Dreadbox News and rumors

Superbooth 2018: Dreadbox announce Erebus 3 desktop synthesizer

07 May · The Erebus was dead, then it was DIY and now there's a brand new version - long live Erebus 3! Sporting an extra 7 waveform oscillator for sound, FM and LFO plus 35 patch points the Erebus really comes of age.

Superbooth 2018: Dreadbox Medusa synthesis and sequencing with Polyend

03 May · Medusa is a hybrid synthesizer combining analogue and digital oscillators, up to 6 paraphonic voices plus an expressive 64 pad grid of sequencing and modulation programming. Now with video!

Erebus is reborn as Lil’ Erebus DIY Kit and sells like hot modular cakes

25 Apr · By a stroke of complete genius, the lamented Dreadbox Erebus paraphonic synthesizer is back in kit form as the Lil' Erebus DIY Kit for under €200. They won't have stock for long!

We get our first sideways look at the all new Medusa from Dreadbox

15 Mar · Gone is the burnt orange and dark shades of the original Medusa mockup. Instead, we have stylish black, neat knobs and a restrained layout. We catch our first glimpse of the all-new Polyend powered Medusa

Top 5 Synthesizers of 2017

24 Dec 2017 · Was 2017 a classic year for synthesizers? Which synths captured the imagination, the sonic excitement and hands-on controllability that make for an awesome creative sound machine? Here are my thoughts on that.

Dreadbox Hades: The DIY Kit that lets you roll your own

09 Oct 2017 · Fancy building yourself an evil little bass synthesizer? Dreadbox have re-released the Hades as a complete DIY kit in a cardboard case for a very attractive price. Go get your soldering iron.

Dreadbox Medusa: monosynth with a head full of snakes

12 Jul 2017 · Did I say snakes? I meant sequencer - momentarily distracted by the mythical beast that turned Jason's Argonauts into stone. Medusa is a 3 oscillator monosynth with a sequencer and arpeggiator by Polyend.

Dreadbox Abyss: full details, price and new images

09 Feb 2017 · The anticipation up to the Dreadbox Abyss April release is starting to build. Check out these fabulous new images but how much would you pay for 4 notes of analog synth?

Robin Vincent NAMM 2017 Modular Round-up

NAMM 2017: Robin’s Modular round-up

23 Jan 2017 · Can there ever be too much modular? Our synth expert Robin has gathered all the new releases in the world of Eurorack and put them together in one handy place.