KURZWEIL PC3LE6 REVIEW

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Tony Long

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

KURZWEIL PC3LE6 - INTRODUCTION

Here is an interesting synth that you may not know too much about; it is the Kurzweil PC3LE6. Kurzweil produce some great quality synths and pianos and have been going since 1982. Their products are used by some top artists such as Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, Jean Michel Jarre, Duran Duran, Delerium, New Order and Tori Amos to name but a few.

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FREE T-SHIRT WITH MININOVA SYNTH

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Joe Stachowiak

... if you're quick that is! Our next 5 customers to purchase a Novation MiniNova synthesiser will receive a FREE MiniNova T-shirt (size: Large), as modelled below! The Novation MiniNova is a portable yet extremely powerful synthesiser, packed with tweakable features and with the same HUGE-sounding synth engine as the larger UltraNova synth. It even comes with a gooseneck mic and vocoder! So go ahead and grab a free T-shirt sporting your favourite new synth today!

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ARTURIA MINIBRUTE REVIEW

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Tony Long

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

I am always excited when a new new analogue synth enters the market. This one, the Arturia MiniBrute, seems to have been a long time coming since it was first announced, although this may be to do with the fact that Arturia have not released an analogue product in the past, so this is a new venture for them. I am hoping it will have all the grit and guts that the controls seem to hint at!

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KINGKORG NOW IN STOCK!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Joe Stachowiak

It's arguably the most talked-about synth at the moment and we now have them in stock! The KingKORG is a powerful 61-note analogue modelling synthesiser that has a number of modelling filters for reproducing the sound of classic instruments. It even has a virtual patch function for re-creating the workflow of classic instruments such as the modular MS-20, plenty of built-in effects, 200 presets, a vacuum tube for adding warmth and distortion and loads more! Anyone fancy fighting this guy for one?

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FREE SYNTH LEGENDS JUPITER SOUND LIBRARY

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Joe Stachowiak

Roland have recently released a FREE sound library for their Jupiter-80 and Jupiter-50 synths. The Synth Legends library is packed with 123 sounds that re-create the signature sounds of some of Roland's most iconic synths: the Jupiter-8, SH-101, TB-303, Juno-60, Jupiter-6, Juno-106 and D-50. The download also features 512 new live sets, which combine these classic synth sounds together in new and interesting ways! Click here for more information and to download the sound library.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIX-i6RPivI

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NOVATION SYNTHS WITH GOTYE

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Joe Stachowiak

In this brief interview, Lucas Taranto from Gotye talks about his love of Novation synths. Check out his custom wood-grain UltraNova!

Gotye were catapulted into the limelight when they released their hit song 'Somebody That I Used to Know' (see video below). After receiving a huge amount of airtime on various radio stations following this, Gotye recently won 3 Grammy awards for Record of the Year, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Pop Duo/Group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

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£200 DAILY GIVEAWAY WITH FOCUSRITE, NOVATION & KRK

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Joe Stachowiak

Buy any new Focusrite, Novation or KRK product from us from now until 10th May and you will be eligible to enter an AMAZING competition, with a £200 voucher being given away everyday for 50 days! The first draw takes place this Friday (22nd March) and the good news is that you only need to enter once to be entered into all following prize draws! That means that if you purchase a product and enter the competition before Friday, you will be giving yourself 50 chances of winning £200, so be quick!

The cheapest way to enter is by purchasing the Focusrite Plug-in Suite software for just £19.99 (click here), or you may also be interested in our money-saving Focusrite Novation Collection, which provides the Focusrite Plug-in Suite, plus the awesome V-Station as Bass Station virtual synths, all for just £29! Click here for more info!

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