Massive X 1.1 update fixes the envelope visualisation and adds new skins

Native Instruments has released the 1.1 update to Massive X and addressed a couple of cosmetic issues that users have been moaning about and given us a bunch more presets.

Clue #4 – It’s not a synth it’s the Behringer or maybe Midas WING

The latest tease video from Behringer dashes our hopes of an innovative synthesizer and gives us a glimpse of some kind of touch-screen mixing and pro-audio solution.

Stylophone Gen R-8 reinvents the touch-strip synthesizer

The new Stylophone Gen R-8 has made it to the street with the intention of shaking off old assumptions and muscling its way into our hearts with fat analogue sounds and room-shaking bass.

Cre8audio gets “Nifty” with an affordable powered Eurorack case and modules

The NiftyBundle consists of a NiftyCase, cables and 2 modules called Chipz and Cellz. It has built-in power, MIDI, USB, audio and some MIDI-to-CV outputs - could be the perfect Eurorack starter kit.

Tape and Microsound Music Machine stereo Eurorack system from Make Noise

The Tape and Microsound Music Machine from Make Noise is an exquisite modular synthesizer of animated time and tonal stereo sculpting in a single row of 104HP.

Behringer Crave cut-price semi-modular synth of the people makes it to the shops

10 months after it was revealed at NAMM the spunky little Crave mono-synth with 3340 oscillator and Moog ladder filter is now available to buy for £137.31

Cheeze Machine Pro: the cheesiest string synth has matured

2getheraudio tells us it's time to gorge or the new and improved Pro version of the Cheeze Machine string synthesizer. Sounds good, smells good, tastes good.

UNION: witness the birth of the next-generation wavetable synthesizer

UNION is what happens when a couple of virtual analogue oscillators get it on and have a bunch of wavetable kids while under the influence of a load of effects - and it's only £5.99

Perceptron: spacious tabletop semi-modular analogue synthesizer

New in from Peru is the Perceptron semi-modular desktop synthesizer with a spacious layout and characterful analogue sounds coming off a single oscillator and16 in/out patch points

InfraDeep PVX-800 Soviet inspired Duophonic Analog Synthesizer

The PVX-800 from InfraDeep takes on that classic Polivoks grunge and character from the original schematics, adds some extras and is looking pretty tasty in blue or white.

Befaco Instrument Interface plugs guitar and voice directly into your Eurorack

Befaco has updated its Instrument Interface module to feature a Neutrik combination connector for microphones as well as Hi-Z guitar and line-level instruments. It also does a bit of envelope following.

Befaco VCMC controls your MIDI gear with CV from your Eurorack

Befaco has released the VCMC Voltage Controlled MIDI Controller module which takes all your CV modulations, notes and gates and sends it out as MIDI to your DAW, soft-synth or hardware MIDI gear. 

Clue #3 – Behringer for the WIN?

Behringer please, it's Friday, the last thing I need is another cryptic video to disturb my weekend. Get on with it so that I can enjoy my Friday beer in peace.

ADDAC 215 Dual Sample & Hold with extras Eurorack module

ADDAC System has announced the 215 "Super Utility" module in the shape of a dual Sample & Hold with a couple of nice extras.

Clue #2 in Behringer’s play-along mystery game

The Behringer tease machine is in full flow as they reveal a new clue to this thing that's been 30 years in the making. I hope it doesn't become an 8-letter Countdown conundrum or we'll be guessing forever.

Superlative Space Bee SB01 opens for preorders on Kickstarter

Superlative has the Space Bee SB01 homage to the SH-101 ready for production and are looking for preorders on Kickstarter for $899 from people interested in "the sound of the past, crafted for the future".

FLASH: The synth built into a MIDI plug

On one end is a MIDI plug, on the other is a jack socket. Somewhere in between is FLASH - a teeny-tiny fully working 16-voice FM synthesizer. 

Skwitch: the expressive squashy buttock for your iPhone music making

Skwitch is a springy dome of musical control that translates your fingering into expressive gestures through the squishing of a buttock-like interface - just make sure your hands are warm.

New modules for Voltage Modular from Vult, Ben Davis and M*4

Cherry Audio's Voltage Modular virtual Eurorack environment has picked up a bunch of new modules from developers Vult, Ben Davis and M*4.

Babylon Synthesizer – One Page Wonder virtual synthesizer

Babylon packs all its parameters into a single page for people who like to see every knob at all times. The 257 waveforms and 2300 presets will keep you so busy you probably won't need to edit them.

Rare Waves Grendal RA-99 Grenadier analogue synthesizer – first look

Rare Waves gives us a glimpse of the prototype of the forthcoming Grendal RA-99 analogue synthesizer, the successor to the RA-9 Grenadier plus the 2TAC Sequencer.

Analogue Pocket: portable gaming with built-in DAW, synthesizer and sequencer

The Analogue Pocket is a little powerhouse of a portable, handheld games machine but it also has Nanoloop which they say is a digital audio workstation, synthesizer and sequencer. Sounds like fun!

Kassutronics 2-channel bracelet Quantizer for Eurorack

A new addition to the growing range of modules from Kassutronics is a usually designed Quantizer based on the bracelet representation of scales with a lot of creative functionality behind the scenes.

Behringer “W” stands for WTF?

Behringer says they've been working on a "W" for 30 years in the latest tease campaign and offer up the slimmest of clues in a very dark and largely pointless video. What the f could it be?