Superbooth 2021: SYNTH GEMS 1, a beautiful new book about vintage sound machines

A new coffee table book by Mike Metlay and the people behind Patch & Tweak gives us a beautifully presented insight into vintage synthesizers.

Superbooth 2021: Befaco brings a Plethora of Noise and expands the Muxlicer

Noise Plethora comes with a ton of selectable noise flavours with filters for shaping into everything from hi-hats to glitches and textures plus the MEX trigger expander for Muxlicer.

Superbooth 2021: Loopman Eurorack experimental casssette recorder

It's nuts but somehow completely genius. Loopman Eurorack is a cassette-based tape loop for Eurorack. Undoubtedly best of Superbooth 2021 and it hasn't started yet.

Superbooth 2021: Dreadbox Nymphes 6-voice analog synthesizer

Nymphes is a neat and tidy analogue polysynth with 6 voices that come from springs, from groves and from the sacred rivers flowing seawards.

Knobcon/Superbooth 2021: New Buchla Music Easel revealed

First seen at Knobcon and now heading to Superbooth Marc Doty was carrying a brand new updated version of the iconic Buchla Music Easel.

Superbooth 2021: Berna 3 taking synthesis back to the 1950s

Giorgio Sancristoforo's 1950s laboratory experiment of building synths from test equipment reaches version 3 with more oscillators, devices and marvellous looking floating windows.

Superbooth 2021: Tangible Waves Synth Explorer – modular for education

Tangible Waves has announced a new series of their AE Modular system designed for schools and STEM education. Synth Explorer will come with extensive documentation for teachers.

Superbooth 2021: Shakmat announces its first VCO and a new Euclidean LFO

The VCO is called Banshee Set and is thru-zero with variable shape morphing whereas the Mod Medusa LFO is an algo-rhythmic modulation source.

Superbooth 2021: SoundForce announces updated DCO and Juno inspired uVCF 6

SoundForce has two new modules for Superbooth; an updated version of their DCO and a compact uVCF 6 lowpass filter based on the Roland Juno filter.

Superbooth 2021: QEX – 4HP expander for vpme Quad Drum

Vladimir Pantelic's Quad Drum Voice gets a helpful expansion with more audio outputs, more CV  inputs and more hands-on control.

Superbooth 2021: LPZW.modules Plgwitz Mk3, Out 1U, Elster and EC-mute expander

In a bumper bundle of modules, LPZW.modules has an updated mixer, a 1U output, a 909 cymbal section and logic from Euclidean Circles.

Superbooth 2021: 6m0d6 – TR-606 inspired drum module from Tubbutec and LPZW

6m0d6 is a relatively compact 5 channel percussion module that pulls heavily on the feel of the Roland TR-606 while taking it to completely new places.

Superbooth 2021: Radikal Technologies new dual filter, preamp and envelope follower modules

Radikal Technologies plans to show their new RT562 Dual Filter and RT1936 Preamp & Envelope Follower Eurorack modules at Superbooth.

Knobcon 2021: VCV previews VCV Rack 2 and includes VST plugin version

VCV was at Knobcon showing the latest version of VCV Rack which includes a fabulous UI redesign, lots of enhancements and the option to run it as a VST plugin.

Lenovo debuts Yoga Slim 7 Carbon and Pro laptops

We take a closer look at Lenovo's new Yoga Slim 7 laptops, announced this week along with a range of peripherals at the Tech World event.

Har-Bal Spatial Pan plug-in: time for some realistic reverb effects!

Unlike traditional reverbs, Spatial Pan includes the relationship between source position, room quality and early reflections in the equation.

Audiority Klirrton Grindstein: Chainsaw massacre tones for death metal

So you want Swedish Death Metal chainsaw tones? Well, the new Klirrton Grindstein plug-in from Audiority will melt your face right off!

New Solar Guitars E1.6Jensen MKII signature model for Patrik Jensen

Solar Guitars' new E1.6Jensen MKII signature model for the Haunted/Witchery guitarist features Fishman Fluence Modern pickups and an EverTune bridge.

Superbooth 2021: Plankton Electronics ZAPS percussion module

An analog voice from Plankton Electronics with digital control from Winter Modular and design from Meegl; ZAPS is looking quite fascinating.

BLEASS Saturator: general purpose audio mangling for desktop and iOS

BLEASS combines multi-band distortion, waveshaping, and LFO modulation into the Saturator plug-in... and It's expectedly rad!

Gibson and School of Rock team up for limited run black-and-gold Les Paul Special

The limited edition Gibson School of Rock Les Paul Special features P-90 pickups, and comes in a fantastic black nitro finish with gold hardware.

Knobcon 2021: Osiris bi-fidelity wavetable oscillator from Modbap Modular

Osiris has 4 banks of 32 wavetables, each with 32 waveforms constructed from 256 samples, running at 96kHz - how's that for fidelity?

Superbooth 2021: Expressive E releases multidimensional acoustic tones in Imagine

Expressive E and Applied Acoustics Systems have got together to produce Imagine, a new software instrument that digs deep inside the body of real instruments.

Black Rooster Audio OmniTec-67A: Vintage tube saturation for your DAW

Need a "secret weapon" for vintage saturation and character? Black Rooster Audio has modeled the Altec 1567A Tube Mixer and turned it into the OmniTec-67A plug-in.