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Superbooth 23 is almost here! What new gear are you hoping to see?
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It’s almost time for Superbooth 23. So if you’re looking for updates on the latest synths and recording gear, you’re in the right place.
We’ll be covering all the exciting product launches right here on Gearnews. What’s more, our Editor, Bob Malkowski, will be on-site in Berlin to catch the demos firsthand, so we can provide some insider insights and tips straight from the showroom floor.
Superbooth 23
Superbooth is a 3-day family-friendly event running between May 11-13 and from 10 AM – 10 PM each day. Each year, it attracts visitors and exhibitors from around the world.
You can connect with other synth enthusiasts, keep tabs on what your favourite manufacturers have been up to, and even discover some new ones.
Besides the gear demos and a chance to get your hands on the latest toys, you can also check out workshops and music performances that will be happening in and around the FEZ-Berlin venue.
Tickets are currently available via the Superbooth webpage, and there are additional paid workshops you can attend as well.
In addition, there will be merchandise on sale and an array of tasty food and drinks, so be sure to explore the sights and sounds. All in all, Superbooth promises to be a daring fun time and we hope to see you there.
In the meantime, which manufacturers and gear launches are you looking out for at Superbooth 23? Please please let us know in the comments below!
More about Superbooth 23:
- Superbooth official website
- Gear from Superbooth 2023
Superbooth 23 Rolling report
Here’s all the news from Superbooth in one handy place! Book mark this page as your go-to source of all the news and releases live from Berlin!
Midweek Modular: All the fun of the Superbooth fair
17 May in Synths
Superbooth was huge, fun and full of vigorous patching. Here are a handful of Eurorack modular products that stood out for me this year.
The Best of Superbooth 2023 – The Editor’s Picks and Highlights!
16 May in
Superbooth is the place to be for synthesisers and electronic music! Gearnews editor Bob Malkowski gives his picks of The Best of Superbooth 2023.
Superbooth 23: Gamechanger Audio Plasma Voice
16 May in Synths
Gamechanger pulls their plasma tube circuit into the Eurorack space to explore the possibility of electrically discharged waveforms.
Superbooth 23: Jam Sandwich, the inclusive sequencer from Electro Jam
15 May in Synths
The Jam Sandwich is a 4 x 4 grid sequencer with clickable LED encoders. It's designed for the visually impaired but could be a filling we all need.
Superbooth 23: Alter Audio Timetosser for Eurorack
15 May in Synths
Alter Audio's time travelling live audio resequencer, or Timetosser, is being ported to Eurorack and things could get awesome & hilarious very fast.
Superbooth 23: Black Noise Modular Cosmos – massively multi-functional
15 May in Synths
Cosmos bakes a universe of functionality into a completely mysterious front panel that invites exploration and possibly complete madness.
Superbooth 23: Flame Instruments FIRE percussion synth
15 May in Synths
Flame has an 8-channel polyphonic drum and percussion synthesizer called FIRE. I wonder how long Flame has held onto that product name?
Superbooth 23: Bela Gliss touchstrip Eurorack control
15 May in Synths
Gliss is a simple and delightfully interactive strip of touch-based Eurorack control that could be ridiculously useful in your Eurorack.
Superbooth 23: Eowave Tempéte Magnétique and Space Line of modules
15 May in Synths
Eowave was showing a bunch of new modules under the name "Space" including the Tempéte Magnétique filter, Richochet quad VCA and Supamix mixer.
Superbooth 23: Crosspatch Triggerpad dynamic trigger sequencer
12 May in Synths
Triggerpad is a trigger sequencer that uses an 8x8 MIDI grid controller to create the patterns. Plug a Launchpad or APC straight in, and off you go.
Superbooth 23: Lambda Synthetics PolyPulse Algorithmic Groovebox
12 May in Synths
PolyPulse is a live performance workstation with unconventional algorithmic and polyrhythmic sequencing of FM and additive synthesis and sampling.
Superbooth 23: SilverMachines R-Enigiser and Monolizer
12 May in Synths
SilverMachines has a new batch of the Orgon Systems Enigiser replica, the R-Enigiser and a new semi-modular synth with an innovative CV bus system.
Superbooth 23: Elta Music Solar 42 Microtonal Polyphonic Ambient Machine
12 May in Synths
Elta Music has condensed and enhanced the Solar 50 down to the still-stunning Solar 42 Ambient Machine for drones and awesomeness.
Superbooth 23: Sonicware LIVEN Texture Lab
The Sonicware LIVEN range is further bolstered by Texture Lab, another unique and interesting tabletop device with granular sampling and FX.
Superbooth 23: Morphor Ensemble 8-voice BBD Chorus
12 May in Synths
Morphor successfully kickstarted the AP-1 plucked module last year. This time we have Ensemble, an analogue eight-voice BBD Chorus.
I’d like to see a controller keyboard with a few bread-and-butter sounds so that it doesn’t always require the computer.
I’m hoping for an Arturia KeyLab 61 MKIII, maybe with polyAT.
I’m looking forward to seeing what firmware/software updates Synthstrom have been working on for the Deluge.
Very curious to see if Korg will announce a new Kronos, hopefully with a lot more physical controls than the Nautilus!
Gutted I can’t afford to go this year…
I hope to see some innovative plumbing
modules; wacky LFOs, saturating mixers, multi switches, sequenceable CV states… who knows, just some more modular clever.