Error Instruments Sound Scaper: Metallic digital sound torturer

Error Instruments brings us a metallic nightmare that'll generate shifting digital soundscapes. Sound Scaper is available in Eurorack or desktop with unique features.

Erica Synths Black Quad VCA 2: An update on a classic

You can never have enough VCAs and the Quad VCA has become a classic route to the control of CV and audio. Erica Synths updates the Black Quad VCA 2 to make it more versatile.

Behringer reveals the PRO-800: clone of Sequential Prophet-600 with no keys and extra voices

Well, it's not pretty but who cares when it's an 8-voice polyphonic analogue synthesizer based upon the Prophet-600 in their favourite chunky little desktop box for potentially under $600.

Tim Shoebridge’s Digital Waveform brings DW-8000 sounds to Korg *Logue synthesizers

In the latest custom *Logue oscillator from Tim Shoebridge comes an attempt to recreate the sounds of the Korg DW-8000 hybrid polysynth. Compatible with the Korg NTs-1 Minilogue XD and Prologue.

Patch & Tweak with Moog: Kim Bjørn collaborates with the masters of semi-modular

Kim Bjørn's Patch & Tweak can be found on the coffee table of every synth enthusiast and now with Moog Music he releases a special edition focusing on their unique range of semi-modular synthesizers.

M-Audio Keystation 88 Mk3: The Keystation controller grows wider

M-Audio extends the range of their MIDI/USB Keystation controllers to a full 88 keys with the Keystation 88 Mk3 while keeping it lightweight and gigable.

Instruments of Things TBD: Open source Eurorack DSP module for running your own algorithms

If you ever wanted to run your own DSP synthesizer and effects algorithms in Eurorack then the TBD is for you! It gives you the hardware interface for your programming skills.

Behringer gives us an update on the RD-9 drum machine

Behringer says they are trying to fix the RD-8 MIDI sync which impacts the RD-9 firmware and so once one is ready the other will ship because "we simply don't compromise on quality".

SynthBooth: Virtual Modular Expo with makers, movers, talkers and performers

SynthBooth is a new online event for the modular synth community from the 16th - 18th Oct featuring manufacturers, panel discussions, seminars, live performance and a keynote from Suzanne Ciani.

DirtyWave M8: Handheld synth and tracker project is looking stunning

The M8 is an open-source sequencer/tracker and synthesizer project by musician Timothy Lamb (AKA Trash80) is based on Mutable Instruments Braids and is shaping up beautifully as it nears release. 

Bragi Modular Frigg: Parametric EQ kicks off new viking inspired modular range

Odin’s wife, Frigg, was a paragon of beauty, love, fertility and fate and is apparently capable of +- 12 dB of gain in low and high bands of EQ. Bragi Modular release their first module.

Ritual Electronics Pointeuse: Trigger, Gate, Mute and Switch with your feet in a 1U module

Ritual Electronics unveils their first 1U module in a series of modules we saw prototypes of over Superbooth. Pointeuse will trigger, gate, mute and switch from a footswitch.

Kurzweil innovates with 76-key versions of PC4 performance controller and SP6 piano

Just when you thought Kurzweil was running out of ideas someone suggested removing an octave and we have the entirely new and almost the same PC4-7 and SP6-7. 

Behringer’s RD-6, a TR-606 clone, available now in a kaleidoscope of colours

Behringer revealed their RD-6 analog drum machine at NAMM with 8 sounds, individual outputs, 64 steps of sequencing and a big fat distortion. Pre-orders have just opened.

High Score: chiptune-tastic retro video game sounds from the 1980s

Renegade Soundplay has booted the classic computer and video game sounds of High Score onto Kickstarter in the hope that nostalgia and a love of chiptune will bring their project to life.

Newfangled Audio Generate: Chaos unleashed in Buchla inspired animated synthesizer

You tried a bit of free chaos with Pendulate but now embrace the animated unpredictability of 5 types of chaotic oscillator in the fully fleshed out Generate by Newfangled Audio and Eventide.