Wanna dutty up your sounds?! You can mash up your beats using Tape, yes, Tape (ask your Dad). You can add grit, dirt, fuzz, wow and flutter and all other sorts of Lo-Fi goodness by reading through the steps below and getting experimental. Dive into the world of Lo-Fi now... In the age of Lo-Fi Hip Hops’ burgeoning popularity, it...
To this day, one of the finest looking machines on the market!! This bad boy has captured the hearts of everyone from early prog-rockers through to Hip Hop royalty! Producing some of the sickest sounds for its time, no other synths could step to it. Even now, peeps wanna cop it and are willing to pay top dollar! Learn how...
A stone-cold classic! You won't get sounds like this out of your laptop!! Up there with the Minimoog as one of the all-time greatest synths. Have a look below as we explore what made it stand out from the rest and find why it was so loved by so many... Released in 1978 after being developed by Dave Smith and...
From Russia With Love!? Not exactly the first place you'd expect to crop up in an article about Synths, but here we are. They have made, and continue to make, some banging synths. Who woulda thought?! Come join us on an unexpected journey through the history of synths to come out of...Mother Russia!! When you think of nations pushing the...
The Whatty-Whatty?! Yep, dope name; a crazy bit of kit. You're not that likely to find one going cheap in the local pawnshop and if you're not a French revolutionary jamming out in the Baroque-era parties, you've probably never heard of one either. Here, we're gonna take a look at what this weird little gizmo is all about... Most people's...
An analog beast!! An icon in the synth world with a powerful sound! Fat and hard-hitting there are few contenders when it comes to synths that are all-around powerhouses! With a who's who of celebrity endorsements, if you manage to cop one these days, you'll have musicians queuing around the block to get a go. Take a trip with us...
Obscure!!! As anyone who has paid attention to mainstream hip hop will know, sampling is getting more and more obscure. Big-shot producers have taken instruments from the east, west, north, south and occasionally what sounds like the depths of space to create their tracks. The further afield the better!! We figured it would be helpful to give you a heads up...
