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Ibanez GSRM20B-WK [2021 – ]

I’ve been meaning to get a bass guitar for ages, just to get that wonderful *twannnnnng* sound. Let’s see where this ends up. And what is it with these guitar / bass naming conventions? I get it that if you have loads of similar products there has to be something that distinguishes them from each […]

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Moog Mother-32 [2021 – ]

A solid semimodular monosynth + sequencer. Part of my 3-piece random sound & song generator thingy consisting of this one, the DFAM and the Subharmonicon, which I plan to use as more or less one instrument. Let’s see how that goes.

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Moog DFAM [2021 – ]

This is really far from a normal drum machine, as I’ve become to know them. Drum synth with sequencer is closer to the truth. Got to give it to the Moog guys, it’s fun to come across something that really surprises you and leaves you wondering what the hell it is all about. I’m looking […]

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Moog Subharmonicon [2021 – ]

This is something that is so different from anything else ever. It will most definitely require a lot of experimentation and me wrapping my head around subharmonics instead of just the usual stuff that’s present in every other synth ever made but this one. Even if it definitely is a machine that goes “Pinnnnnngg”, it […]

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Behringer MonoPoly [2021 – ]

Behringer’s version of the classic Korg synth. The original was the only one of the Older Monos that has been on my to-get list since I got into analog synths. At the time, 2004-ish, you could get a decent “antique” mono from 500€ upwards, and I remember seeing the original Mono/Polys going for somewhere between […]

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Behringer 2600 [2020 – ]

Another case of Behringer cloning a piece of synth history, the ARP 2600. The original was on my wish list, the one you know will never happen. So Behringer really did a lot people happy by bringing this one to market. It’s a r-e-a-l-l-y nice semimodular synth, endlessly tweakable. Loads of patch points and, best […]

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CME XKey Air 25 [2020 – ]

Got this as my on-the-road keyboard. Just a bit wider than my laptop, so it fits nicely in my bag. It will undoubtedly see more use during summers. Took it out for a spin a couple of times last summer, works like a charm.

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BEHRINGER PRO-ONE [2020 – ]

Another Behringer clone-of-a-classic, this time the Sequential Circuits Pro One. I also have the original, and they do sound quite the same. So, again, for this price, no reason not to get it if you need live analog voices. Oh, patch points!

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BEHRINGER CAT [2021 – ]

More Behringer clones. A noise machine definitely, in ARP Odyssey territory. Really fun and quirky sound, lots of modulation possibilities (plus the patch points), so definitely a fun thing to sit down with.