Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

Joué introduces the Grand Fretboard for all your MIDI fingering needs

22 Jul 2019 in Studio

Joué has produced the not unexpected Grand Fretboard. It transforms their Joué Board MPE/MIDI controller into a squishy guitar fretboard controller for playing licks and chords over a greater range.

Synthmata: free Volca Drum patch editor and kit sharing system

22 Jul 2019 in Synths

Synth YouTuber and musician Oscillatorsink has released an online editor for the Korg Volca Drum digital percussion machine. It reveals all the parameters of this little box and is completely free.

Travel with Tracktion through granular space aboard Delta-V’s Spacecraft

22 Jul 2019 in Synths

Delta-V Audio's SpaceCraft granular synth has been orbiting iOS for about a year but now with the help of Tracktion it's being brought into land on the planet of desktop so we can all have a ride.

Gibson show their soft side by returning the Oberheim name to Tom Oberheim

20 Jul 2019 in Synths

In a gesture of good will Gibson has returned the Oberheim brand and trademark back to the company founder Tom Oberheim who says he's thrilled!

Tangible Waves AE Modular system gets drums

19 Jul 2019 in Synths

Tangible Waves introduces a whole drum kit in a module, an analogue kick drum and clone of the Mutable Instruments Grids to sequence it - all for peanuts in terms of modular money.

Percussa SSP update features multichannel USB audio and CV support

19 Jul 2019 in Synths

A new update to the Percussa SSP will give it multi channel USB audio for routing audio and CV to and from your MacOS or Windows computer. All will be revealed in a live stream.

Casiotone is making music fun again

19 Jul 2019 in Synths

Casiotone is back for a new generation of portable home keyboard bashers with the battery-powered CT-S200, S300 and the light-up LK-S250. Check out that carry handle.

ORBIS: The World Synthesizer from Spitfire and David Fanshawe

18 Jul 2019 in Synths

ORBIS is the latest instrument from sampling supremos Spitfire delving into the extraordinary archive recordings of global sonic explorer David Fanshawe.

Corsynth C111 Multimode Contour Generator (Envelope) for MU Modular

18 Jul 2019 in Synths

The C111 is an impressively useful quad envelope generator combining AD and ASR shapes into complex waveforms with looping and simultaneous individual and combined outputs.

Moogseum to open in August with a “Moogmentum” jamboree

17 Jul 2019 in Synths

The Moogseum grand opening will be in August and features Patrick Moraz, Herb Deutsch, Larry Fast and Lisa Bella Donna with talks, conversations, VIP tours, workshops and live performance.

Sampleson Akoustic Spectral Synthesizer with organic spectral acoustic modelling

17 Jul 2019 in Synths

Akoustic is a wonderfully weird and organic sounds spectral and additive synthesizer that mutates acoustic instruments through spectral modelling and partial manipulation. Subtle, nuanced and strange.

Ableton CV Tools is now available in the Live 10 Suite

17 Jul 2019 in Synths, Studio

Ableton's bridge between the hardware modular world and the Live software environment is now available in the shape of 10 CV Tools which run as devices and can send CV out of a DC Coupled audio interface.

Behringer might have leaked a Maths, Prophet 5 and Virus clone in behind-the-scenes video

17 Jul 2019 in Synths

Music Tribe's creative leader for industrial design, Jason, takes on a tour of the synthesizer design department and we think we caught a glimpse of some very interesting products.

CVLights illuminate control voltage in your Eurorack

16 Jul 2019 in Synths

Need a visual indication of a CV signal? Plug in a CVLight and watch the colours glow and fade with the control voltage signal. Cool product, huge Kickstarter goal - will they make it?

Unfiltered Audio roars into virtual instruments with LION

15 Jul 2019 in Synths

LION is Unfiltered Audio's first virtual instrument borrowing much from their brutal distortion plug-ins, transmogrifying time machines and other modulation and processing secret weapons.

Boubou: a striking 5 voice analogue Eurorack drum synth

15 Jul 2019 in Synths

Quanalog Instruments' first Eurorack module is a stunning 5-voice analogue drum synth and audio processor called Boubou. Looks great, easy workflow, could this take over drum duties in your rack?

UVX670: Dual 80s analogue hybrid synth inspired by Akai AX73 and VX600

12 Jul 2019 in Synths

UVI has brought together two classic 1980s Akai polyphonic analogue synthesisers into the UVX670 hybrid virtual instrument that celebrates them both individually as well as in combination.

Doepfer releases seven A-100 Slimline Eurorack modules

11 Jul 2019 in Synths

Doepfer's cool range of slimline Eurorack modules was first seen at Superbooth and the first seven are now available. They are mostly 4HP, great value and could be the beginnings of your first rack.

Folktek about to release 6 elegantly designed works of Eurorack module art

10 Jul 2019 in Synths

Folktek is gearing up for a massive Kickstarter campaign and has released details on 6 stunning new modules that will form part of complete modular systems they'll be launching.

Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator Modular Series full range is back!

09 Jul 2019 in Synths

Good news for patient TE fans, the production issues have been overcome and the whole Pocket Operator Modular range is now back in stock. And here's a sumptuous music video to celebrate.

Vibrant Electric Pianos: Soulful vintage sounds for HALion

09 Jul 2019 in Synths

E-Instruments has released a collection of deeply sampled electric piano sounds for Steinberg's HALion and HALion Sonic instruments. Vibrant Electric Pianos could be all the pianos you'll ever need.

Crusher-X version 8 will melt your brain and use it as a granular sound source

09 Jul 2019 in Synths

As if Granular Synthesis was not complex enough Accsone has introduced Grain Controlled Oscillators to dance within the life cycle of modulated grain modulations. Embrace the madness of Crusher-X 8.

Erica Synths releases two new Pico modules and ports Pico Drums into VCV Rack

09 Jul 2019 in Synths

Erica Synths keep on coming up with useful, solid and good value Pico modules, this time it's mixing and modulation. And they flirt some more with VCV Rack with a virtual Pico Drums.

Put some zap into your live performance with Radiator: the laser synthesizer

08 Jul 2019 in Synths, Live

Radiator is a laser synthesizer that could zap your live performances into a sci-fi future. It's a visual performance instrument with modulators and generators for producing "music to your eyes".