Mike McGrath, founder of the Muff Wiggler forum, has passed away

23 Apr 2019 in Synths

Today we heard the news that Mike McGrath, founder and head admin of the Muff Wiggler modular synthesizer forum, has died. It's a sad day for the online Eurorack community.

RAST-A: an Oberheim inspired polysynth for HALion

23 Apr 2019 in Synths

RAST-A is a virtual analogue model of the classic Oberheim polysynth of the 1980s for the HALion virtual instrument platform. The perfectly warm polysynth for your Supertramp or Van Halen tribute band

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Get twice the Sub on your VCO with the Erica Synths Black Double Bass

22 Apr 2019 in Synths

The Black Double Bass from Erica Synths pulls together two transistor sub-oscillators and a lowpass filter for fattening up any weedy sounding VCO into a sonic monster.

Sound Lab Minisynth Plus MIDI Special Edition built by Elettrorama

22 Apr 2019 in Synths

Elettrorama brings together another synthesizer from the mind of Ray Wilson from Music From Outer Space. The Minisynth Plus is a Cool little monosynth with additional S&H and MIDI expansion.

LOCI: Extendable expandable wooden modular desktop stand for your gear

18 Apr 2019 in Synths

LOCI is a stand made from wooden brackets and struts that slots together to make a very versatile stand for your gear. You can expand it and extend it for more and more gear - nice!

Gotharman Tiny LD granular multi-timbral workstation in a little box

18 Apr 2019 in Synths

Tiny LD takes the Little Deformer 3 firmware of 16 parts synth, sampler or noise, effects, audio recording, granulation and sequencing and packs it into a much smaller box.

Nano FONT filter module for adding liquid to your rack

17 Apr 2019 in Synths

Fresh out of Spain we have the FONT Eurorack dual-mode filter from Nano designed to bring powerful basslines, FM modulation and clean resonance to your audio signal path.

Livestock Electronics bringing three new modules to Superbooth

17 Apr 2019 in Synths

Expect to see Shepard: a 6-channel performance step-sequencer, Ellis: an 8-output CV controller and Leap: an ADSR and LFO at the forthcoming Superbooth.

AIR teams up with Akai Pro and Alesis to give us Drum Synth 500 synthesized drums

17 Apr 2019 in Synths

Drum Synth 500 is 8 channels of synthesized and sampled drums in a comprehensive single window software synthesizer with bags of saturation, effects and tweaking.

Behringer clones vintage 70s synth dude. Oh, and the Korg MS-20.

17 Apr 2019 in Synths

Has Behringer cracked biological cloning technology to produce a modern version of a classic 70's synth dude? We also get a glimpse of the K-20, an upcoming clone of the Korg MS-20.

Black Corporation XERXES polysynth – preorders to open at Superbooth

16 Apr 2019 in Synths

Based on the Elka Synthex the Xerxes polysynth from Black Corporation is going to be available for preorder at Superbooth in May. Check out these sound demos.

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Reaktor 6.3 update: Blocks front patching and free Blocks Base modular rig

15 Apr 2019 in Synths

A small update to Reaktor brings a huge change to the Blocks environment - you can now patch directly in the front! Blocks Base is your free 24 module starting point and Primes doubles that up for €99.

Bass Station II gets an Aphex Twin firmware update

14 Apr 2019 in Synths

The Novation Bass Station II gets a new firmware update with an AFX Mode inspired by Richard James of Aphex Twin which puts different patches on every key.

Behringer Eurorack 104 skiff case looks very familiar

14 Apr 2019 in Synths

Behringer goes with a very Moogy vibe with their Eurorack 104 skiff case for your modules or integration of Model D, Neutron or Pro-1. No power supply but a very attractive price.

Instruó to show “Lubadh” 2-channel Eurorack looper at Superbooth

13 Apr 2019 in Synths

Instruó accidentally reveal a prototype looper module ahead of the official announcement at Superbooth. It's a 2-channel tape style looper with overdubbing and lots of CV control. Looks awesome!

Vinicius Electrik reveals the complex Lizard System Eurorack modules

12 Apr 2019 in Synths

An entire system based around the dense and complex Lizard Hybrid VCO and Multiwave VCO/LFO. Very reasonably priced if you can work out what they are all about.

Behringer Crave: new videos and sound demo

12 Apr 2019 in Synths

The release date of the Behringer Crave is still a mystery but in the meantime, a new no-talking sound demo video has emerged which gives us a closer look at how it sounds.

SB-1/Space Bee synthesizer from Superlative to debut at Superbooth 2019

11 Apr 2019 in Synths

Mysterious new synthesizer company Superlative teases some images of their SB-1/Space Bee synth that has shades of the SH-101 about it. We should get to see it at Superbooth.

Waveplane Oscillator brings vector synthesis to Eurorack

10 Apr 2019 in Synths

Dove Audio has brought the Waveplane Oscillator to Kickstarter with 6 dimensions of wavetable manipulation via XY waveplane coordinates and 4 morphable wavetables.

DinSync reveals JP-ONE Jupiter 6 inspired prototype ahead of Superbooth

09 Apr 2019 in Synths

3D renders and photos of PCBs have started to emerge of DinSyncs next replica project called JP-ONE. Scheduled for a big reveal at Superbooth we've scraped together a few details of what to expect.

QB: a cuboid spinning Eurorack case from outer space

09 Apr 2019 in Synths

Stunning revolving "QB" cuboid Eurorack case curated by Romanian electronic and film music composer Silent Strike is the best thing you'll see in Eurorack today.

bx_oberhausen is Brainworx emulation of an Oberheim classic

09 Apr 2019 in Synths

Brainworx and Plug-in Alliance promised us some software synths at NAMM earlier in the year. The first one to emerge is a rather brilliant recreation of the classic Oberheim SEM.

Broken Tape: a simulation of unexpected tape breakage

09 Apr 2019 in Synths

What happens when your Walkman decides to chew up and mangle your favourite cassette. Broken Tape will simulate the horror of unintended tape noise, delay and bit-crushed feedback.

TherapKid: offspring of SID chiptune sound generation and Twisted Electrons

09 Apr 2019 in Synths

A compact box of digitally realised SID goodness combining two classic chiptune filters, 2 voices and monophonic, duophonic, chord and drone modes. Coming in May.