As 2013 turned out to be an eventful year for Scope
users with groundbreaking BC Modular updates, new developer dNa coming on board
and trade show focus on the future there has also been some reflection on
our past in the electronic music field. Our Time Machine
takes us back to 1985 with some audio examples of product reviews from the
era of the dawn of MIDI and microchip driven devices. Prolific music
technology author Roland Kuit then
takes us on an historic journey to the earlier half of last century with a
comprehensive rundown of many electronic music pioneers. We've also
included a useful Scope PCI guide for any second hand buyers that may be new
to Scope or even experienced users who have just plain forgotten.
The second review of dNa's initial product release
features the StereoEqualiser offering with Ray de Jager giving more insights
into the device's design influences and goals. But will he give much
away about upcoming devices? Suffice to say that for the time
being there are more in the pipeline.
Soft synthesizers are again the attention of focus this
month at ScopeRise ranging from the freeware Odessa One to the Zarg Solaris
Core, small cousin and predecessor of the great Solaris keyboard. The
interesting aspect of Soren Jepson's Odessa's development was the inclusion
of an iPad control interface also inspired by the ARP Odyssey. And a
thank you to John Bowen for his generosity for the recent Zarg sale and also
for sharing a story of how the Solaris Core served as an evolutionary
stepping stone to the top of the line Solaris keyboard. We've been hearing about
CopperLan for a while. But what is
it, what can it do for us and how easy is it to set up? Sunmachine
walks us through his own setup and whets our appetite for what is to come
and how it can make our lives easier in the Scope domain. Finally, want to know how to give those demo tracks a
fully professional touch? Check out our article on online session
musicians. |