Dave Smith & Roger Linn Use NAMM To Test BoomChik Analog Drum Machine Concept
One of the more interesting “vaporware” items we noticed at the NAMM show was a new Synth/Drum Machine hybrid, dubbed the BoomChik. This new instrument only lived in the imaginations of visitors to Dave Smith Instruments booth at NAMM via a large rendition on a poster. Now we always stop by DSI when at NAMM for two reasons. First, Dave Smith (the mind behind Sequential Circuits), is one of the nicest guys in the gear biz,...
Novuzeit Unleashes Sizzle Spine – Distortion Step Sequencer
Novuzeit has released Sizzle Spine, a distortion processor/step-sequencer. Sizzle Spine – clearly one of the worst product names ever – which gives us an idea for this month’s Futuremusic Direct newsletter contest… – claims to allow subtle-to-extreme destruction effects. The programs power is its ability to change the distortions in realtime by step-sequencing columns of various sound decimating effects....






