John Wooden

May 15, 2024 | activerain.com | Will Hamm |Elizabeth Kenny |Robert Frost |John Wooden

Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem. - Virginia  SatirHe who angers you conquers you. Elizabeth KennyIn three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert FrostDon't let making a living prevent you from making a life. John WoodenEverything can be work out if we put our heads together - Will HammWithout promotion, something terrible happens... nothing!P. T. Barnum

Dec 12, 2023 | synthtopia.com | John Wooden

The Bob Moog Foundation has announced a new 2024 calendar, Bob Moog, His Life and Work, commemorating the synth pioneer’s 90th birthday. The calendar traces his first 50 years through professional and personal photos, letters, and other historical documentation drawn from both the Bob Moog Foundation Archives and the private collection of the Moog Family Archives.

May 30, 2023 | synthtopia.com | John Wooden

Arturia has released MicroFreak version 5, a massive free update that adds 4 new engines. It also allows users to load their own samples and use them with one of the four new sample/granular engines. Here’s what’s new in MicroFreak v5.0:New sampling engine: Manipulate and trigger recorded audio using MicroFreak. 3 new granular engines: Scan, Cloud, and Hit modes for Freaky granular exploration. New Preset factoryUsing MIDI Control Center, you can import your own samples, up to 24 seconds long.

Apr 19, 2023 | tinyurl.com | John Wooden

Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 It’s Over “Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energy moving forward together towards an answer.” – Denis WaitleyIt’s over. I’m talking about tax season, although in a public accounting firm, “it’s” never over. If you are a successful, profitable, growing CPA firm, you are busy all the time. You never get over it. You just get past it, always moving forward.

Jan 21, 2023 | synthtopia.com | John Wooden

OXI Instruments has officially released OXI One 3.0 – a major update to their hardware step sequencer that adds a huge variety of new features. Here’s what’s new in OXI One firmware 3.0:NEW MATRICEAL MODEGenerative mode with 4 independent sequencing tracks each of which have 9 different and independent parameters lanes and plenty of randomization options.