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Superbooth 2019: Teasers by IK, Elektron, Division Dept, Polyend, Novation, Pittsburgh!

08 May 2019 in Synths

A raft of new products awaits us at Superbooth 2019, with several leading makers issuing blurry, dark photos of upcoming products to tease us while we wait for the show to open. Updated: 8th May 14:34

Polyphenon 2 the advanced polyphonic hybrid synthesizer gets more advanced

08 May 2019 in Synths

Polyphenom 2 ups the ante on its predecessor with 200 wavetables, harmonic randomisation, a new filter and lots and lots of luscious sounds and textures.

Pittsburgh Modular Voltage Research Laboratory

Superbooth 2019: Voltage Research Laboratory modulates its way onto Kickstarter

08 May 2019 in Synths

Pittsburgh Modular release the full details on their Voltage Research Laboratory which you can explore as a complete organic system or as experimental parts in your own rack.

Superbooth 2019: Endorphin Ground Control modular performance sequencer

08 May 2019 in Synths

An 8 trigger output drum track and 3 melodic CV/Gate tracks make Ground Control one powerful and versatile Eurorack performance sequencer. It can even power your whole case.

Superbooth 2019: AJHSynth launching 3 characterful Eurorack modules

08 May 2019 in Synths

Along with a very precise Precision Voltages module comes the more out-there Entropic Doom Noisillator and the Lunar Module Apollo Communications emulator.

Roland Cloud gets classic pro sounds with the Roland SRX Studio

08 May 2019 in Synths

Roland brings some high-end professional sounds into the Roland Cloud subscription with a virtual instrument version of the classic SRX Studio expansion card.

LEAK? Elektron Digitone Keys: Is this Digitone/keyboard mashup for real?

08 May 2019 in Synths

An image allegedly taken from Thomann may have given the game away on the Digitone Keys, a weird looking mashup between the Digitone synthesizer and a MIDI keyboard - if this is genuine...

Superbooth 2019: The Division Department 01/IV analog drum synthesizer

08 May 2019 in Synths

The 01/IV makes its debut at Superbooth with 4 channels of analogue drum synthesis that can cross-modulate. There's no sequencer, USB or CV connections so you'll need to get MIDI into it from somewhere.

Superbooth 2019: IK Multimedia reveals UNO Drum hybrid drum machine

08 May 2019 in Synths

UNO Drum is a 12-track drum machine featuring 6 analogue sounds and many more PCM ones in a compact form that makes it easy to bash out rhythms and create patterns. A percussive partner to UNO, then.

Sampleson spectral model a Honer Pianet T into the 30MB Model T

07 May 2019 in Synths

Spectral Modelling is a curious thing. They sample an instrument and reduce it down to simple sine waves that recreate the authentic sound in a handful of MBs. The Model T is their latest electric piano.

Superbooth 2019: SoundForce introduce their Juno inspired DCO for Eurorack

07 May 2019 in Synths

It's an unusual configuration for a Eurorack oscillator but SoundForce has gone all in on the sliders with their DCO Digitally Controller Oscillator based upon the architecture of the Juno-60/106.

Behringer releases draft of DS-80 synthesizer designs

07 May 2019 in Synths

It's less than a week since Yamaha asked around for interest in reissuing the CS-80 synthesizer and now Behringer has a complete design for their own DS-80 on the table and are asking for input.

Superbooth 2019: 8 Slim Line Eurorack modules from Doepfer

07 May 2019 in Synths

Doepfer expands its Slim Line Series of Eurorack modules with all the bits you need to build a working synthesizer in around 30hp. There's also a full synth voice in only 10hp. Great stuff!

Superbooth 2019: Gibbon Digital Mono 42 case, TK-1 keyboard and MODUL app

07 May 2019 in Synths

Gibbon Digital is bringing an interesting console-style Eurorack case that perfectly fits their TK-1 1U keyboard and their other modules. They also have an iOS step-sequencer on the way.

Superbooth 2019: QD – Quad Drum Voice is a feast of a digital drum module

07 May 2019 in Synths

Building on its reveal last year Vladimir Pantelic brings his QD - Quad Drum Voice digital drum sound source refined and ready for release to this years Superbooth.

Superbooth 2019: Dreadbox NYX V2 resurrects the Goddess of night

07 May 2019 in Synths

With dual oscillators, dual filters, dual modulators the NYX V2 embraces duophonic voices through a paraphonic architecture and a multi-faceted reverb.

Superbooth 2019: Retrologue 2 VSTi becomes a desktop synth via Mind Music Labs

07 May 2019 in Synths

Steinberg and Music Mind Labs have got together to turn virtual instrument Retrologue 2 into a hardware desktop synthesizer via their ELK MusicOS. The prototype will be revealed at Superbooth.

LEAK! Novation Summit 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer to hit Superbooth 2019?

07 May 2019 in Synths

Fantastic new synthesizer coming from Novation which mashes together the Peak and the SL MkIII controller keyboard into one marvellously polyphonic synthesizer. Novation has reached the Summit!

Superbooth 2019: Dreadbox give us a sneak preview of the NYX V2

06 May 2019 in Synths

Keeping the dual nature of the original NYX the NYX V2 expands and deepens the possibilities and the patching into other modular gear. Check out this preliminary video.

Erica Synths Fusion VCO V2 is dark and full of terrors

06 May 2019 in Synths

A riotous new oscillator from Erica Synths bakes in tube driven crunch and detunable thickness with an unusual amount of deep and dark sound blending that'll scare the pants off you.

Behringer muscles in on Yamaha’s CS-80 action

06 May 2019 in Synths

A few hours after it emerged that Yamaha was gauging interest in the potential reissue of the classic CS-80 synthesizer Behringer teases that they were thinking the exact same thing. AND IT'S TRUE!

Superbooth 2019: Autumn Soundboxes, handmade electro-acoustic boxes of noise

05 May 2019 in Studio

A range of electro-acoustic noise boxes made by Berlin-based 10cars that look like they were found in an abandoned 1970s school room. The unseasonably named Autumn Soundboxes will be at Superbooth.

CV Tape Player – a CV speed controlled cassette player in your Eurorack

05 May 2019 in Synths

The CV Tape Player lets you play cassettes in your Eurorack while controlling the speed with CV. What does that sound like? Pretty awesome in a drunken, spooky, warbling kind of way.

Pittsburgh Modular gets wild with the Voltage Research Laboratory

03 May 2019 in Synths

Pittsburgh Modular has a custom Eurorack synthesizer designed for sound design and experimentation to reveal at Superbooth. The Voltage Reseach Laboratory could get very interesting.