You can read more reviews like this, listen to Tony’s productions, purchase synth patches and more at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.

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You can read more reviews like this, listen to Tony’s productions, purchase synth patches and more at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.

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Recently, Chris Calcutt from Focusrite Novation was kind enough to come into our pro-music superstore and give a fantastic demo of the brand new MiniNova - a compact synth with the same powerful sound engine as the popular UltraNova! Check it out!

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Here's one for all you synth heads out there! Novation have announced a brand new miniature 18-voice synthesiser with the same sound engine as their popular UltraNova synth - introducing the MiniNova!

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Matt Neal discusses the pros and cons of the awesome analogue-modelling Waldorf Blofeld synth and finishes off with a demonstration of its sounds. Check it out in the video below!

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Get under the bonnet of your synth and stop relying on those presets with the sound-creator Joe Stachowiak's top tips…

HOW TO DESIGN YOUR OWN SYNTH SOUNDS

Hello again young apprentices! Back for more? My first 'Synth Secrets' article (read it here if you missed it) introduced you to the idea of programming and tweaking presets. Now it's time to take things to the next level and learn the secrets behind making specific sounds! So, fire up your synth and get ready to give these sounds a go for yourself. If you're a first timer then it would also be a good idea to listen to my sounds to check that you're keeping up with me. Ready? Then let's begin...

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You can read more reviews like this, along with Tony’s productions at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.

ROLAND SONICCELL - INTRODUCTION

I have often thought (and often said) that finding the right keyboard for performing 'live' is difficult in as much as you have to make some form of compromise between having a very playable instrument and having the sounds you need. Therefore, a realistic solution could be to choose a very playable piano such as the Casio Privia (that I recently reviewed) and use a sound module with it.

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The Nord Drum is a unique 4-channel virtual analogue drum synthesiser, allowing drummers to create electronic sounds using traditional drumming methods. The Nord Drum contains a number of analogue waveforms, ideal for creating classic electro percussive sounds, but it is also packed full of harmonically complex waveforms and a number of different types of noise generators, giving you a huge palette to create a massive variety of different sounds.

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We have something very exciting to tell you! It's the reincarnation of an instrument that many regard as being the ultimate electronic bass synth! Due for release in Summer 2012, the Pulse 2 is the second version of the Waldorf Pulse, a vintage analogue synthesiser that has a rich history in 90's electronic dance music, boasting users such as 808 State, Nine Inch Nails, Sneaker Pimps, Moby and many many more besides!

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Something that has got us very excited about NAMM this year is the announcement of a number of new fully analogue synthesisers! Following the announcement of the Moog Minitaur, Arturia have also joined the party with a very cool little 25 note monophonic instrument that they have dubbed the MiniBrute!

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