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?
A few hours after it emerged that Yamaha was gauging interest in the potential reissue of the classic CS-80 synthesizer Behringer teases that they were thinking the exact same thing. AND IT'S TRUE!
The tease machine leading up to Superbooth has started and IK Multimedia are dropping clues to a new device they are bringing to the show. Knobs seem to be the focus, which is nice.
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Moog cultivates the Grandmother into 4 notes, more modules, stereo delay and 49 keys. Matriach is the paraphonic analog synthesizer sent to take us to another plane of existance.
New musical instrument company UDO are going to reveal their first product at Superbooth. It's called Super 6 and the glimpses we've had so far are very interesting indeed.
Today we heard the news that Mike McGrath, founder and head admin of the Muff Wiggler modular synthesizer forum, has died. It's a sad day for the online Eurorack community.
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RAST-A is a virtual analogue model of the classic Oberheim polysynth of the 1980s for the HALion virtual instrument platform. The perfectly warm polysynth for your Supertramp or Van Halen tribute band
Elettrorama brings together another synthesizer from the mind of Ray Wilson from Music From Outer Space. The Minisynth Plus is a Cool little monosynth with additional S&H and MIDI expansion.
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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.
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Drum Synth 500 is 8 channels of synthesized and sampled drums in a comprehensive single window software synthesizer with bags of saturation, effects and tweaking.
Has Behringer cracked biological cloning technology to produce a modern version of a classic 70's synth dude? We also get a glimpse of the K-20, an upcoming clone of the Korg MS-20.
Based on the Elka Synthex the Xerxes polysynth from Black Corporation is going to be available for preorder at Superbooth in May. Check out these sound demos.
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The Novation Bass Station II gets a new firmware update with an AFX Mode inspired by Richard James of Aphex Twin which puts different patches on every key.
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The release date of the Behringer Crave is still a mystery but in the meantime, a new no-talking sound demo video has emerged which gives us a closer look at how it sounds.
Mysterious new synthesizer company Superlative teases some images of their SB-1/Space Bee synth that has shades of the SH-101 about it. We should get to see it at Superbooth.
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3D renders and photos of PCBs have started to emerge of DinSyncs next replica project called JP-ONE. Scheduled for a big reveal at Superbooth we've scraped together a few details of what to expect.
