Synths
Free Plugins
GATE-12, Lushtraq, Gentle Vibes: Free Plugins of the Week
18 May · GATE-12 is a versatile volume automation plugin, Lushtraq is an AI-assisted multiband compressor, and Gentle Vibes delivers, well, gentle vibes: Free Plugins of the Week!
INTERVIEW
Peter Baumann: An Interview With a Berlin School Legend
16 May · We spoke with Peter Baumann to find out the gear he uses, his creative process, and how synthesizers fit in with human evolution.
Synth Journal
Yamaha’s Amazing One-Off Control Surfaces, PROTEAN, PPG: Synth Journal
15 May · Have you recovered from Superbooth yet? Then check out these totally bonkers one-off control surfaces from Yamaha in this week’s edition of Synth Journal.
Arturia MicroLab Mk.3 – Improved Quality, Lower Price!
15 May · Arturia's littlest controller in their Lab range, the MicroLab, gets the Mk.3 treatment in the hope that it can persuade you to stick it in your backpack for music-making on the go.
ASM Hydrasynth: New ASM Manager App and Firmware Update 2.2
15 May · ASM has released a firmware update and the new ASM Manager app for the Hydrasynth! The new manager offers an improved workflow for more efficient browsing.
MOSS-101 Is a Sweet-Sounding VA Monosynth in a Guitar Pedal Enclosure
14 May · Looking for a compact but powerful monosynth? Check out MOSS-101, a surprisingly deep virtual analog mono now on Kickstarter.
SOUNDS AND PRESETS
Spent All Your Money on a Moog Muse? Get Free Sounds For It Here! – Sounds and Presets
14 May · We've got free sounds for your Moog Muse, a new bank of patches for Xils Labs excellent 'The Eighty', and an excellent sound pack for the KORG multi/poly.
Kodamo EssenceFM Update v7.0 Makes This 300-Voice Digital Poly More Powerful Than Ever
13 May · A new update for the Kodamo EssenceFM adds a 16-track step sequencer, second LFO and more to the already powerhouse FM synth.
Clank Uranograph: What in the World Is This Amazing-Sounding Machine?
13 May · Part classical instrument, part envelope-pushing synthesizer, part effects processor, the Clank Uranograph is weird and wonderful.
Elektron Overbridge for iPad: How Soon Could You Be Streaming Your Digitone II?
13 May · Elektron teased Overbridge for iPad at Superbooth - and it looks amazing. But when will you be able to download it?
Intellijel Jellymix: The Desktop Mixer You’ve Been Waiting For?
12 May · Intellijel Jellymix is a compact desktop mixer with 5 stereo channels for your drum machines, groove boxes, and synths. The perfect mixer for your desktop setup?
HIGHLIGHTS
This Week’s Highlights: Superbooth Stories
10 May · In this week's highlights, we catch up on some of the most exciting stories from Superbooth25, with releases from Vermona and Moog Music.
RYK Modular Time Slice Is a 4-Channel Eurorack Looper That’ll Make Your Head Spin
09 May · RYK Modular Time Slice is a 4-channel audio looper for Eurorack. But that’s just scratching the surface. Let Time Slice bend your loops into oblivion!
AI SYNTHESIS
AI Synthesis: The Unbelievable Future Of Synthesizers Is Almost Here
09 May · In this special report on AI synthesis, we try to answer the question: could an AI-powered soft synth someday mimic a Roland Jupiter-8?
Morphor Echon 6: Analog Polysynth Based on BBD Resonators
09 May · One of the most unusual synths debuting at Superbooth 25 is Morphor’s Echon 6 – a six-voice analog polysynth based on BBD resonators.
PWM Mantis V2 Update Adds Original OSCar Wavetables!
09 May · Both modeled and sampled OSCar wavetables heading for the PWM Mantis. Plus sneaky new three-osc synth previewed.
Elta Music Debuts Polivoks PF3 mk.2 Filter & TSC 12 Touch Sensitive Controller at Superbooth25
09 May · Elta Music drops the new Polivoks PF3 mk.2 and TSC 12, a touch controller based on the Solar 42.
Vermona drumDING: New Drum Machine Combines Analog and Sampling With a Surprising Workflow
09 May · You’ve never seen a drum machine like this prototype before. Analog, sampling, sequencer: Vermona drumDING
Mayer EMI Vibes in DAW Mode Turns Your Synth Into a Powerful DAW
09 May · Thanks to the Vibes in DAW Mode update, Mayer EMI Vibes gains a browser-based DAW.
ESI Xsynth: New Info and Price for the Unexpectedly Ambient Synth
09 May · ESI Xsynth was the surprise of NAMM. Now it’s at Superbooth and we’ve got pictures, information, price and sound!
Make Noise Polimaths: Generate All the Functions!
09 May · The successor to Maths, Polimaths is an eight-channel function generator and part of Make Noise’s New Universal Synthesizer System.
Teenage Engineering Field System Black: Out and About and Now in Black
09 May · Teenage Engineering’s Field System Black darkens the colorway for the set, which includes new versions of the mixer, recorder and microphone.