by Richard MacLemale | Jan 8, 2025 | Blog Posts
We all judge things based on our personal experiences of them. I ran a guitar-based YouTube channel for several years before starting a second channel for keyboards, but I’ve been watching synth-based channels almost since the beginning of YouTube. And between...
by Richard MacLemale | Dec 26, 2024 | Blog Posts
I’ve had Synthesizer V for several weeks now. I’ve purchased four vocal databases – Natalie, Hayden, Astoria, and Saros – and they each have their pros and cons, much like the real life versions of those four singers. I already made a video...
by Richard MacLemale | Dec 18, 2024 | Blog Posts
I’m entertained by the back and forth outrage of a four thousand dollar synth (Sequential Prophet X) being opened up (because it broke) by Espen Kraft, who then pointed out in a video the cheap $70 computer motherboard powering the thing. I think that many...
by Richard MacLemale | Nov 16, 2024 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
Yes. That’s an easy one. I’m not going to lie – when you look at someone’s synth collection and it’s mostly or all Behringer, it’s a lot like looking at someone’s home arcade and noticing that they’re all Arcade1Up...
by Richard MacLemale | Nov 10, 2024 | Blog Posts
I’m a fan of Rick Beato, but that doesn’t mean that I agree with every decision or opinion he has. In modern times, YouTube comment threads are often populated by fanboys who think the channel host can do no wrong. How stupid is that? One example from...