Midweek Modular: Jam Jams, expanded Pams and updated DSPs
25 Jan in Synths
This week Noise Engineering helps us rework our jams, ALM expands clocks out of Pams Pro Workout, and Tiptop Audio updates the massive Z-DSP.
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Roland FP-E50: Digital piano with ZEN-Core, vocal effects and more
24 Jan in Synths
Roland brings the enormity of the ZEN-Core sound engine, vocal effects, auto accompaniment and recording to the FP series in the FP-E50.
SUPERBOOTH 23: Tickets now available for the unmissable synth show
23 Jan in Synths
Tickets are available now for SUPERBOOTH 23, the world's most exciting electronic music trade fair, exhibition and performance festival.
EMOM: All you need to know about Electronic Music Open Mic Nights
EMOM or Electronic Music Open Mic events are popping up all over. We talked to the people behind it to find out how you can get involved.
NGEN: Algorithmic MIDI Workstation from Spektro Audio
20 Jan in Synths
NGEN is a 16-track MIDI sequencer with 12 pattern generators and 10 MIDI effects to produce music, patterns and rhythms algorithmically.
Rhodes V8: The official virtual Rhodes MK8 instrument
19 Jan in Synths
Rhodes has released a virtual version of the MK8. Rhodes V8 hopes to capture every detail of the hardware in the official Rhodes VSTi. And win a MK8!!
Erica Synths rescues Hexinverter Électronique
19 Jan in Synths
Erica Synths steps in to take over sales and manufacturing of a couple of key Hexinvertor Électronique modules to keep the vibe alive.
Midweek Modular: ChikiPower, EuroDexed and Crazy 6-eyed sequencing
18 Jan in Synths
This week in Midweek Modular Befaco gives us a cool little PSU, Noisy Fruits packs Dexed into Eurorack, and we explore 32 steps of Crazy Chicken.
MiniFreak V: software version of MiniFreak arrives for everyone
18 Jan in Synths
Arturia has released the MiniFreak V as a standalone software synthesizer for anyone and everyone - no MiniFreak hardware synth required.
Waldorf Quantum Mk2: Polyphonic aftertouch, more storage, new firmware
16 Jan in Synths
Waldorf takes its flagship synthesizer to the next level with some serious hardware and software updates with the Quantum Mk2 Hybrid Synthesizer.
Behringer AKS Mini: The Putney VCS3 in a minisynth
13 Jan in Synths
Behringer shows us the final version of the VCS3 clone pulled into the playful AKS Mini minisynth. It suggests a summer release date for $99.
HOT TOPIC – Osmose: Game-changer or eMPEror’s new clothes?
12 Jan in Synths
The Expressive E Osmose keyboard is creating an industry buzz. In the first of our HOT TOPIC features, we asked our synth experts for their opinions.
Midweek Modular: Customisable distortions, effects sends and old Moogs
11 Jan in Synths
This time in Midweek Modular we get to put components into the front of distortion, send signals and pretend we're playing with a Moog modular.
Could AKAI Pro be poised to release the MPC XL?
11 Jan in Synths
It's the 35th anniversary of the Akai MPC this year, and buried in software scripts appears to be a reference to an unannounced MPC XL.
Koka’s Drone Box No.1: Droning with inanimate objects
08 Jan in Synths
Take four stepper motors, a box and a bunch of inanimate objects, and you have a Drone Box No.1 machine of textures through electrical impulses.
Midweek Modular: Radioactivity, Particle beams and Overdrive
03 Jan in Synths
This week we find ourselves mining for isotopes, fiddling with Gaussian distributions and distorting the heck out of things in both mono and stereo.
Best Software Synths of 2022: Classic recreations & Innovative Weirdness!
30 Dec 2022 in Synths
What were the best software synths of 2022? From classic to innovative, here are my picks of the year's best and most interesting soft synths...
The Best Synths of 2022: Big polys, mini polys and more
28 Dec 2022 in Synths
This year's new synthesizers mixed up bold ideas, nuanced pathways, reissues and plenty of vintage vibes. Here are my top 5 synths of 2022.
The Best Eurorack Modules of 2022: Our Top 5 for modular mayhem
26 Dec 2022 in Synths
Despite the year's chip shortages we've seen some interesting and unusual modules this year. Here's my pick of the Best Eurorack Modules of 2022
Melody Oracle: Sequencer, synthesizer, board game and spirit organ
22 Dec 2022 in Synths
Let the spirits guide your sequence with the cosmic Melody Oracle musical pattern divinator. Part board game, part exploratory sonic universe
Midweek Modular: Apollo spaceships, Anti zombie detection and clones
21 Dec 2022 in Synths
This week we get a control panel pulled from a Battlestar Viper, detection of warm bodies and Mutable Instruments modules are getting everywhere.
SERGE Paperface 2.0: 50 year anniversary redesign of a classic
20 Dec 2022 in Synths
A redesigned anniversary edition of the classic Paperface modular series from 1972. The circuits are original, but Serge has added some refinements.
SoundForce SFC-8 Jupiter-8 controller is now ready to ship
20 Dec 2022 in Synths
The SFC-8 MIDI controller for virtual Jupiter-8 plugins is now ready to ship. We also saw the new uDCO oscillator and the S-LD LinnDrum module.
Erica Synths SYNTRX II synthesizer of darkness is now open to preorder
20 Dec 2022 in Synths
Erica Synths unveiled the stunning SYNTRX II exploratory synthesizer at Superbooth along with the LXR drum module. The synth is ready to ship