Support Local – 9 Music Tech Retailers to Support this Winter
Support Local – 9 Music Tech Retailers to Support this Winter Some things are worth keeping around. Los Angeles has entered another week of restrictions and lockdown and businesses are feeling it.  The pandemic has been especially hard on small and independent retailers. To keep alive the communities these retailers foster and the legacy gear they preserve, we have put together a list of 9 Music Tech Retailers here in Los Angeles worth your support this winter. su_divider top=”no” size=”1″ 1. Perfect Circuit Located in Burbank, Perfect Circuit is an independent music retailer that carries a wide variety of music tech from modular synths to Drum machines and sequencers, to streaming and DJ equipment. Before the pandemic, PC hosted multiple community events a month including manufacturer demos, community discussions, and in-depth clinics but has since moved these events to live stream on their Youtube Channel. You can still …
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VCV Rack – FREE Open-source Virtual Modular Synthesizer
The makers of VCV Rack have released the most recent update to the beta version of the open-source virtual synthesizer. VCV Rack was released earlier this year and has been receiving frequent additions to its lineup of modules. There are 14 modules that are included with the download as a group referred to as 'Fundamental'. These modules are, naturally, fundamental to creating a basic modular synthesizer and allow you to create increasingly complex routings for crazier sounds.
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Biotek – Organic Synthesizer
Biotek – Organic Synthesizer Tracktion has recently introduced its first virtual synthesizer which uses samples from organic and urban sounds, making for a powerful instrument. The BioTek Synthesizer really worked to distinguish itself from other synthesizers you could find in the market, by tapping into 20 years worth of samples recorded in locations like Seattle, California, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon and Texas. BioTek is backed with a team of legends including Wolfram Franke, the main software architect behind multiple synthesizer programs for the esteemed german software company, Waldorf. Sound design is lead by Tahio Yamada, who is credited for the Alesis Andromeda synthesizer and the M-Audio Venom while graphic design is led by Kristina Childs. With a team of daring and innovative minds, BioTek ends up with the a refined, highly intuitive and highly powerful virtual modular synth. So what makes the interface so fresh? Tracktion describes it like so: …
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