Synths
NAMM 2018: Jacob of Shear Electronics spotted – Relic-6 is still on
27 Jan 2018 · The presumed dead Relic-6 Oberheim OB-X recreation that wowed us at NAMM 2017 is very much alive. Relic-6 Inventer Jacob Brashears was spotted at the 2018 show and we have a full statement.
NAMM 2018: Vermona brings patch saving to Eurorack and other modules
27 Jan 2018 · MeloDICEr and RandomRHYTHM were both brilliantly probability based, there's a Quad Envelope with no name and a fascinating Crosspoint switch and Virtual Patch Manager that no one seems to grasp the enormity of.
NAMM 2018: Vintage Synth Lab CEM3340 VCO-2 and D-Env
27 Jan 2018 · Vintage Synth lab was showing the dual oscillator VCO-2 based upon the CEM3340 chip, with independent controls and cross modulation, hard and soft sync options. Plus the delayed envelope generator D-Env.
NAMM 2018: Five12 Vector Sequencer might be nearly ready almost
26 Jan 2018 · Five12's stunning advanced 8 channel digital sequencer for Eurorack might be nearing completion. It's at NAMM somewhere, can anyone find out when it's going to be ready?
NAMM 2018: WMD announce Fracture multi-particle percussion synthesizer
26 Jan 2018 · Fracture is an extraordinary module of bursting noise, percussive shakes, claps and rhythmic applause from the generation of particle clouds from micro samples.
NAMM 2018: Korg to release SDK developer kit for Prologue
26 Jan 2018 · Korg is opening up the Prologue so that you can design your own oscillators and modulation effects with an SDK software developers kit and open development API - wow.
NAMM 2018: Black Corporation give a sneak peak at a new synth
26 Jan 2018 · A tweet from Richard Devine appears to have revealed a new unreleased synthesizer from Black Corporation. Apparently it will be ready for Superbooth. Does anyone know what it's called?
NAMM 2018: Futuristic Neuman synthesizer prototype
26 Jan 2018 · The Neuman prototype synthesizer from the same Japanese manufacturer that brought us the cardboard cutout Kami-Oto with a whopping great big touchscreen interface. Looks amazing, will it ever be real?
NAMM 2018: Mordax GXN Granular Synthesis System
26 Jan 2018 · Good looking GXN Granular Synthesis System from Mordax for sweeping grains and scrubbing samples. Hampered by a lacklustre demonstration but then this is a pre-production prototype.
NAMM 2018: SSF Bantam, Muton, Detect RX and Zero Point VCO modules
26 Jan 2018 · SSF was showing off the modules they hope to release this year including a complete semi-modular Eurorack synth voice called Bantam, the Muton 8 channel VCA, Direct Rx envelope follower and Zero Point VCO.
NAMM 2018: Malekko shows 6 new Eurorack modules including Manther Growl
25 Jan 2018 · The Manther Growl is a 26hp complete monosynth version of the desktop Manther. There's also a Quad Envelope, LFO and VCA, 4 channel drum synth and a Random module.
NAMM 2018: 2HP release their drum line of HAT, KICK and SNARE modules
25 Jan 2018 · Squeezed into their tiny 2HP form factor Kick, Snare and Hat offer a lot of sound in a very small space. With CV control over each parameter and a mix of sound from expected and into the unknown.
NAMM 2018: Mysterious Voltage Modular virtual rack first look!
25 Jan 2018 · A bunch of industry veterans have got together to produce what looks to be a virtual synthesis and sound processing environment. Voltage Modular will be revealed at NAMM. Here's our first glimpse!
NAMM 2018: Intellijel drops Morgasmatron, Planar 2 and Rubicon 2
25 Jan 2018 · The Korgasmatron appears to have evolved into the Morgasmatron while Planar and Rubicon get an updated version. Details are scarce at the moment but hopefully we'll have more for you soon.
NAMM 2018: Malekko 4 channels of wavetable “drums” module prototype
25 Jan 2018 · In a quick Instagrammed video I spotted a prototype of an as yet unnamed Malekko module featuring 4 channels of wavetable drum with multiple character controls and 8 steps of motion recording.
NAMM 2018: Digitone polyphonic FM digital synthesizer from Elektron
25 Jan 2018 · Elektron wanted to make FM easy-to-use and awesome to manipulate and with the 8-voice, sequencer infused Digitone and it's subtractive synthesis signal path you've never had so much fun with digital synthesis.
NAMM 2018: Casio CT-X Series keyboards – go anywhere, sound monstrous
25 Jan 2018 · Casio dash our hopes for a Phase Distortion synthesizer but instead give us a cool portable keyboard with 600 sounds, 195 rhythms, 6 track recording and a monstrous sound engine.
NAMM 2018: Kami-Oto cardboard keyboard from Yudo
25 Jan 2018 · Build yourself a MIDI keyboard out of cardboard with this cool little Kickstarter project called Kami-Oto from Japanese company Yudo who were hanging out in the convention centre foyer.
NAMM 2018: Noise Engineering Mimetic Digitalis sequencer and more
25 Jan 2018 · Mimetic Digitalis is a 16-step 2-dimension CV sequencer with 4 outputs a trigger and "Shred" loads of randomisation. Noise Engineering also present some really cool utilities.
NAMM 2018: Malekko Heavy Industries shows its Manther Groovebox
25 Jan 2018 · The long-awaited Manther monosynth and sequencer is almost ready to go and we get our first look at a finished version. Is it everything we hoped it would be?
NAMM 2018: Teenage Engineering PO-33 K.O! and PO-35 Speak
25 Jan 2018 · Two new Pocket Operators for the "Metal" series which includes the existing PO-32 Tonic. Both are samplers, the PO-33 K.O! is purely a sampler whereas the PO-35 Speak likes to mangle the spoken word.
NAMM 2018: Studiologic Numa Compact 2X piano/organ/synth
25 Jan 2018 · Studiologic's Numa Compact 2X has a go at the Nord Electro with an affordable and portable 88 note, semi-weighted keyboard with piano, organ and synthesizer sound engines.