Category: Gear

Sonic TALK 311 – Man Bags


The Top 5 Things To Do Every Mix – Into The Lair #69

Mix Engineer Dave Pensado goes over the top 5 things he does before and during every mix that he does.


MKSensation Digital Piano Library Review

Today I’m checking out the MKSensation library for Kontakt from Gospel Musicians. It’s based on the popular digital piano module from Roland the MKS-20. This is a Kontakt player library so you don’t need to own the full version of Kontakt to use it. Very popular sound in Gospel and RnB music.


Showtek – Pensado’s Place #112


Big Fish Audio SWAGG Library Review

The new urban synth workstation SWAGG from Big Fish Audio and VIP Loops for Kontakt 5 player is out and I’m going through showing you what it sounds like. Also find out how you can win a free copy of the library.


Sonic TALK 310 – Analog Special

Bumper panel: Gaz WIlliams fresh from a Karl Hyde radio session and gets decorated by the rest of the band, Rich Hilton from Nile Rodgers studio, Mike Grieg from SSR, Dave Spiers Gforce software, and Mark Tinley from TVMania. Analog tape echo setup, Aurora AR57, Daves new Synthesizers.com modular and anlog in general, Nick plays…


The Electro-Music emSynth Promises To Make Modular Synthesizers Small & Cheap

emSynth, the electro-music synthesizer, is a compact miniature modular synthesizer system designed for ‘anyone with an interest in low cost modular synthesizers’. By low cost – they plan to sell the modules for about $15 each. Here’s the official description for the emSynth modules: Traditional modular synthesizers are large, wall-sized investments in sound. They are…


How To Mix A Song Based on It’s Style – Into The Lair #68

Dave Pensado shows how to get the best mix possible based on the style of the track you are mixing in the 68th Into The Lair.


Hip Hop Producer Danja – Pensado’s Place #111

Musician and Hip Hop Producer Danja joins Dave and Herb via Skype in the 110th episode of Pensado’s Place!


The Best Of Musikmesse 2013

Over 1,500 readers weighed in our Best of Musikmesse 2013 poll, and the Korg Volca Beats came out on top. The entire Volca line was a hit with Synthtopia readers, sweeping the top three slots. But introductions from Novation, Roland/Boss, Nord, Image-Line and MFB were popular with readers, too. Here are reader picks for this year’s Best…