in case you are in the mood to try something new, here's a cool freebie that just popped up - Palette is inspired by paintboxes and has eight coloured rectangles that trigger samples.
Latvian synth specialists Erica Synths introduced another interesting modular toy to spice up your everyday patching. This is the Joystick Controller, which uses a joystick to drive your modular rig insane...
Erica Synths introduced two new DIY kits/modules, the DIY SWAMP and a DIY voltage-controlled filter. Both can do funny and musical things with control voltage synths, especially SWAMP, a crazy CV randomizer...
You might have your needs covered by other VSTs and effects bundles, but can you ever have enough quality plug-ins? Head over to Dead Duck's and check out these two free FX bundles...
Modalities to the fold. It's a super no-frills rompler filled to the brim with synth sounds inspired by good ol' Depeche Mode. Say what you want about the band, but we can all agree the synths work...
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Here's a round-up of the cool things our resident synth specialist Robin Vincent found at the electronic music technology synth-fest that is Superbooth 2017.
Easter sales on music gear are two a penny at the moment, find out here where the best offers are to be found.
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OMG! I've got a Roland SH-101, SH-2, Promars, System-100, System-1, and D-50 running in my DAW direct from Roland Cloud. And the biggest piano in the world. UPDATE: video demo of all the synths
It was too good to be true! You still need a DC coupled interface to use Bitwig Studio 2 to interface with modular over CV. The Bastl box helps but doesn't solve the issue for regular interfaces.
Think you know your hardware synthesizers? Test your knowledge of the hottest releases in 2016 in our "Guess the synth" quiz!
Intrigued by modular but don't know where to start? Here's our guide to the best gateway products for getting into Modular Synthesis.
The first public showing of the Behringer DeepMind 12 is this Saturday 20th August at the Modular Meets Leeds (UK) event - don't miss it.
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After some unfortunate leaks Native Instruments officially announce Komplete 11. Is there enough new stuff for the increased upgrade price or are we buying more of the same?
With the new Preset Converter Arturia V Collection version 4 users can import their presets into V Collection version 5. Wow.
With so many good software synthesizer sound sources around, which plug-in instruments are floating your boat at the moment?
nOb is a new control device that can be used with your favourite DAW and plugins. Its built with high quality components and can be custom configured to match your needs.
