Raspberry Pi sure is doubling down on artificial intelligence with its recent accessory releases. The excellent Raspberry Pi AI Kit brought 13 TOPS of AI compute to the Raspberry Pi 5 by strapping a general-purpose Hailo-8L M.2 AI accelerator module onto it using the power of the PCIe-based M.2 HAT+.
The OP-Z was never as in vogue as the OP-1. Despite its deep and capable sequencing workflow and swathes of connectivity and expandability options (especially for such a pocketable device) all at an attractive $599 price, it was perhaps the lack of a display, and therefore of a traditional UI…
Arturia is an interesting company. Entering the scene back in 1999 and focusing on software instruments for the better part of a decade, the company branched out into hardware by late 2000s, announcing the Origin hardware synthesizer and the Analog Factory Experience software/controller combo.
There is absolutely no doubt that teenage engineering’s OP-1 is one of, if not the most influential, synthesisers of the decade. However, as we’ve already seen multiple times with the Swedish brand’s products, trying to fit them into a single conventional category doesn’t do them justice.
Each time we get a bit of teenage engineering kit, it takes us on a journey during our review. The Swedish company seems to make just about anything they feel like making – which includes everything from serious, albeit quirky music devices – to adorable record cutters and singing dolls.
Great gear comes pack with an array of connectivity options. No matter how powerful or great a piece of kit it on its own – mixing and matching it in different and surprising combinations can greatly extend the sonic potential and uniqueness of sound produced.