The Korg Nano Series II Bundle – three tiny, but lovely controllers and a retro twist… The Korg Nano Series II Bundle is a limited run treat for the growing number of producers who work on the go. It comprises the three current USB Nano Controller models, but includes a Korg branded carry case, and… Read More
The affordable, yet light and feature packed TC Electronic BG250 is here! The TC Electronic BG250 bass amp was one of the surprises of the Frankfurt Musikmesse show. Not because of its features, particularly, though it is feature packed. The first striking thing was the amp’s weight. It is ludicrously light. Conversely, however, the tone… Read More
The Farm Guitarist, and LIPA lecturer, Keith Mullen, uses his Farida on the BBC Breakfast Show The Farm are to join the fray in what promises to be a summer reliving the dance-fuelled indie scene of the early ‘90s. The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays all have scheduled tours, and now, The Farm are heading… Read More
The second half of our mini guide to 10 milestone Korg Synthesizers It’s ‘Korg Synthesizers’ time again… Here’s the concluding part of our guide to ten game-changing Korg Synthesizers. In part one, we left you in the mid 1990s, with the superb, silvery Prophecy. This is where we continue, with another classic, silver Korg Synth…… Read More
Get a fifty dollar voucher for a Sonivox Virtual instrument free with Akai and Alesis Controllers You may recall from a previous blog post, that the respected Sonivox Software company was recently acquired my Numark/ Alesis/ Akai. This is pretty exciting news. Numark are among the market leaders in the world of DJ gear, and… Read More
Get your hands on Ashdown amps at Dawsons Music now Ashdown Amps seem to support the claim that, in the UK, we know a thing or two about guitar amp design. Set up by former Trace Elliot chief engineer, Mark Gooday in 1997, the brand has since become a ‘go to’ for bassists across the… Read More
Create a track in 24 hours to using a top artists sounds and loops to enter Ableton & SoundCloud Beat the Clock The Ableton and SoundCloud Beat the Clock competition is one likely to get creativity moving at breakneck speeds. The premise is simple: create a track using sounds and loops by M83, the Junior… Read More
Ten Korg Synthesizers that changed the music world Korg Synthesizers have been a regular sight on the World’s biggest stages for so long that it’s easy to overlook the groundbreaking design that underpinned many of its instruments. Korg was responsible for such innovations as the transpose function on a keyboard, the synthesiser workstation and many… Read More
The Tyros 4 10th Anniversary in-store event at Chester – find out why the Tyros is still King The Tyros 4 10th Anniversary celebrates 10 years of an instrument that revolutionised the keyboard World. It’s hard to believe that it’s 10 years since the first Tyros appeared, raising the bar in terms of realistic tones,… Read More
The Korg Microkorg is celebrating 10 years of big sounds in a small box… The Korg Microkorg is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Remarkably, the compact synthesizer was released in 2002, and has remained in production and astonishingly popular ever since. There are very few synthesizers that have been produced continuously for a period of this… Read More
