Many musicians - especially those who are into sound production but have to do it at home - dream about DSI Tempest or Elektron Analogue Rytm the prices of which are honestly snappish. Then they have that painful comeback and face their reality and are not in the mood to check their account. And a bit later they experience that amusing enlightment: the Internet allows us to find appropriate (concerning price and quality/functionality) variants of analog drum machines and any possible synth. Some of these instruments will surely give way to more expensive units but there are those great alternatives you can opt for until you earn enough to splash out.

Not so long ago the Swedish synthesizer company Elektron announced Analog Heat – powerful and compact analog stereo processor with vast range of connectivity and control possibilities. Shape the sound with 8 analog stereo distortion circuits, analog multimode stereo filter and analog stereo equalizer.

One of the Korg crew members uploaded (supposedly “by accident”) the photo to the official Instagram depicting 2 variants of a desktop version next to the KORG ARP Odyssey keyboard. The photo was quickly removed which makes us think whether it was on purpose or it happened by mistake due to some kind of miscommunication within the team. But what we’re really concerned with is whether it’s an experiment featuring a desktop Odyssey by Korg or the company does think about putting it into production.