New Atlas

Marble machine maker shares bouncing bass build secrets

Last year, artist and musician Martin Molin of the Swedish band Wintergatan shared the results of his mechanical labor of love with the online community – the Musical Marble Machine. A captivating ...
Cult of Mac

Pure Acid, the best drum and bass machine on the iPad (and iPhone!)

Here’s Pure Acid with a fetching gold makeover. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Pure Acid is a bass synthesizer and drum machine app for the iPad, and it might just be the best drum machine app ever ...
MusicRadar

"Fine for off-the-cuff sequencer basslines, otherwise you have to plan what you're going to do before even switching it on": Here's what the reviews said when the dance-music ...

When the TB-303 came out in 1981, it was touted as a bass guitar/synth accompaniment gizmo for bands or solo players. It was a diminutive box with a mini keyboard, sequencing and a lot of quirks – in ...
MusicRadar

Electro-Harmonix reveals the Bass9 bass machine pedal

After many long nights in the R&D department the Electro-Harmonix boffins have emerged victorious with the Bass9 bass machine pedal, which takes your guitar signal and makes it sound like a bass. The ...