Real Talk Archives - SYNTH ANATOMY https://synthanatomy.com/category/real-talk Music Tech News, Reviews, Events, Music Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:37:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://synthanatomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Synth_Anatomy_Icon_1.png Real Talk Archives - SYNTH ANATOMY https://synthanatomy.com/category/real-talk 32 32 Paid upgrades, will the Roland Fantom EX and Kemper Profiler Player examples become the norm for hardware? https://synthanatomy.com/2024/10/paid-upgrades-will-the-roland-fantom-ex-and-kemper-profiler-player.html https://synthanatomy.com/2024/10/paid-upgrades-will-the-roland-fantom-ex-and-kemper-profiler-player.html#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:18:43 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=88247 Roland Fantom EX, Kemper profiler are two recent examples of paid feature upgrades; is this becoming the next thing in hardware music tech? Let’s talk about updates/upgrades. If you buy a purely analog instrument, you [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2024/10/paid-upgrades-will-the-roland-fantom-ex-and-kemper-profiler-player.html/feed 10 Best MIDI keyboard controllers with built-in audio interfaces and why need more https://synthanatomy.com/2024/08/best-midi-keyboard-controllers-with-built-in-audio-interfaces-and-why-need-more.html https://synthanatomy.com/2024/08/best-midi-keyboard-controllers-with-built-in-audio-interfaces-and-why-need-more.html#comments Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:16:34 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=87427 We need more MIDI keyboard controllers with built-in audio interfaces, and there are reasons why having them built-in makes sense and is valuable. The market for MIDI keyboards is large and varied. It is mainly [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2024/03/real-talk-native-instruments.html/feed 29 Do not buy plugins from these brands at full price, you will regret it https://synthanatomy.com/2024/02/do-not-buy-plugins-from-these-brands-at-full-price-you-will-regret-it.html https://synthanatomy.com/2024/02/do-not-buy-plugins-from-these-brands-at-full-price-you-will-regret-it.html#comments Sun, 18 Feb 2024 19:15:12 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=81668 Buying plugins at full price is not advisable because there are always deals, but if you do, you shouldn’t do it from these brands. New plugins come onto the market every day. Whether it’s a [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2024/02/do-not-buy-plugins-from-these-brands-at-full-price-you-will-regret-it.html/feed 10 Korg NAMM 2024: digital is the new analog, a revived legend, and some missed opportunities https://synthanatomy.com/2024/01/korg-namm-2024-digital-is-the-new-analog-a-revived-legend-and-some-missed-opportunities.html https://synthanatomy.com/2024/01/korg-namm-2024-digital-is-the-new-analog-a-revived-legend-and-some-missed-opportunities.html#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:11:10 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=81107 Korg celebrated NAMM 2024 with a true product news storm (PS-3300 FS, KingKorg Neo…), but what remains? Day 1 after NAMM 2024. Many manufacturers have dismantled their booths or have already left the building. NAMM [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2024/01/korg-namm-2024-digital-is-the-new-analog-a-revived-legend-and-some-missed-opportunities.html/feed 13 Should music tech brands pay content creators for their work? #realtalk https://synthanatomy.com/2023/01/should-brands-pay-music-tech-content-creators-for-their-work.html https://synthanatomy.com/2023/01/should-brands-pay-music-tech-content-creators-for-their-work.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2023 16:51:17 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=70469 YouTuber Red Means Recording talks about music tech brands, free gear, and the value of a creator and its content in a new video.  A world without YouTube is hard to imagine these days. Where [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2023/01/should-brands-pay-music-tech-content-creators-for-their-work.html/feed 15 Hey Brainworx, we are waiting for a comeback of the innovative PPG plugins and apps https://synthanatomy.com/2022/10/hey-brainworx-we-are-waiting-for-a-comeback-of-the-innovative-ppg-plugins-and-apps.html https://synthanatomy.com/2022/10/hey-brainworx-we-are-waiting-for-a-comeback-of-the-innovative-ppg-plugins-and-apps.html#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:38:15 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=68476 In 2020 Brainworx bought Wolfgang Palm’s  PPG Apps with all plugins/iOS, two years later, customers are still waiting for a sign of life. There are tons of Synthesizer plugins available for free and for purchase. [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2022/10/hey-brainworx-we-are-waiting-for-a-comeback-of-the-innovative-ppg-plugins-and-apps.html/feed 14 The Push 3 Leak Is Fake, Says Ableton, And Why I Report About It https://synthanatomy.com/2020/09/the-push-3-leak-is-fake-says-ableton-and-why-i-report-about-it.html https://synthanatomy.com/2020/09/the-push-3-leak-is-fake-says-ableton-and-why-i-report-about-it.html#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:58:06 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=47950 Push 3 would certainly have been an exciting product, but Ableton pops the buzz balloon and reports that the leak is a fake.  The anticipation was short-lived. The supposed leak of the new Push 3 [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2020/09/the-push-3-leak-is-fake-says-ableton-and-why-i-report-about-it.html/feed 3 KORG Vs. AUv3 Support, A Never Ending Story? https://synthanatomy.com/2019/07/korg-auv3-support-story.html https://synthanatomy.com/2019/07/korg-auv3-support-story.html#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:23:38 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=35354 KORG vs. AUv3 support: will KORG lose its iOS lead in 2019 or will they change anything? Apple announced during this year’s WWDC 19 that Inter-App Audio (IAA) on iOS devices will no longer be [...]

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