Synths

ELTA Music reveals POLIVOKS PF-3 stereo filter in a box

17 Aug · The PF-3 is a desktop unit pumped full of Polivoks-based filtering badness. Could this offer some Soviet tone without having to resort to modular?

Liquid Sky d-vices: V4CO & GLITHc BOARD make noises in space

16 Aug · At last, we have the full details of the first Liquid Sky d-vices - the UFO-inspired V4CO weird synth voice and GLITHcBOARD expander module.

How to sound like Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure

13 Aug · Dive into the world of Vince Clarke, a true legend of synth-pop. We check out his most prominent projects and how he got his sound.

The best pocket synths for getting creative on the go

12 Aug · Ever get a creative itch for synths in situations where a mobile app simply won't do? Let's check out some of the best pocket synths!

Faded Instruments: Faded Toolbox candy coloured 1U modules

12 Aug · Plugin developer Faded Instruments has plunged into modular hardware with a Faded Toolbox of colourful and passive 1U Eurorack modules.

Noise Engineering Tymp Legio and Polydactyl Versio

11 Aug · More DSP-based modules from Noise Engineering. Tymp Legio is a percussion module with "Wackitude", and Polydactyl Versio brings multiband dynamics.

Midweek Modular: Timbral sculpting, 101 sequencing and Roots melodies

10 Aug · This week saw an extraordinary filter folder from FSS, an SH-101 style sequencer from ALM and discovered extraordinary melodies in ROOTS.

Synthfest 2022 and Modular Meets Leeds: Not to be missed!

10 Aug · Tickets are available, and programme details emerge for this year's Synthfest in Sheffield. Meanwhile, this weekend there's Modular Meets Leeds.

WMD to close by the end of the year and releases three new modules

09 Aug · WMD has announced it's going out of business. As a last hurrah, it's releasing 3 new modules; Subway, Legion and Orion on a limited run.

Busy Circuits ASQ-1: SH-101 sequencing and triggering for Eurorack

06 Aug · The ASQ-1 is a two-channel SH-101 style sequencer and 4-track classic drum machine with clacky keys and a playful intention.This looks like fun!

NAMM 2022: Melbourne Instruments Nina: the synth with the motorised knobs

05 Aug · We were wowed by the pre-NAMM glimpse of Nina moving knobs and recalling patches. Update! Now we have the full details with pricing and availability.

Future Sound Systems FIL4 Timbral Sculptor: Folds, filters and fiddles

05 Aug · The FIL4 Timbral Sculptor is a playground of harmonic alteration that pulls in filters, folding, rectifying and a VCA to take care of tonal fiddling.

Tesseract Modular Step Fader MkII: Drunken dual channel sequencer

04 Aug · The Step Fader MkII is a single 16-step or dual 8-step sequencer with a built-in quantizer. It will generate drunk, random or regular CV and Gates.

Midweek Modular: Misha’s intervals, Vector Waves and Liquid Sky UFOs

03 Aug · Eventide has released their weird and musical Misha, Cherry Audio splits a Minimoog into virtual modules, and RYK brings Vector Waves to Eurorack. 

Erica Synths EDU DIY Noise/S&H: Understanding randomness

03 Aug · The next module from Erica Synths & Moritz Klein is the EDU DIY Noise/S&H. It can add ballast to your filter sweeps and randomness to your modulations

RYK Modular Vector Wave: FM and harmonic vector synth voice

03 Aug · RYK has been teasing a module on Insta for some time, but after being all over Loopop's Misha video we know it's the Vector Wave, and it looks amazing