Tag: author_name|Terrence O'Brien

Arturia’s Acid V is a Roland TB-303, without the headaches

I’ve been wracking my brain trying to figure out what would be the next vintage synth to get the Arturia emulation treatment. At this point the company has tackled many of the most iconic synths in history, and spent much of last year focused on its original creations like the…

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SOMA Labs’ Rumble of Ancient Times is the chaotic neutral of synths

I wrote my first synth review for Engadget in 2019. At the time I thought it might be a one off. Maybe it would afford me the opportunity to play with some fun gear now and then, but “Engadget synth beat reporter” was not something in the cards long term.…

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