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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
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The MXR Carbon Copy is getting a snazzy new silver paint job and an aluminium housing for 2018, ten years after it was introduced. Just don't expect any sonic tweaks or upgrades.
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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.
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.
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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!
The equalizer stands out with the DRIFT+ feature - an additional preamp stage where the custom circuitry's reaction to component temperature changes over time is modeled, and you have hands-on control over it!
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Where other manufacturers like to emphasise the filter cutoff with a whacking big knob, the 2HP MMF strives keep a three output multi-mode analogue filter under fine fingertip control.
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Fusion contains 5 "completely new" analogue colouration tools and looks like liquid studio gold! We love how SSL has applied plug-in like thinking, especially in terms of versatility, to actual studio hardware.
DSP Synthesizers move into analog modelling with their DR55 Drum Module clone of the Roland Dr Rhythm. 4 sounds, 4 triggers, 4 accents and two controls each for a bit of virtual analog rhythmic healing.
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The CMS Eurorack project is aiming to bring the massive ARP 2500 to Eurorack. The 1047E Filter was released earlier this year now here's the first demo of the 1004T Pearlman Oscillator / T-Mixer
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Voltage Modular is here but can it make a dent in the VCV Rack and Softube Modular market? It has 69 modules, a fruity look, an inbuilt shop, and a load of effects from PSP Audio - check it out.
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TipTop Audios new Steiner-Parker inspired multi-mode analog filter is going to take your Eurorack into orbit! Forbidden Planet combines the usual 3 modes with some unusual CV control - things could get spacey.
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Having trouble getting all your synths and laptops to sync together at your local synth jam? The Missing Link will fill in the gaps by turning Ableton Link into 5V Clock - but how many will you need?
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7 drum voices through 5 channels with effect processing and filter throttling routing through one deep and dark 30HP module. Could this be the perfect percussion sound source for your rack?
The next synthesizer being revitalised by Black Corporation is the Elka Synthex which will become the rack-mounted Xerxes 8-voice analogue polyphonic synthesizer.
With the release of the software editor you can now get fully under the hood of the IK Multimedia UNO synthesizer. You don't have to wish for bigger envelopes or PWM - it's all here on Mac, PC and iOS.
