Arturia MiniBrute Waveforms

Here's a nice little demo from Audio Central Magazine demonstrating what the waveforms of the Arturia Minibrute look like on a oscilloscope.  It offers a nice demonstration of what the features like the metalizer, super saw, and brute factor do exactly.  At this point, this synth seems like it could be a big hit for every producer, not only for its unique features, but also its low price of $500 USD.

Messing with the Monotribe

Thought I'd drop together a short demo of the Monotribe with MIDITRIBE for you all.  Just clicked it on and did it live.  A little bit of compression and reverb, which probably lowers the power of the kick, but oh well.  Enjoy!

SCI Prophet 600 = Welcome

Youtube user n3bsvid shows off his new SCI Prophet 600.

Sweetwater shows off the Arturia Minibrute

A nice demo by Sweetwater Sound of the Arturia Minibrute.  I haven't heard that anyone has received theirs yet, but it sounds like this thing is going to be a hit.

Fun Friday - She's the Queen 'Sleepwalker's Curse' Demo

She's the Queen - Sleepwalker's Curse [Exclusive Demo] by The Synth Symp

Hey everyone, hope you had a good week and enjoyed the feature on Manchester.  I've got some really big things coming up, so be sure to be here Monday for the first in a set of interviews I'm incredibly excited about.  Be sure to come back then.

I wrestled this demo out of the hands of She's the Queen a few days ago for the site.  The track 'Sleepwalker's Curse' is a fan favorite for the band, so getting an intimate look at the infancy of this song adds a great perspective.  This early demo showcases a less effect-filled, piano heavy version of the track, and lacks the slow buildup to the chorus we all know well now.  The versions before this were still in the phase of the band finding its sound-- perhaps one day Emily and Drew will release more of their other demo tracks as well, so be sure to bug them on Twitter about it.

Have a good weekend, and see you here Monday!

Manchester Week: Mindscramble

Mindscramble - Upstart (demo) by Mindscramble


Interviewing MINDSCRAMBLE is like greeting an old friend to me-- but we've never met in person.  When the blog was in its wee days of infancy, I received a few emails from interested people, him being one of the few.  Not sure what to think judging by his photo, I checked out his Soundcloud and was immediately excited-- I had found the type of readers who I wanted to listen to.  Mindscramble was the first of the Manchester crew I met, so it's a pleasure to have this interview.


Mindscramble combines the feelings of 80s montages and beats into great tracks.  While he claims to be a beginner, I never hear any evidence of it.  Check below as I delve into his influences and find out what makes him tick.  I'm also excited to show off a demo work in progress of his new track, 'Surge', and he takes a crack at the classic patch from Anoraak's 'Nightdrive with You'.