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Strymon Magneto Tape echo and looper released: check out these videos!
06 Mar 2018 · The Strymon Interstellar Space Machine Magneto is officially released so let's bask in the sheer wonder of its evolving soundscapes, endless verbs, tape and time slips, sampling and shifting.
Roland mixes ACB and samples in the TR-8S Rhythm Performer
05 Mar 2018 · Take the TR-8 Rhythm Performer, tone down the green and import your own samples and you have the TR-8S. It's not groundbreaking but it's probably exactly what we wanted for a live performance groovebox.
FaithState: an ethereal 12 voice modular synthesizer and synthesis sandbox
03 Mar 2018 · A complete modular synthesizer with 9 generators, 12-voices, 500 waveforms and a wonderfully playful illuminated surface of interactivity - if you're a believer in synthesis then checkout FaithState.
Roland teasing a new AIRA product to be revealed on Monday
03 Mar 2018 · A mysterious and rather foggy video hints at something with glowing faders that Roland are planning to announce on Monday the 5th March. What do we think? Sampler? Mixer? Groovebox? TR-8 Mk2?
Mutable Instruments restyles Braids into the Plaits Macro-Oscillator
02 Mar 2018 · The spiritual successor of Braids has arrived. Meet Plaits, the newly designed macro-oscillator with 8 melodic and 8 percussive models, no screen, simple controls and CV for everything. Every rack should have ...
Polivoks Mini armoured tank desktop analog synthesizer ready to fire
02 Mar 2018 · Based upon an original schematic from Polivoks designer Vladimir Kuzmin the Polivoks Mini rolls onto your desktop with a simplified and improved architecture while retaining that classic face-melting sound.
Erica Synths Graphic VCO wavetable designer module is now available to order
01 Mar 2018 · We first saw this thing in December and then it was at NAMM last month and while it looks fabulous the Graphic VCO has been a little tricky to fully get a handle on. Erica Synths have just released it for sale ...
SOLAR RAYY Morphic Dual-Layer Analog Polysynth – crowd-sourcing a synthesizer
28 Feb 2018 · The Sonorous Ord "RAYY" is a game-changing digitally controlled analog synth with a 3D dual-layered architecture looking for funding on Kickstarter. Except it doesn't exist yet - would you back a concept?
Behringer Neutron round-up of latest demo videos
28 Feb 2018 · Demos and deep dives into the Behringer Neutron have started to appear as a few lucky beta testers share their thoughts on the prototype. We've pulled our favourites together in a handy round-up.
Make Noise discontinue the Phonogene tape inspired sampling looping module
26 Feb 2018 · The original Eurorack take on the Pierre Schaeffer Phonogene tape-based instrument has been quietly retired by Make Noise. Phonogene is dead. Long live Morphagene!
Behringer rumour mill points to Jupiter 8
26 Feb 2018 · We can't let a week go by without another Behringer synthesizer rumour. This time they were spotted playing with a Roland Jupiter 8 and a TR-909 - what could it possibly mean?
TSNM: Touch Sensing Note Memory for getting touchy-feely with your Eurorack
22 Feb 2018 · Doboz has finished the Eurorack version of the TSNM controller that offers note and pressure action, arpeggiation and sequencing in a very neat and affordable package. Get your fingers in there!
Fancy a big fat portable Moog Synthesizer IIIp?
21 Feb 2018 · 50 years since the last one Moog are once again building the Moog Synthesizer IIIc portable, 3 cabinet synth of the gods. They are only making 40, so step up with your $35,000 quick!
Flat pack musical products coming from IKEA and Teenage Engineering
19 Feb 2018 · Electronic music design and home design collide in a potentially interesting collaboration between fellow Swedes IKEA and Teenage Engineering. The FREKVENS collection coming to stores in about a year.
Ritual: A droning, echoing, atmospheric synthesizer from another time
19 Feb 2018 · Beautifully handcrafted Ritual synthesizer from Resonance Circuits with a playful, if slightly disturbing, front panel is a unique sound generating, noise making, drone enthusing atmospheric device.
Behringer asks if you’d like an OB-Xa clone as a desktop or keyboard
16 Feb 2018 · While Uli Behringer asks whether you'd like your OB-Xa clone with or without a keyboard, I wonder how long it will be until we can design our own synth in their online store?
SPINK0: Ableton Link for Eurorack is almost a reality
14 Feb 2018 · The Pink-0 open source project investigated how to put Ableton Link sync technology into a Eurorack module. Seismic Industries appeared to have cracked it with SPINK0 and now I can sync my laptop to my modular!
Elektron’s Overbridge DAW integration app delayed again
14 Feb 2018 · 9 months since the release of the Digitakt and there's still no Overbridge. Elektron put back the release date for a second time and ask for our patience as they try to get their awesome integration to work.
TEM Mini monophonic synthesizer inspired by the Minimoog
13 Feb 2018 · In light of the Behringer Model D is there still room for a boutique analogue synthesizer based upon the Minimoog? ADSR seem to think so and offer up the TEM Mini for your consideration.
Behringer VC340 Vocoder Plus spotted in the wild
12 Feb 2018 · A prototype Behringer VC340 Vocoder Plus was spotted languishing in the studio of Facebook user Firechild. Now with a video demonstrating the awesome heart of this nonsense instrument.
Vermona release randomRHYTHM trigger sequencer Eurorack module
09 Feb 2018 · randomRHYTHM is an 8 channel 2 x 4 rhythm section with on and off-beat randomisation, CV controlled muting, swing, clock division and endless percussion pattern generation.
Erica Synths releases mini modular Pico System II
07 Feb 2018 · Gathering all their little 3HP Pico modules together Erica Synths created the Pico System complete modular synth. With a couple of changes and improvements to the line-up here's Pico System II.