welcome
“Presets are great, using a mouse is sh*t” Lining up classic synth hardware against desktop and iOS emulations seemed like the greatest – not to mention easiest – feature idea ever for Computer Music. I mean, what could possibly go wrong? Firstly, tracking down the original hardware turned out be harder than anticipated – we had to borrow a Minimoog in the end (which our synth expert Dave Gale is still desperately trying to cling on to). And then there’s the small matter of trying to recreate an identical sound in software to that on hardware. I had the task of doing that with an ARP Odyssey (the latest Korg version) and let me tell you, it’s impossible. The slightest nudge on the original’s fader sent the sound completely out of…