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Onde and Pyramid powered wooden soundboard resonators for your synth
04 Nov 2018 in Synths
Strap your synthesizer to a resonating wooden soundboard for the ultimate earthy, acoustically elegant electronic sound making experience with the Onde and Pyramid powered resonators.
Ladies, your audio interface has arrived and it’s called Mirror
02 Nov 2018 in Studio
So it's 2018 and someone decides to make an interface "for females" that looks like a make-up box, complete with an integrated mirror and light. We wish this was a joke, but it isn't. Update - it's been pulled.
Bass Station II gets a firmware update to 2.5 on its 25th anniversary
02 Nov 2018 in Synths
A new firmware update for the Bass Station II brings paraphonic modes, filter keyboard tracking, envelope retriggering, microtuning and breaks the oscillators to make them a bit more vintage.
Grid: snap together modular control surface coming to Indiegogo
02 Nov 2018 in Studio
Intech Studio is hoping to bring their innovative modular MIDI controller to life via crowdfunding site Indiegogo. Each 4x4 unit of controls snaps together magnetically and instantly works with your DAW.
Tracktion capture 44 years of analog monosynths in two LOFREQ RetroMod VSTi’s
01 Nov 2018 in Synths
Is it too soon for a sample instrument featuring the Behringer Model D, IK Multimedia UNO and Arturia MiniBrute? Not according to Tracktion. Meet LoFreq: Classic and Modern synthesizers sampled.
Alpha Forever: a grey environment of deep modular sound design
01 Nov 2018 in Synths
Part modular synth, part sound design playground, Alpha Forever is among the strangest and most intriguing (if poorly accessible) bits of kit we've come across recently.
MUTON: 8 VCAs with pop-free mutes in just 10HP
01 Nov 2018 in Synths
MUTON is an indispensable tool for performing live and dealing with unruly routing and sound source management within your Eurorack. 8 VCAs, a summing mixer and soft mutes in a really compact module.
The Messiah second coming: a Prophet of virtual synthesis
31 Oct 2018 in Synths
Inspired by the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 version 2 of Messiah improves and expands on almost everything and comes with a ton of presets, new filters, new effects and MPE support.
Digital D1 Hybrid Synth brings epic sounds from 1987 to iPad
29 Oct 2018 in Synths
Digital D1 is a retro-modern hybrid synth combining virtual analog and PCM samples to offer an authentically 80's digital synthesizer experience with lots of current character.
The greatest Eurorack module of all time and space has arrived: The 2HP Cat
26 Oct 2018 in Synths
For a limited time only, in limited quantities, for only the most discerning of Eurorack fiddlers comes Cat, your voltage controlled source of feline noises.
AtomoSynth Asterion: a chunky modular synthesizer with an enormous patch bay
26 Oct 2018 in Synths
Asterion is an upright wedge of large format modular synthesis. Bakelite knobs and an all-metal chassis lend it a vintage air while the 104 1/4" jack sockets offer some seriously chunky patching
Portable processing with the SoundGrid Mobile Server
25 Oct 2018 in Studio
SoundGrid Mobile Server is a mini PC that'll host a stack of Waves plug-ins at extremely low latency. Use it for real-time monitoring or offload the processing from your laptop in a live or studio situation.
Propellerhead launches Rent-to-Own on top selling Rack Extensions
24 Oct 2018 in Studio
You can now try out some of the top-selling Reason Rack Extensions for only $9.99 a month. Cancel or pause anytime and once you've paid the price of the plug-in the license is yours to keep - Rent-to-Own!
Sequential Prophet XL slightly larger samples-plus-synthesis fusion machine
24 Oct 2018 in Synths
Sequential officially announce the Prophet XL which is slightly larger than the Prophet X and contains all the same features but brings with it a 32 voice mode.
qwertySeq() – 8 track MIDI sequencer for your Chrome web browser
23 Oct 2018 in Studio
8 banks of 8 tracks of 16 steps generating notes or MIDI CC the qwertySeq() is a dynamic and versatile step sequencer running directly in your Chrome browser - shame it looks a bit dull.
GS Apollo 1 Analog Monosynth ready for liftoff
22 Oct 2018 in Synths
Launching from Argentina is the Apollo 1 from GS Music - a straightforward desktop analog monosynth with some hidden MIDI capabilities and a desire to be in a metal band.
Dark Arcade: earthy and cybernetic low cost hybrid hardware synthesizer
20 Oct 2018 in Synths
Wave blending digital oscillators running 4 voices through an analog filter, VCA and envelope and a Karplus-Strong synthesis mode the Dark Arcade has a lot of cool things to play with for only $120.
Sequential Prophet XL revealed in magazine review of Prophet X
19 Oct 2018 in Synths
The as yet unannounced Prophet XL will have a 76 keyed piano-style keyboard and 32 voice polyphony along with other new features. The voice expansion and features will also be an update for the Prophet X.
Grayscale’s Supercell Eurorack module breathes new life into Clouds
19 Oct 2018 in Synths
We've been without Mutable Instruments Clouds for a year now so can the Grayscale Supercell expanded reboot fill the granular and texture shaped hole in your Eurorack?
JX-3P now available as a software synthesizer in Roland’s Cloud
18 Oct 2018 in Synths
The 1980's classic preset polyphonic synthesizer, the JX-3P has arrived in the RolandCloud via its Plug-Out experience with the System-8. Comes with the iconic soundset and the PG-200 programmer for deeper ...
Behringer approve the PRO-1 for production and price it at $299
18 Oct 2018 in Synths
The Behringer Pro-1 based upon the Sequential Circuits Pro-One monosynth is good to go! It's been signed off and is heading for mass production. No news on availability but the price has been pegged at $299.
Roland VT-4 Voice Processor messes with your voice
17 Oct 2018 in Studio
Sound like a robot, sing through a megaphone, vocode and harmonise your voice with MIDI controlled chords. The Roland VT-4 is a one-stop vocal messing machine.
AnalogFusion: a dual engine analog and digital polyphonic synthesizer
17 Oct 2018 in Synths
AnlogFusion is a rather tasty looking polyphonic synthesizer. It fuses two separate synthesizer engines, one analog and one digital making it less of a hybrid and more of a megasynth!