E1 Guitar   < Moog >
Reviewed by Pete Weiss on Mar 18, 2012
Category: Instruments
< Issue: 88 >
These are fun days for adventurous electric guitarists. All sorts of permutations of the quintessential rock instrument have reared their headstocks in the past decade. We’ve got easy access to...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Scott McChane on Mar 15, 2011
Category: Control Surfaces Instruments
< Issue: 82 >
MIDI. Vacant stare. Puzzlement. Eyes rolling back into the head. Drool forming on the chin. You've heard about guys like me - I'm MIDImpaired. Terms like polyphony, quantization, and nodes make...  < KEEP READING >
Viceroy 1x12 guitar amplifier   < Carr Amplifiers >
Reviewed by Geoff Farina on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Instruments
< Issue: 65 >
If you read my glowing review of the Carr Mercury in Tape Op #39, you already know that in my humble opinion, Steve Carr builds some of the best guitar amps on the market. So I was not surprised that...  < KEEP READING >
XioSynth 25   < Novation Music >
Reviewed by on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Control Surfaces Instruments
< Issue: 63 >
A few months ago, while Neil Mclellan and I were having dinner at his place and listening to some tracks he'd been mixing on his home rig, he started to show me webpages of some big old synths that he...  < KEEP READING >
Synthcart for Atari 2600   < Paul Slocum >
Reviewed by Roy Silverstein on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Computers Instruments
< Issue: 63 >
I've been messing around with video game music since about 1997 with my good friend Joseph Majalca in Chicago under the moniker Royal Space Force. We started off by using sound tests and otherwise...  < KEEP READING >
monome 40h   < monome >
Reviewed by Josh Boughey on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Instruments
< Issue: 62 >
I came across monome in April, while trolling the web for information on step sequencers. I found myself drawn to the Spartan aesthetic of monome.org and the minimalist principles expressed there. And...  < KEEP READING >
KikBrik   < Generator LLC >
Reviewed by Tony SanFilippo on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Instruments
< Issue: 60 >
Bass drums are a strange thing. They are big and can be unruly, or worse yet, tiny-sounding if packed with a bunch of crap. They have a lot of interior space that is reflective and rounded. And they...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Pete Weiss on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Instruments Signal Processors
< Issue: 58 >
When he heard that The Weisstronauts were undertaking a mini-tour last fall, Andy "Gear Geek" Hong was cool enough to loan me a couple of his Moogerfooger pedals-by Moog Music-to try out on the road....  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Pete Weiss on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Instruments Signal Processors
< Issue: 58 >
Being an ardent fan of Effector 13 pedals, as well as someone who has the potential to lose days at a time while coaxing weirdness out of effects, I was psyched to have the chance to check out the...  < KEEP READING >
Zoundz looping toy   < Zizzle >
Reviewed by Pete Weiss on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Instruments
< Issue: 58 >
Last Christmas, in addition to the Recording the Beatles book (coolest gift ever?), my wife gave me a nifty little device called Zoundz from the toy company Zizzle. It's intended for children aged...  < KEEP READING >