Behringer says the RD-9 is finally shipping
31 May 2021 in Synths
Almost 3 years since the original announcement that Behringer was building a TR-909 clone the long-awaited RD-9 Rhythm Designer is boxed up and ready to go.
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Black Corporation ISE-NIN: Is that a Jupiter-8?
30 May 2021 in Synths
Holy crap! Black Corporation reveals that they have what looks like a Jupiter 8 clone up their sleeve. It's called ISE-NIN and this is going to be awesome.
ReVolt: USB power for everything!
28 May 2021 in Synths
Got a synth or device that runs on batteries? Why not replace them all with the ReVolt USB-to-battery power converter? Now on Kickstarter.
ASIO4ALL gets a revamp and proper Intel SST support
ASIO4ALL version 2.15 (Beta2) brings a welcome refresh to this vital utility and updated support for those pesky Windows 10 Intel SST audio drivers.
Put a Power Handle on your Model:Samples or Model:Cycles and take it away
26 May 2021 in Synths
The Power Handle BP-1 is a neat innovation from Elektron that adds battery power to the Model:Samples or Model:Cycles disguised as a carry handle.
JUPITER-X Editor: Roland releases a free editor for the JUPITER-X and JUPITER-Xm
26 May 2021 in Synths
A useful standalone graphical editor and librarian has appeared for the JUPITER-X and JUPITER-Xm synthesizers for deep editing, managing your sounds, and parameter tweaking.
Alesis pulls out all the stops for the Prestige Series Digital Pianos
25 May 2021 in Synths
The Prestige and Prestige Artist digital pianos come with best-in-class sounds and graded-hammer action keys. Is this the most authentic affordable piano yet?
Rebel Technology Black Edition modules revitalised by Befaco
24 May 2021 in Synths
Befaco and Rebel Technology have collaborated on the tweaking and re-release of Rebel Techs most iconic modules with a fresh new look.
MatrixBrute Noir: Arturia dresses the MatrixBrute in cooler clothes
24 May 2021 in Synths
Arturia has given their well-regarded monster MatrixBrute synthesizer an overhaul with a new paint job, knob caps and black ionized parts. Welcome to the Noir.
Moog Apps for free: Model D, Model 15, Animoog and Filtatron.
21 May 2021 in Synths
This just in: All of the Moog Music Apps for iPhone and iPad have been made free to download. Grab your copy of the Model D, Animoog, Model 15 and Filtatron before someone notices!
PRODUCT: Wave Folder and VCA with extra fuzz
20 May 2021 in Synths
Unimaginatively named but interestingly complex wave folding Eurorack module with a built-in fuzz inducing VCA for a bit of voltage-controlled distortion.
SampleTron 2: 8GB of vintage tape-based samplers
20 May 2021 in Synths
In SampleTron 2 you'll find some deep sampling of vintage Mellotron and Chamberlin tapes along with new sounds and the ability to run your own samples through the tape modelling DSP.
GLOW LFO: Weird light controlled LFO from Error Instruments
19 May 2021 in Synths
Our favourite makers of the wonderfully bizarre are back with the GLOW LFO. It's an LFO that gets messed about by a light feeding a light sensor - awesome!
Poet Pilot: Electromechanical interactive motor machine
19 May 2021 in Synths
The Poet Pilot from Archil Lab uses tactile pads and knobs to control 8 motors that can spin and buzz their way into electromechanical music, art and installations.
MDLR-37: hand crafted folding modular system from Love Hultén
17 May 2021 in Synths
The MDLR-37 pulls in a Korg Minilogue and Microkey, a Meris ENZO, T-Rex Duplicator and Doepfer A-199 for a perfectly poised folding synth station.
BeetTweek: Magical motorised multifunction knob for Eurorack
17 May 2021 in Synths
BeetTweek is a high-precision rotary sensor that moves itself in many modes of haptic force feedback. From returning to zero to spinning out modulations this is a new form of modular interaction.
Cherry Audio PS-20 takes the Korg MS-20 to polyphony and back
15 May 2021 in Synths
Cherry Audio continues its emulation line of vintage synths by taking on the growling Korg MS-20. The PS-20 soups it up, expands the voices and aims for unpredictability.
Herb and Stones announce Gentle Wham: 6 voice analog drum module
14 May 2021 in Synths
From the makers of Liquid Foam comes the analog Gentle Wham drum synthesizer module which you can play, trigger or drone. Sounds like fun!
GRAINSCAPE: Granular multiverse of infinite variations
14 May 2021 in Synths
Grainscape is a 4-channel granular synth and audio processor that plants and harvests grains like a granular farm. Grab your wellies and let's get stuck in.
Nermal: Destruction and distortion from Neutral Labs
14 May 2021 in Synths
From Neutral Labs who gave us the Elmyra drone synth comes a chewy distortion module for Eurorack with added bite, scratch, nibble and Ouch!
Up your 1U game with Mosaic Eurorack tiles
13 May 2021 in Synths
Mosaic 1U tiles are colourfully designed with white or black front panels and 18 modules to choose from featuring far more than the usual utilities.
VoidModular HexAR: 6 mixed and looped AR envelope generators
13 May 2021 in Synths
HexAR is a densely packed 6-channel AR envelope generator that loops when unoccupied and mixes into strange and interesting LFOs.
Express MPE – presets for MPE synths for any MPE controller
12 May 2021 in Synths
From Sensel the makers of the Morph MPE touch controller comes express MPE, free presets designed for a range of MPE software and hardware synths. NEW UPDATE!
Lunacy Audio CUBE: Another new way of making music
12 May 2021 in Synths
We love a bit of innovation and Lunacy Audio does it with their proprietary 3D sample engine that visualises and modulates samples in 3D space.