is a classic digital drum machine famous for its punchy, 8-bit samples of real acoustic drums. It defined the sound of 80s pop and R&B,

View on Gumroad The Roger Linn Design AdrenaLinn 1, released in 2002, represented a groundbreaking shift in guitar processing by merging a multi-effects unit, an amp modeller, and a drum machine into a

View on Gumroad Over 70 studio quality wave file samples The Linn 9000 stands as one of the most ambitious and influential failures in the history of music technology. Released in 1984 as the successor

View on Gumroad The Kurzweil K2000, released in 1991, stands as a watershed moment in the history of digital synthesis, fundamentally changing how musicians approached sound design. At its core was Variable

View on Gumroad The Korg Triton stands as one of the most influential music workstations in history, defining the sound of popular music throughout the early 2000s. Released in 1999 as the successor to

From my first organ to virtual singers — how technology shaped my musical journey.

View on Gumroad The Korg Electribe EMX-1, released in 2003, remains a staple in the world of electronic music production due to its aggressive "Multi Modeling Technology" (MMT) and iconic blue

View on Gumroad The Korg DDD-5, released in 1987, serves as a compact and more accessible successor to the flagship DDD-1. While it lacks the sampling capabilities and individual outputs of its predecessor,

View on Gumroad The Korg 01/W, released in 1991, represents a pivotal moment in the evolution of the digital workstation, arriving as the highly anticipated successor to the industry-defining M1. While

View on Gumroad Over 25 studio quality wave file samples. The Kawai R-50, released in 1987, remains a distinctive piece of music history, prized by collectors and producers for its gritty, 12-bit digital

View on Gumroad Over 90 studio quality samples. The Fairlight CMI Series III represents the pinnacle of 1980s digital music technology, a machine that moved beyond the lo-fi grit of its predecessors to

A journey back to 2016, when a simple synthesizer sample became an alien story. Discover how I created “Alien Experimentation” with Magix Music Maker.

View on Gumroad Hundreds of classic Mirage samples. Drums, synths, acoustic and more! The Ensoniq Mirage, released in 1984, stands as one of the most significant landmarks in the history of music technology.

View on Gumroad The Ensoniq Performance Sampler, or EPS, arrived in 1988 as a sophisticated workstation that redefined what an affordable sampler could do. While high-end Fairlights and Synclaviers were

View on Gumroad The E-mu Proteus/3 World, released in 1991, stands as a specialized milestone in the history of digital synthesis. While its predecessors, the Proteus/1 and Proteus/2, focused on pop and