Introduction: Back in the mid-90’s Roland launched a series of modules called the Sound Expansion (M) series. These 1-unit rack modules were closely based on the sounds that were available in the SR-JV80 Expansion Cards at that time. Sound-On-Sound did a review of these modules shortly after they were released. You can read this article …
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Introduction: The Behringer TD-3 is a low cost clone of the Roland TB-303. Additionally it has MIDI ports, a built-in distortion effect, extra control signal jacks, and USB connection. The PCB layout is mostly surface-mounted components so the unit is quite light. A modern ARM processor handles all the housekeeping and can accept firmware updates …
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Shortly after I took possession of the MOXF-6 I succumb to the urge to take a look inside. It was an easy job to disassemble the casing unlike the older SY series where the casings are littered with screws of different sizes. I found the build quality of the MOXF-6 just wasn’t up to the …
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