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Vibes collaboration with Disk Multimedia
24. 06. 2014 62
Vibes has been co-operating on a long term basis with the renowned Czech distributor ´Disk Multimedia´, who specializes in studio technique and equipment for musicians. Thanks to this company, I have had the opportunity to try out first some of the latest and newest models on the market. Do you have something in mind that you would like to test?
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DIY Series: Part 5. – Interview with Bastl Instruments
28. 05. 2014 135
What would happen when several musicians from the Brno underground scene met at an art school and discover on their own that each of them is into electronics? A successful project can arise after five years that will have a yearly turnover to the amount of one million Czech crowns and will distribute DIY instruments to the whole world. This time, the boys from Bastl Instruments were interviewed and I was really having a great time with them.
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DIY Series: Part 4. – Interview with Michal Steinz
28. 04. 2014 81
In today's part of the DIY series I visited Michal Steinz the owner of recording studio in Tabor who is engaged in building clones of famous studio equipment. How to build, for example, a clone of the SSL G4000 Mixbus compressor? And how to make it look attractive? How to deal with the construction requirements, and with the actual making of the instrument? Michal and I discussed all these issues.
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New Plugin for the Vibes Studio – Eventide Blackhole
22. 04. 2014 173 Studio
Get an experimental reverb from Eventide, especially convenient for making movies. Blackhole is the first native plugin from Eventide that I have in my Vibes studio and I was really surprised by its quality sound, possibilities and direct control.
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Studiologic Numa Concert Review
19. 04. 2014 263
Do you try to buy interesting stage pianos with quality and very responsive keyboard? This time I have chosen a model from the Studiologic company. Its “Numa Concert” could be an interesting alternative for you.
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Waldorf Pulse 2 Review
09. 04. 2014 69
The long expected reincarnation of the analogue synthesizer “Waldorf Pulse” is finally here. Has the new Pulse2 met the requirements? How does it play and what are its possibilities? I have tested the Pulse 2 quite intensively for two months. Read my review on this instrument in the Music Store magazine.
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DIY Series: Part 3. – Interview with Martin Trochta
24. 03. 2014 119
This time I went to a small town called Rudolfov, close to České Budějovice where Martin Trochta, another DIY guru, grew up in when he was a child. Martin's life story can inspire any enthusiast whose situation made him or her start from restricted means (as many of us did) and make it on their own. Besides the eurorack models that Martin offers under the Autiolab label, we also had the chance to look at his analogue jewel called Yousynth.
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DIY Series: Part 2. – Interview with Olivier Gillet
24. 02. 2014 214
‘To be myself and realize my dreams’. This is how I would describe Mutable Instruments' Olivier's. Today I come with a truly interesting interview with French constructer Olivier Gilet, who can be a great inspiration to you. How to change a dream into reality and set up and flourish your own business? We asked these questions to Olivier Gillette and we were struck by his openness.
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Knob Replacement on a Clavia Nord Rack 2
04. 02. 2014 91 Studio
Do you know how to change a non-working knob on a Nord Rack 2? Inspired by colleagues from the DIY group, I started to fix this and I was not expecting it to be so easy. Do you solder? Do you fancy electronics? I am sure you can also do this, too. Look at the photos from the changing process.
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DIY Series: Part 1. – Interview with Bohdan Pásek
24. 01. 2014 145
In this DIY series I visited Bohdan Pásek, who has already built many DIY synthesizers and whose biggest success was building a 4voice analogue synth based on the favorite synthesizer SEMblance from the Analogue Solution Company.
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