Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

Sewn: a material based solar powered analog modular synthesizer from Ellistronics

17 Dec 2018 in Synths

Ellistronics is at it again with the handmade synthesizers of notes and noises. This time it's all Sewn into a bit of old sack and solar powered for ultimate portability.

Korg Prologue V1.30 fixes the annoying tuning instability

17 Dec 2018 in Synths

After months of complaints from Prologue users Korg finally steps up and deals with the oscillator tuning issues on their hybrid polyphonic synthesizer

Prok Drums: Mighty Morphing virtual analog DSP drum module kits

14 Dec 2018 in Synths

A Bassdrum, Snare, Hi-Hat and Clap in four DIY modules that use DSP based virtual analog as their sound source and let you morph through the synthesis parameters in XY 2D. Very cool kits.

TRK-01 Play and other Christmas treats from Native Instruments

14 Dec 2018 in Synths

Native Instruments loves a bit of Christmas and you can always count on them to fire out something free and something cool around the holidays. This year it's a free version of TRK-01, a voucher and a prize ...

Behringer Neutron 2.0 firmware update adds a load of extras

13 Dec 2018 in Synths

The Neutron 2.0 firmware update brings a load of new stuff, features and improvements completely free to all users plus a new Neutron App to get into the details that the knobs don't provide.

SampleTank 4 unveiled with 8,000 sounds and a new sound engine

13 Dec 2018 in Synths

A whopping great big update to the original software sample library workstation. SampleTank 4 has 5 times the content, a redesigned sound engine, mixer, editing and grooving.

OP-1 is not dead say Teenage Engineering – stop paying silly eBay prices

12 Dec 2018 in Synths

Teenage Engineering weighs in on reports that the OP-1 portable synthesizer has been discontinued prompting inflated second-hand prices. They are just tooling up for another run.

Arturia Pigments: a swirling polyrhythmic, modulating and randomising mega-synth

11 Dec 2018 in Synths

Arturia has dropped Pigments, a visually enticing mega-synth that takes modulation, randomisation and probability to some very interesting places. Get your first in-depth look here!

DUNE 3: the Differential Unison Engine software synthesizer gets an upgrade

11 Dec 2018 in Synths

More voices and oscillators in unison than you could possibly use, doubling up on filters and arpeggiators and a complete wavetable editor make this one decent upgrade.

Voltage Modular 1.1.1 introduces polyphonic modules and free Module Designer

10 Dec 2018 in Synths

You can now design, program and build your own modules for personal use and explore polyphonic modules within the 1.1.1 update for Cherry Audio's Voltage Modular

Dtronics DT-01: hardware programmer for the Roland D-05, D-50 and D-550

10 Dec 2018 in Synths

Dtronics map the guts out of Roland Linear Arithmetic synthesizers and route them to 56 knobs of programming bliss on the DT-01 programmer.

Behringer Odyssey enters pre-production

08 Dec 2018 in Synths

Another classic synthesizer is about to be reborn via the fertile womb of Behringer. According to Uli Behringer's Odyssey is now not far off - exciting times.

Rossum Electro is cooking up something analogue

07 Dec 2018 in Synths

A new Eurorack module from Rossum Electro that's a field of knobs and intertwined patch sockets that, apparently, is all analogue - what's it going to be?

String Studio VS-3 adds new dimensions to unique string oscillators

06 Dec 2018 in Synths

Applied Acoustics Systems double the voices and expand the possibilties of their string oscillator based physically modelled synthesizer with String Studio VS-3

Incoming from Arturia – here comes the tease machine

06 Dec 2018 in Synths

Arturia tease us with a 19 second video announcing that it's time for them to... do something. Combing through the frames I think I know what it is...

Sugar Bytes Aparillo textual and complex FM synthesizer hits the iPad

06 Dec 2018 in Synths

Aparillo is all about unfolding the life of sound through the manipulation of sine waves, synthesis, harmonics and modulation. Or you can just move stuff about to produce some fabulous soundscapes.

DataLooper: Hardware looper pedal for Ableton Live just got funded

06 Dec 2018 in Studio

DataLooper is a MIDI foot pedal designed to give hands-free control over the Looper device and Session View in Ableton Live. It's reached its goal on Indiegogo and will become a reality unlike State of The ...

Novation Peak gets new features with firmware update 1.2

05 Dec 2018 in Synths

How about a fist full of new wavetables, microtuning, double the LFOs, effects modulation, pitch bend mapping and useful initialisation options? Not bad for an update to the Novation Peak.

Korg MS-X: an extreme Korg Monotron makeover

05 Dec 2018 in Synths

Got a Korg Monotron knocking around? Why not turn it into a fully fledge Korg analogue synth with the Soul Machine Korg MS-X extreme modification guide. Be warned - this will invalidate your warranty.

Terrify small children with Mr Typo wall mounted speech synthesizer

04 Dec 2018 in Synths

Take the soul of Stephen Hawking, place it inside a bizarre baby sized monster, nail it to the wall and torture it. Meet Mr Typo and prepare to have nightmares.

PulseCode drum machine pays tribute to late 80’s sampled drum sounds

04 Dec 2018 in Synths

PulseCode is all about those drum sounds that we didn't know we still needed. But if you kick off the demo video you'll soon remember why you love them so much. PulseCode It was all a bit gritty and lo-fi ...

Modal CRAFTsynth 2.0 futuristic monophonic wavetable synth that’s not a kit

03 Dec 2018 in Synths

Wait a minute this bears absolutely no resemblance to the original CRAFTsynth! CRAFTsynth 2.0 is not a fun little DIY synth it's a serious box of monophonic wavetable goodness so what's with the name?

Chronoblob 2: the return of the blob delay

29 Nov 2018 in Synths

Chronoblob 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to the best digital delay Eurorack module in anyone's rack. It's now in stereo with infinite looping, tape pitch shifting and feedback that goes up to 11.

Markus 88: a spectral modelled Stage 88 electric piano

28 Nov 2018 in Synths

Sampleson has taken their Rhodes samples apart and found that they only need to tune sine waves to accurately recreate the entire spectrum of sound. Markus 88 is only 25MB and sounds like a 2GB instrument.