Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

A briefcase full of Volcas? Squeeze up to 4 Korg Volcas in this hard-shell case

28 Jun 2018 in Synths

A very useful case that will protect up to 4 Korg Volca boxes plus their adapters and cables. The top comes all the way off so you could easily play with them inside the case. Might save them from beer spills.

Leak! Nektar to announce Panorama T4 and T6 MIDI controllers

28 Jun 2018 in Studio

New mid-range controller keyboards from Nektar get leaked on a French music store website. The Panorama T4 and T6 appear to have all the DAW integration facilities we like at an attractive price point.

Is Moog about to announce a polysynth called the Moog One?

27 Jun 2018 in Synths

An unsubstantiated email posted on a forum spills the beans on the spec of what could be a huge polyphonic synthesizer from Moog, probably called the Moog One. Is it real? Hopefully Moog can set us straight.

The Sleight of Hand is a magical CV signal footswitch for modular

26 Jun 2018 in Synths

When you've got your hands full of knobs how do you switch modulation or sequences without taking your fingers off the sweet spot? The Sleight of Hand is a passive CV signal footswitch that'll do the job ...

StarCruncher: Monophonic distorted realm explorer accidental minisynth

25 Jun 2018 in Synths

A new form of distorted synthesis discovered after a lab coding accident that has been likened to crashing data streams together is both painful and breathtaking. StarCruncher is somehow terrible and awesome.

Dreadbox splashes down with Drips V2 Eurorack drum synthesizer

25 Jun 2018 in Synths

Drips V2 is a cool drum and percussion synthesizer in a 21hp Eurorack module. "Drips" aptly describes the amount of development in this barely tweaked, hardly changed, module - oh look a grey front panel.

Malekko releases Quad LFO Generator with surpise built in 16-step sequencer

22 Jun 2018 in Synths

We first saw the Quad LFO at NAMM but didn't realise that you could record 16 steps of parameter automation. You can also distort the waveforms, change the phase and attenuate the output. It's full of ...

Arturia sex up controllers with sensitive, delicate and high impact KeyLab MkII

21 Jun 2018 in Studio

The Pro-Feel key-bed is robust and yet sensitive, delicate and nuanced for high-impact play - are Arturia describing the new KeyLab MkII controller keyboards or a new range of condoms?

Treadstone for Eurorack: a full analogue voice and modulation for your rack

20 Jun 2018 in Synths

Analogue Solutions small but epic Treadstone monosynth has been refitted into the Eurorack format. You get a proper synth voice with filter, envelope, LFO, sequencer and delay. Shame they didn't paint the ...

Behringer, Midifan and the MUSIC Tribe City factory strike: Uli takes to Facebook

20 Jun 2018 in Studio

Uli posts a response to the heat generated by recent reports of a strike at his MUSIC Tribe City factory and the legal action taken against a Chinese news site for using words like "shameless" and "copycat".

Mutable Instruments Clouds for Softube Modular

Softube Modular officially licenses Clouds from Mutable Instruments

19 Jun 2018 in Synths

This is not a DIY clone or approximation, Softube has an official Mutable Instruments Clouds module for their Modular virtual Eurorack virtual instrument.

Novation Circuit Mono Station 1.2 brings Patch Flip, CV sequencer & synth tweaks

16 Jun 2018 in Synths

Novation's commitment to developing products after release continues with the 1.2 update to Circuit Mono Station. You get a bunch of new features that feel like they should have always been there.

MPG-70 hardware programmer for Roland Super JX and MKS-70 synthesizers

15 Jun 2018 in Synths

Got a Roland Super JX synthesizer or rack-mounted MKS-70 knocking around that you've never been able to program? The MPG-70 can help you with that giving full hardware control over every parameter.

MOD Duo X a universe of effects in a box on your desktop

14 Jun 2018 in Studio

The MOD Duo guitar pedal gets upgraded to the MOD Duo X and placed on the desktop. Apparently, It contains an infinite amount of effects, instruments and MIDI utilities but details are still a bit sketchy.

Elettrorama MFOS Echo Rockit effect synthesizer ready to roll

14 Jun 2018 in Synths

Officially licensed from Music From Outer Space the MFOS Echo Rockit is a dub-infused, space delaying, noise generating synth box with a lot of fun to be found under its knobs and buttons.

Soma Pulsar-23 organismic drum machine review

14 Jun 2018 in Synths

An immense analogue drum machine is being cooked up in Soma Laboratories called the Pulsar-23. It's like plummeting through the beating heart of a planet, while on fire and having your soul modulated. I like ...

Behringer threatens to sue news site for calling it “copycat” and “Shameless”

13 Jun 2018 in Synths

A Chinese music technology news site is being threatened with legal action for calling Behringer's latest recreations of vintage synthesizers "copycat" and "shameless".

Get some vintage 1980’s drums in your rack with RMX from DSP Synthesziers

13 Jun 2018 in Synths

Based on the Oberheim OMX drum machines DSP Synthesizers have worked up a 6 channel vintage 80's drum module with inbuilt mixing, MIDI and USB. That's a lot of drums in 12HP.

Output takes us to the Arcade for a coin-operated loop synthesizer

13 Jun 2018 in Synths

Arcade is subscription based, looks fabulous, sounds awesome and has a wonderfully intuitive synthesizer engine to manipulate loops. You'll get new content every day, forever provided you keep paying your $10.

Gotharman’s Little deFormer 3 granular groovebox ready for preorder

11 Jun 2018 in Synths

More groovebox action from Denmark's Gotharman's Musical Instruments. This time the deFormer 3 includes 16 light-up buttons for easier step sequencing of the multiple synth, sampler, noise and audio tracks.

Arturia reminds us of Spark’s existence with 2.4 update

10 Jun 2018 in Synths

3 years after Arturia introduced Spark 2, their uber-versatile software/hardware drum machine, it crawls up to version 2.4 with some bug fixes and a reminder that it's still good.

Waldorf KYRA: virtual analog FPGA powered hardware synthesizer we’ve seen before

08 Jun 2018 in Synths

Waldorf have picked up the Exodus Valkyrie, the only interesting thing at Musikmesse this year, and turned it into a potentially awesome virtual analog hardware synthesizer called Kyra.

Drops: physics-based percussion instrument realised in virtual reality

07 Jun 2018 in Studio

Grab your Oculus Rift and immerse yourself in a garden of shapes and falling marbles. Drops is a gravity-based musical instrument set in a serene environment for immersive mindfulness and virtual music making.

StepPolyArp Unit: a step sequencing polyphonic arpeggiator for iOS

07 Jun 2018 in Synths

The clue is in the name - StepPolyArp Unit is a step sequencing polyphonic and polyrhythmic arpeggiator for iOS that'll run internally, externally, via plug-in or Audiobus to generate melodies all over the ...