Electronic Musician (2018/08)

Contents 20 // Roundup E-Drums and MIDI Percussion Controllers It's a new world for the oldest instrument - a world of hybrid drum kits, high-tech for low-cost, and drum brains that are actually smart. Not only do the latest e-drums look like acoustic drums, but also with a small attachment you can make your acoustic drums sound like a TR-808 or Phil Collins' '80s-era kit. This month we survey the state-of-the-art in MIDI percussion controllers, some of which are more affordable than ever. 28 // Body/Head We go inside the sessions - and outside the traditional bounds of guitar and vocal music - for Kim Gordon and Bill Nace's latest experimental album, The Switch. Keyboard Magazine 32 // The Art Of Synth Soloing - Jason Rebello 36 // Piano Lesson - Jeff Lorber on Building a Track 40 // Sound Design - Beyond Arpeggios, Part 2 42 // Bob Moog On Synthesizers 43 // David Burge - Contemporary Piano Departments 10 // Community 14 // New Gear - Report from Superbooth18 66 // Five Questions - Daniel Levitin on Technology, Focus, and the Creative Process How To 18 // Electronic Guitar - Spectral Effects 58 // Master Class - Roland TR-8S Gear Reviews 44 // Polivoks Pro Polivoks 48 // Royer R-10 50 // Wolfgang Palm PPG Infinite Pro 52 // Roland R-07 53 // Moog Music Model D iOS App 54 // Primova Midx-20 56 // Soundtheory Gullfoss 58 // UVI Augmented Piano 59 // The Strange Agency Soup