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Author: Michael Weeks

Michael Weeks

  • Drum Machines and Percussion Modules Reviews, Keyboard Reviews, Reviews
    December 28, 2017
    byMichael Weeks

    The Soul of the Modern Rhythm Machine: Exploring the Dave Smith Instruments Tempest, Elektron Digitakt, ...

    Elektron Digitakt We won’t pretend that this is an average review or shootout. This is a special kind of review for a specific kind of ...
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  • Control Surfaces Reviews, Keyboard Controllers & Control Surfaces Reviews, Keyboard Reviews, Reviews
    March 10, 2010
    byMichael Weeks

    Moog MP-201 Multi Pedal

    Moog Music has been building and innovating (not to mention inventing!) key technologies and concepts in the analog synthesizer market for over fifty years. Through ...
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  • Keyboard Reviews, Keyboards, Synths & Workstations Reviews, Reviews, Synthesizers Reviews
    March 8, 2008
    byMichael Weeks

    Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 Analog Synthesizer

    Back in June 2006 we looked at the last incarnation of Dave Smith’s Evolver synthesizer — the Mono Evolver keyboard. We loved its depth and ...
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  • Keyboard Reviews, Keyboards, Synths & Workstations Reviews, Reviews, Synthesizers Reviews
    February 7, 2007
    byMichael Weeks

    Clavia Nord Modular G2 Synthesizer

    There are two kinds of keyboardists in the world (pardon us for the generalization for a moment) – programmers and players, and every keyboardist has ...
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  • DAWs, Audio Processing & DSP Hardware Reviews, Recording/Live Sound Equipment Reviews, Reviews
    September 6, 2006
    byMichael Weeks

    Universal Audio UAD-1 Ultra PAK DSP Card

    Universal Audio makes a stunning array of popular high-end compressors and channel strips. In 2001, they introduced the UAD-1 platform, a PCI-based Digital Signal Processing ...
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  • Keyboard Reviews, Keyboards, Synths & Workstations Reviews, Reviews, Synthesizers Reviews
    July 6, 2006
    byMichael Weeks

    Dave Smith Instruments Mono Evolver Keyboard (MEK)

    Dave Smith has a fine legacy of synthesizers behind him – the Prophet 5, 10, and VS, the Pro-1, and many industry innovations and credentials. ...
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  • Keyboard Tutorials, Tutorials
    March 6, 2006
    byMichael Weeks

    From the Studio to the Stage: Creative Use of Live Tweaking

    In my previous column (Ten Ways to Break out of the Preset Rut) we looked at various ways to add a personal touch to sound ...
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  • Keyboard Reviews, Reviews, Soft Synths & Virtual Instruments Reviews, Soft-Synths Reviews
    March 6, 2006
    byMichael Weeks

    GForce Minimonsta: Melohman Virtual Vintage Analog Synthesizer

    Keyboard players are fanatical about the Minimoog - it's widely regarded as the king of the monosynths and it carries a fine legacy of recordings, ...
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  • Keyboard Reviews, Keyboards, Synths & Workstations Reviews, Reviews, Synthesizers Reviews
    March 6, 2006
    byMichael Weeks

    Roland V-Synth

    Getting to know the V-Synth is a lot like the game Othello® – “A minute to learn, a lifetime to master”. With an easy to ...
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  • Keyboard Tutorials, Tutorials
    January 14, 2006
    byMichael Weeks

    Ten Ways to Break out of the Preset Rut

    There’s an age-old dilemma in the world of synthesis: preset or program? An entire industry exists to create new presets for synths, companies sell preset ...
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