May 11th, 2021
Modal Electronics
Modal Electronics made a heck of play for the budget synth market with the one-two punch of the SkulptSynth and the CraftSynth 2.0. The Skulpt was a $299 virtual analog that took aim at the Uno and Volca Keys by trading in true analog for a wealth of sound shaping features. The Craft on the other hand went for a wild wavetable engine that is unlike anything else in the $150 price range. The SkulptSynth SE builds on the success of the original Skulpt by slashing the price to just $199 and improving the build quality.
People have regularly complained about the build of the Skulpt and Craft 2 including me. They re impressive sounding, but feel kind of cheap and flimsy. The Volca line isn t exactly a beacon of premium materials, but they feel far more robust than Modal s budget instruments. I ve yet to try the Skulpt SE for myself, so I can t confirm just how much better the build is, but I m cautiously optimistic.
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Published 10 Feb, 2021
This is The Mechanic, where Alex Wiltshire invites developers to discuss the difficult journeys they’ve taken to make their games. This time, The Impossible Bottle [official site].
Joint winner of IF Comp last year was a text adventure game called The Impossible Bottle. You should try it! It’s free and works in your browser, and you play as Emma, a little girl who has to tidy up her house and help her parents before guests come over for lunch. At least that’s how it starts, because The Impossible Bottle
goes places, and the way it goes to those places is very clever, with several revelations and a central gimmick which I’ll do my best not to spoil here. But one of its cleverest features is evident from the start: hyperlinks.