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The Pedal Steel Synthesizer gives us an old-time slide approach to sound generation
09 Jan 2020 · What if you could employ the slide and expression of the veritable pedal steel guitar as a synthesizer interface? Meet The Pedal Steel Synthesizer.
Korg announces i3 Workstation and EK-50 L Entertainment Keyboard
09 Jan 2020 · Drawing on decades of sound design and workstation experience Korg offers the i3 Music Workstation for augmented music creation and the EK-50 L for fully automatic accompaniment and new dance sounds.
Audio Damage Continua is a luscious morphing virtual analog polysynth
08 Jan 2020 · Audio Damage says they want to buck the trend of "Robocop" wavetable synths and bring us something warm, deep and lovely to get excited about. It's called Continua and it's a virtual analog polysynth.
Tenderfoot Quad Quantizer will make your modular musical
08 Jan 2020 · Tenderfoot has released a very affordable Quad Quantizer module for Eurorack that offers 4 channels of musical output, transposition and an innovative sample and hold feature.
Korg SV-2 Stage Vintage Piano brings more sounds, more polyphony and speakers
08 Jan 2020 · Korg has officially announced the new and improved SV-2 Stage Vintage Piano. It retains the awesome looks of the SV-1 but piles on the sounds, the polyphony. The SV-2S comes with integrated speakers.
Roland A-88MKII MIDI Controller could be the first to support MIDI 2.0
07 Jan 2020 · Roland has announced a new version of their slim but fully weighted A-88 MIDI controller. The A-88MKII comes with some useful expressive control but most remarkable is that it supports MIDI 2.0
Korg Wavestate Wave Sequencing Synthesizer official release
07 Jan 2020 · With a dash of nostalgia, a pinch of evolution and a huge chunk of new content Korg works its magic on the Wavestation to give us Wavestate; a fabulously dynamic digital synth that never sits still.
Leak! Korg is launching the Wavestate synthesizer tomorrow
06 Jan 2020 · According to photos of the latest edition of Future Music Magazine the synthesizer Korg is planning to release tomorrow is called Wavestate and it's the spiritual successor to the 1990 Wavestation.
Look Mum No Computer pulls the FM guts out of a Sega Megadrive
06 Jan 2020 · Sam Battle from Look Mum No Computer has pulled the FM engine out of a Sega Megadrive and turned it into a fabulously accessible FM synthesizer with analogue control
Drawing A Blank: Making spare space in your Eurorack look awesome
06 Jan 2020 · Got a hole in your Eurorack that you're not sure how to fill? Why not blank it with some awesome PCB art from Drawing A Blank by Markt Modular?
Korg SV-2 Stage Vintage Piano leaked online!
05 Jan 2020 · Has the Korg SV-2, a sequel to their SV-1 Stage Vintage Piano, just been leaked by an online store? If so, it will have more sounds, more polyphony, splits, layers and better effects...
Behringer TD-3 : new colours for the New Year
05 Jan 2020 · To celebrate the New Year Behringer has come up with two new colours for the TD-3 their TB-303 Bass Line clone. You can have it in black or a limited edition acid yellow complete with smiley face.
Korg pulls their second tease of 2020 from a flight case – could it be the ARP 2600?
03 Jan 2020 · Korg has already teased us about something happening on the 7th January and now we've also got to put the 10th in our diaries for what looks like another synthesizer or perhaps an ARP 2600?
First look at the finished SP-2400 from Isla Instruments
03 Jan 2020 · The SP-2400 is the "Spiritual successor" to the E-Mu SP-1200 sampling drum machine. Isla Instruments are almost ready to ship and have posted a video tour of the finished prototype.
Behringer unleashes the Cat, a clone of the Octave Cat analogue synth
31 Dec 2019 · They're still not done yet: On the last day of the year, Behringer has unleashed the Cat, a clone of the 1970's duophonic Octave Cat analogue synthesizer.
WoodStepper sequencer, synthesizer, sampler and effects plugin
31 Dec 2019 · From the oddly named Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio comes the WoodStepper sequencer, synth, sampling and effects plugin that pretty much does everything.
Studio Electronics Midimini V30 updates their rack mountable Minimoog inspired monosynth
31 Dec 2019 · The Midimini V30 gives the Studio Electronics take on the rackable Minimoog an overhaul with a smooth new look, some choice Boomstar features and lots of patch points.
The 15 Best Selling Hardware Synths of 2019 by Behringer, Korg and Arturia
30 Dec 2019 · What were the best selling synthesizers of 2019? It comes as no surprise that one brand in particular dominates the list. But the level of dominance is actually a bit frightening.
Korg teases a new synthesizer for the New Year
28 Dec 2019 · We just saw the arrival of the virtual Kortg Triton and we've heard rumours of an ARP 2600 reproduction but it looks like Korg has something else ready to roll out in the New Year.
Korg Triton joins the Korg Collection of software instruments
27 Dec 2019 · The iconic sounds of the naughties join the Korg Collection of virtual instruments in the shape of an authentically reproduced Triton workstation and sampler
Best Monophonic Synthesizers 2019: The Top 5 monosynths
26 Dec 2019 · What a bumper year for monosynths! We've pulled together the ones that have brought us the most joy, excitement and action over the last 12 months. The best 5 best monophonic synthesizers 2019 were...
Navigator: polyphonic analog synthesizer from Blind Monk Instruments
23 Dec 2019 · Navigator is an unusual looking polyphonic analog synthesizer. Bucking the current knob-heavy trend It has only a handful of knobs, a screen and a 70's sci-fi look about it. Is it all about menus?