Archive for March, 2026

Arturia MicroFreak Review – ‘It’s Surprisingly Deep!’

13 Mar, 2026  No Comment


The latest Woody Piano Shack video features a review of the Arturia MicroFreak synthesizer.

While the Arturia MicroFreak was released back in 2019, it has evolved significantly since then, and since many of the early reviews. And the MicroFreak is not now only available new, but is also readily available used, starting around $250 USD.

Woody shares his thoughts on the MicroFreak, and calls it a ‘super synth’ for the price. What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments!

*Note: The video is a little unclear about this, but the MicroFreak does have polyphonic aftertouch. And for a more in-depth overview, see this complete guide to the Arturia MicroFreak.

 

The EMS Synthi 100 Modular Synthesizer

12 Mar, 2026  No Comment


Synthesist Alex Ball – in his latest video – takes a look at the EMS Synthi 100, a rare modular monster synth, originally introduced in 1971.

Ball shares a quick history of Electronic Music Studios (EMS), an overview of the Synthi 100, The Townshend Studio and more.

Topics covered:

0:00 Intro Performance

2:31 History of EMS

12:22 Music Interlude 1

13:46 Guided Tour of the Synthi 100

19:16 Music Interlude 2

21:48 The Vocoder 5000

24:59 The Digital Sequencer

25:49 The Townshend Studio

26:48 Summary & Thanks

27:36 Patreon Outro Performance

 

Goldbaby Introduces SubBass ToolKit Sample Library

12 Mar, 2026  No Comment


Goldbaby has introduced SubBass ToolKit, a new sample library, featuring 871 one-shot wav samples.

Here’s what they have to say about it:

“Sub bass is a mainstay of many electronic music genres. Drum & Bass, Dub, Hip Hop, Dub Step, Techno, Trap, etc. It’s a sound that you feel as well as hear. This pack contains a wide range of floor-shaking, window-rattling sub-bass sounds.

Made with vintage and modern synths and drum machines. Recorded and processed with tasty high-end outboard.

With patches for Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and TAL-Sampler, MPC/Force. Well-organised and labelled files also make it easy to use in other software and hardware.

Some of the gear used: Roland SH-101, Roland Juno 6, Roland MKH-80, Korg MS-20, Roland TR-808, 8Raw8, Elektron Syntakt, Moog GrandMother, Thermionic Fat Bustard II Valve mixer, Empirical Labs Fatso, Electrodyne 511, ez1073-500.”

SubBass ToolKit is available now for $29 USD.

 

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