FaithState: an ethereal 12 voice modular synthesizer and synthesis sandbox

A complete modular synthesizer with 9 generators, 12-voices, 500 waveforms and a wonderfully playful illuminated surface of interactivity - if you're a believer in synthesis then checkout FaithState.

Roland teasing a new AIRA product to be revealed on Monday

A mysterious and rather foggy video hints at something with glowing faders that Roland are planning to announce on Monday the 5th March. What do we think? Sampler? Mixer? Groovebox? TR-8 Mk2?

Mutable Instruments restyles Braids into the Plaits Macro-Oscillator

The spiritual successor of Braids has arrived. Meet Plaits, the newly designed macro-oscillator with 8 melodic and 8 percussive models, no screen, simple controls and CV for everything. Every rack should have ...

Open Labs StageLight: the multi-platform multi-touch DAW hits version 3.5

StageLight 3.5 works some magic into the Drum Machine with multiple lanes of automation, enhances the mixing experience and sorts out the browser. There's no DAW on Windows, Android or MacOS as touchable.

Polivoks Mini armoured tank desktop analog synthesizer ready to fire

Based upon an original schematic from Polivoks designer Vladimir Kuzmin the Polivoks Mini rolls onto your desktop with a simplified and improved architecture while retaining that classic face-melting sound.

Erica Synths Graphic VCO wavetable designer module is now available to order

We first saw this thing in December and then it was at NAMM last month and while it looks fabulous the Graphic VCO has been a little tricky to fully get a handle on. Erica Synths have just released it for sale ...

Mammut: sound design software for unpredictable fast Fourier transforms

Mammut is sound design through high-resolution spectrum splitting via mammoth Fast Fourier Transforms for individual peak processing with surprising, exciting and unpredictable results.

SOLAR RAYY Morphic Dual-Layer Analog Polysynth – crowd-sourcing a synthesizer

The Sonorous Ord "RAYY" is a game-changing digitally controlled analog synth with a 3D dual-layered architecture looking for funding on Kickstarter. Except it doesn't exist yet - would you back a concept?

n-Track Studio 9 gets a complete redesign, guitar amps and vocal tuning

n-Track Studio is one of the oldest digital audio workstations on the market and has reached version 9 with a GUI redesign, amp modelling and vocal correction. It's still got it!

Behringer Neutron round-up of latest demo videos

Demos and deep dives into the Behringer Neutron have started to appear as a few lucky beta testers share their thoughts on the prototype. We've pulled our favourites together in a handy round-up.

Make Noise discontinue the Phonogene tape inspired sampling looping module

The original Eurorack take on the Pierre Schaeffer Phonogene tape-based instrument has been quietly retired by Make Noise. Phonogene is dead. Long live Morphagene!

Behringer rumour mill points to Jupiter 8

We can't let a week go by without another Behringer synthesizer rumour. This time they were spotted playing with a Roland Jupiter 8 and a TR-909 - what could it possibly mean?

Play the Native Instruments Electric Sunburst while Gibson burns

The timing of NIs precisely sampled homage to the Les Paul couldn't have been better considering the dire straits Gibson is in. Electric Sunburst has a remarkably realistic engine of picking, strumming and ...

Cakewalk rescued by BandLab in Gibson fire sale

Cakewalk unexpected rises from the ashes as Singapore based collective BandLab Technologies snaps it up from Gibsons fire sale of assets and intellectual properties.

TSNM: Touch Sensing Note Memory for getting touchy-feely with your Eurorack

Doboz has finished the Eurorack version of the TSNM controller that offers note and pressure action, arpeggiation and sequencing in a very neat and affordable package. Get your fingers in there!

Fancy a big fat portable Moog Synthesizer IIIp?

50 years since the last one Moog are once again building the Moog Synthesizer IIIc portable, 3 cabinet synth of the gods. They are only making 40, so step up with your $35,000 quick!

CircleFade CF12 vintage Hi-Fi inspired MIDI controller

A new Kickstarter from Paris based CircleFade brings a boutique, vintage styled USB MIDI controller with 12 sharp and precise aluminium knobs. Is it too posh for your desk?

Flat pack musical products coming from IKEA and Teenage Engineering

Electronic music design and home design collide in a potentially interesting collaboration between fellow Swedes IKEA and Teenage Engineering. The FREKVENS collection coming to stores in about a year.

Ritual: A droning, echoing, atmospheric synthesizer from another time

Beautifully handcrafted Ritual synthesizer from Resonance Circuits with a playful, if slightly disturbing, front panel is a unique sound generating, noise making, drone enthusing atmospheric device.

Behringer asks if you’d like an OB-Xa clone as a desktop or keyboard

While Uli Behringer asks whether you'd like your OB-Xa clone with or without a keyboard, I wonder how long it will be until we can design our own synth in their online store?

SPINK0: Ableton Link for Eurorack is almost a reality

The Pink-0 open source project investigated how to put Ableton Link sync technology into a Eurorack module. Seismic Industries appeared to have cracked it with SPINK0 and now I can sync my laptop to my modular!

Elektron’s Overbridge DAW integration app delayed again

9 months since the release of the Digitakt and there's still no Overbridge. Elektron put back the release date for a second time and ask for our patience as they try to get their awesome integration to work.

TEM Mini monophonic synthesizer inspired by the Minimoog

In light of the Behringer Model D is there still room for a boutique analogue synthesizer based upon the Minimoog? ADSR seem to think so and offer up the TEM Mini for your consideration.

TouchPad: groovy programmable shortcut and macro controller

Navigate your DAW like a boss with this palm-sized programmable keyboard shortcut and macro controller. TouchPad has 36 keys for up to 5 commands per key for super fast audio editing.