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Treasure: TR-808 emulation for VCV Rack virtual modular software
The forthcoming VCV Rack virtual Eurorack gets an emulation of the Roland classic TR-808 Rhythm Composer called Treasure with loads of CV controllable features.
USB-MIDI2CV: Simple MIDI interface for your Eurorack
DSP Synthesizers have released two USB interfaces that take MIDI from any DAW, tablet, phone and output CV and gate for controlling your modular. USB-MIDI2CV and USB-MIDI2CVplus are available now.
Cakewalk Momentum: Your cloud syncable, DAW dragable, 4-track recorder
18 Oct 2017 in Studio
Cakewalk have announced Momentum. A four-track recorder app for iPhone and Android that lets you drag and drop the audio from the Cloud directly into your DAW via a plug-in.
AES 2017: iLok Cloud is an online protection dongle you can’t break or lose
Pace have announced they are taking your iLok licenses online to the Cloud that never fails and a connection that's always on. iLok Cloud is the definition of optimistic software protection.
Microsoft Surface Book 2: Leaving the MacBook Pro behind?
Microsoft announces the new Surface Book 2 with 8th generation CPUs, touch, pen, dial and Mixed Reality Nvidia graphics. Apple's offerings seem underwhelming at this point, unless you want a new phone.
S-Modular: Simple semi-modular synthesis for your iPad
17 Oct 2017 in Synths
Turn your iPad into a lunchbox of modular synthesis with S-Modular by DesignByPaul. Some wiring behind the scenes but otherwise a cool way to start fiddling with Eurorack patching.
Delayed Eventide EuroDDL delay module is released this time for real
16 Oct 2017 in Synths
Eventide are ignoring the Summer NAMM release of their EuroDDL delay module and are trying again with AES New York, although you probably won't get one until January. Looks like fun though.
Monobloc multi module modular modules that you build yourself
16 Oct 2017 in Synths
Monobloc 01 and 02 are DIY modular kits that put 5 or 6 modules behind a single combined front panel. It's a fabulously cheap way to get into Eurorack, but you'll need to find your own components and case.
FB-3300: Free Korg PS-3300 Polyphonic Synthesizer plug-in
15 Oct 2017 in Synths
Full Bucket Music resurrects an old polyphonic monster of a 1977 Korg synthesizer. The FB-3300 emulates the sound and behaviour to generate acres of vintage synthesizer polyphony for free.
SLOR: Shed Loads Of Resonators from Tim Exile
15 Oct 2017 in Studio
Take some simple beats and transform them into pitches, chords, leads and morphological soundscapes with shed loads of resonators. SLOR is a mutational jungle of harmonic occurrences.
Manipulate voltages in your Eurorack with Warm Star’s The Bends module
13 Oct 2017 in Synths
Combine, offset, invert, blend and attenuate a bunch of CV or audio signals in The Bends, a voltage manipulator module from Warm Star which gives easy control over complex voltage combinations.
Field Kit FX: CV controlled multi effects from KOMA Elektronik
12 Oct 2017 in Synths
The Field Kit FX is a box full of wonders for the experimentally minded electronic musician. Containing seven CV controllable effects like looping, delay, bit crushing, and a real spring reverb tank.
Hermod: An 8-channel sequencing modular brain for your Eurorack?
11 Oct 2017 in Synths
Squarp Instruments are teasing a new module that could well be the Eurorack equivalent of their Pyramid hardware sequencer. Hermod appears to have 8 channels of CV/Gate sequencing more details to come.
Apogee finally releases Windows drivers for its (old) audio interfaces
11 Oct 2017 in Studio
What do you do if you have a warehouse full of USB audio interfaces that your Thunderbolt-equipped Mac users are no longer interested in? Release Windows drivers! Thanks Apogee, you make us feel special.
Three new Eurorack modules from Joranalogue Audio Design
10 Oct 2017 in Synths
Joranalogue have released three new modules. The Mix 3 mixer, the Switch 4 performance signal switcher and router, and the Test 3 simple and obvious module tester.
Livestock Electronics release their first three Eurorack modules
10 Oct 2017 in Synths
From new modular makes Livestock Electronics we get a Bang wavetable oscillator, MIR quad VCA, mixer, logic and distortion, and the Felix buffered mult. And this is just the beginning.
Dreadbox Hades: The DIY Kit that lets you roll your own
09 Oct 2017 in Synths
Fancy building yourself an evil little bass synthesizer? Dreadbox have re-released the Hades as a complete DIY kit in a cardboard case for a very attractive price. Go get your soldering iron.
SynthFest UK 2017: show report
09 Oct 2017 in Synths
Sheffield hosted the second UK SynthFest on the 7th October presented by Sound On Sound magazine. I walked the floor, played with all manner of synths and noise machines and met the people who made them.
Grow your own soundscapes in the Folktek Resonant Garden
09 Oct 2017 in Synths
The culmination of 10 years of cultivating vibrational interfaces the Resonant Garden pollinates manipulated strings through Alter DSP effects engines to seed beats, glitches and ethereal soundscapes.
Erica Synths spectral analysing Black Dual VCF is now available
06 Oct 2017 in Synths
First seen at Superbooth the Black Dual VCF with fabulous 16 band spectral analyser LED strip is now available from Erica Synths. Dark, growly filtering x 2.
Vixen: a mixer for Korg Volcas gets Kickstarted and open for preorders
05 Oct 2017 in Synths
Vixen is an 8 channel mixer designed for mixing and powering up to 8 Korg Volcas. A great idea, great features at a keen $219 preorder price point in a weird coloured case.
Mutable Instruments discontinue Clouds Texture Synthesizer module
04 Oct 2017 in Synths
The Mutable Instruments carnage continues with the announcement that Clouds, the granular texture synthesizer module found in everyone's Eurorack is discontinued.
Mutable Instruments Clouds and Braids as free Max4Live devices
04 Oct 2017 in Synths
Timo Rozendal has released Mutated Texturizer and Mutated Macro Oscillator, free Max4Live versions of Mutable Instruments' Clouds and Braids Eurorack modules.