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Synths
Onde and Pyramid powered wooden soundboard resonators for your synth
04 Nov 2018 · Strap your synthesizer to a resonating wooden soundboard for the ultimate earthy, acoustically elegant electronic sound making experience with the Onde and Pyramid powered resonators.
Bass Station II gets a firmware update to 2.5 on its 25th anniversary
02 Nov 2018 · A new firmware update for the Bass Station II brings paraphonic modes, filter keyboard tracking, envelope retriggering, microtuning and breaks the oscillators to make them a bit more vintage.
Tracktion capture 44 years of analog monosynths in two LOFREQ RetroMod VSTi’s
01 Nov 2018 · Is it too soon for a sample instrument featuring the Behringer Model D, IK Multimedia UNO and Arturia MiniBrute? Not according to Tracktion. Meet LoFreq: Classic and Modern synthesizers sampled.
Alpha Forever: a grey environment of deep modular sound design
01 Nov 2018 · Part modular synth, part sound design playground, Alpha Forever is among the strangest and most intriguing (if poorly accessible) bits of kit we've come across recently.
MUTON: 8 VCAs with pop-free mutes in just 10HP
01 Nov 2018 · MUTON is an indispensable tool for performing live and dealing with unruly routing and sound source management within your Eurorack. 8 VCAs, a summing mixer and soft mutes in a really compact module.
The Messiah second coming: a Prophet of virtual synthesis
31 Oct 2018 · Inspired by the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 version 2 of Messiah improves and expands on almost everything and comes with a ton of presets, new filters, new effects and MPE support.
Digital D1 Hybrid Synth brings epic sounds from 1987 to iPad
29 Oct 2018 · Digital D1 is a retro-modern hybrid synth combining virtual analog and PCM samples to offer an authentically 80's digital synthesizer experience with lots of current character.
The greatest Eurorack module of all time and space has arrived: The 2HP Cat
26 Oct 2018 · For a limited time only, in limited quantities, for only the most discerning of Eurorack fiddlers comes Cat, your voltage controlled source of feline noises.
AtomoSynth Asterion: a chunky modular synthesizer with an enormous patch bay
26 Oct 2018 · Asterion is an upright wedge of large format modular synthesis. Bakelite knobs and an all-metal chassis lend it a vintage air while the 104 1/4" jack sockets offer some seriously chunky patching
Sequential Prophet XL slightly larger samples-plus-synthesis fusion machine
24 Oct 2018 · Sequential officially announce the Prophet XL which is slightly larger than the Prophet X and contains all the same features but brings with it a 32 voice mode.
GS Apollo 1 Analog Monosynth ready for liftoff
22 Oct 2018 · Launching from Argentina is the Apollo 1 from GS Music - a straightforward desktop analog monosynth with some hidden MIDI capabilities and a desire to be in a metal band.
Dark Arcade: earthy and cybernetic low cost hybrid hardware synthesizer
20 Oct 2018 · Wave blending digital oscillators running 4 voices through an analog filter, VCA and envelope and a Karplus-Strong synthesis mode the Dark Arcade has a lot of cool things to play with for only $120.
Sequential Prophet XL revealed in magazine review of Prophet X
19 Oct 2018 · The as yet unannounced Prophet XL will have a 76 keyed piano-style keyboard and 32 voice polyphony along with other new features. The voice expansion and features will also be an update for the Prophet X.
Grayscale’s Supercell Eurorack module breathes new life into Clouds
19 Oct 2018 · We've been without Mutable Instruments Clouds for a year now so can the Grayscale Supercell expanded reboot fill the granular and texture shaped hole in your Eurorack?
JX-3P now available as a software synthesizer in Roland’s Cloud
18 Oct 2018 · The 1980's classic preset polyphonic synthesizer, the JX-3P has arrived in the RolandCloud via its Plug-Out experience with the System-8. Comes with the iconic soundset and the PG-200 programmer for deeper ...
Behringer approve the PRO-1 for production and price it at $299
18 Oct 2018 · The Behringer Pro-1 based upon the Sequential Circuits Pro-One monosynth is good to go! It's been signed off and is heading for mass production. No news on availability but the price has been pegged at $299.
AnalogFusion: a dual engine analog and digital polyphonic synthesizer
17 Oct 2018 · AnlogFusion is a rather tasty looking polyphonic synthesizer. It fuses two separate synthesizer engines, one analog and one digital making it less of a hybrid and more of a megasynth!
Pipes: 64 voice hardware sample player hits Kickstarter
16 Oct 2018 · Pipes holds up to 128GB of sample library in memory for instant, low latency multi-instrument and multi-controller access. It's open source and touchscreen controlled and looking for preorders.
RectangularThing: a limited edition complete synthesizer voice for Eurorack
15 Oct 2018 · This is Not Rocket Science was playing with some Curtis chips and came up with the RectangularThing, a dual oscillator synth voice with some very interesting sync and "Rambler" waveform generation.
Synclavier V2: Arturia brings sampling and resynthesis to their emulation
15 Oct 2018 · The original additive, FM and timeslice synthesis emulation of the Synclavier has been expanded to include sampling and the resynthesis of samples as Arturia complete their Synclavier V journey.
Tanzbär 2 the hybrid drum computer from MFB is ready to make beats
12 Oct 2018 · Tanzbär 2 brings 8 channels of analog and 8 channels of samples into its advanced step sequencing eco-system. It includes a little bass synthesizer, 3 sample voices with analog filters and 10 sample ...
MPK Mini Play: Akai puts noises inside their mini controller keyboard
11 Oct 2018 · The MPK Mini Play has 128 sounds and 10 drum kits and can also act as a USB MIDI controller, run on batteries and has onboard speakers. So it's a cool little portable music device. But who is it for?