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Read about the latest Soundgas news. From vintage musical instruments, synths & electronic gear, to music studio equipment; from rare & vintage gear we love, restore and sell to the Soundgas Type 636 series made in our workshop in the UK - find it all here.

Revealed: The Formula Used By Roland For Tape Echo Loops

The final chapter in the very long tale of our quest to find out what tape to use in our Roland (and other) tape...
Post by Tony Miln
Jun 30 2021
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Vintage Synths: To Buy Or Not to Buy? Part 1: Roland Jupiter 8

In which our dedicated synth botherer reveals the extent to which he went to convince himself he really didn’t want/need a certain vintage polysynth,...
Post by Tony Miln
Jun 22 2021
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Fantastic Beast: Roland System 700 For Sale

It’s true. It’s real. We finally got to play a Roland System 700. Here Tony waxes lyrical, and more than a little wistful, about...
Post by Tony Miln
Jan 19 2021
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New Gear Reviews: The Future Sound of 2021

A slight reworking of our last mail out of 2020 where we took a break from festivities and a change from our usual weekly...
Post by Tony Miln
Jan 13 2021
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Nils Frahm Gear Auction

This week’s Nils Frahm Auction sees the remaining items from this year’s decluttering of his magnificent Saal 3 Studio in Funkhaus, Berlin go under...
Post by Tony Miln
Dec 09 2020
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How did that happen? (50K Followers...)

Wow. So all of a sudden we have 50,000 followers on Instagram. A chance to look back at a few highlights, and to share...
Post by Tony Miln
Aug 12 2020
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Nils Frahm Funkhaus Saal 3 Equipment Sale

[UPDATE: This article was published when we started selling equipment for Nils. The final part of that process – an auction – has begun...
Post by Tony Miln
Mar 12 2020
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Tony & Jo Behind The Gear

Our regular live broadcasts on Instagram Live on Tuesdays at 12pm GMT (London time) are proving popular.  Last week we took a behind the...
Post by Tony Miln
Jan 29 2020
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