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The slow production of the Cirklon sequencer stirs to the news that an updated version could be on the horizon. Waiting list for the current one is about 18 months - let's hope this moves things along
Dadamachines Composer Pro is a standalone MIDI performance sequencer with a massive 192 button matrix and support for open source audio engines. Here's what it can do.
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Usta introduces a delightful oval ring of 16 lights and sequencing encoders that offers 4 independent dual layer tracks of CV/Gate with per step step-length and CV controlled variation
Hot new lack Sequencer from Erica Synths that has 16 knobs for 64 steps over 4 channels of CV, Gate and Modulation with per step automation, MIDI in/out and performance features.
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Korg brings the Acid to the party with their vacuum tube infused Volca Nubass Vacuum Tube Synthesizer. It's warmer than a raver's hot pants and twice as saturated.
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The leak turned out to be a reality and we are now faced with coming to terms with a very strange looking synthesizer based upon the awesome Digitone. Is the Digitone Keys a dream or a nightmare?
An 8 trigger output drum track and 3 melodic CV/Gate tracks make Ground Control one powerful and versatile Eurorack performance sequencer. It can even power your whole case.
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UNO Drum is a 12-track drum machine featuring 6 analogue sounds and many more PCM ones in a compact form that makes it easy to bash out rhythms and create patterns. A percussive partner to UNO, then.
We all love a new Volca and this one has the synth community in deep discussion over what a Nutube based synthesizer might sound like. The Korg Volca Nubass - real or fake?
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The colourful Deluge box of lights and buttons reaches version 3.0 and becomes a performance device for live looping complete with support for USB/MIDI foot controllers.
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Toraiz SQUID is an MPC style hardware sequencer with dual MIDI, dual CV/Gate and USB outputs that'll run 16 tracks of performance-based sequencing into all your gear.
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Tiny LD takes the Little Deformer 3 firmware of 16 parts synth, sampler or noise, effects, audio recording, granulation and sequencing and packs it into a much smaller box.
Expect to see Shepard: a 6-channel performance step-sequencer, Ellis: an 8-output CV controller and Leap: an ADSR and LFO at the forthcoming Superbooth.
Kurzweil mixes the Forte into their PC range of production workstations and comes up with the PC4 with loads of sample library, 1000's of presets, virtual analogue and now 6-operator FM built in.
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They say Blackbox is a next-gen sampling studio that'll sample in anything you want to throw at it and then slice, sync and build things from one-shots, loops and sequences through to full songs.
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Impulse Command is a ferociously dynamic stereo synthesizer that's built like a battleship console and doubles up on oscillators, envelopes, filters and sequencers - it's explosive!
