Synths

Cherry Audio Lowdown: Vertically challenged synth for your virtual feet

23 May 2022 · With Lowdown Cherry Audio has taken on the foot-controlled floor-based bass synthesizer and offers you the Taurus sound with a vast choice of carpets.

Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave: Advanced Wavetable Synth teased in PPG blue

23 May 2022 · The website says it's arriving in 2022 but Groove Synthesis has said nothing more about the 3rd Wave Advanced Wavetable Synth. What do we know so far?

Nunomo Qun Mk2: Pocket sized synthesizer with sequencer and looper

20 May 2022 · Qun Mk2 is a remarkably affordable synthesizer, sequencer and 3-track looper with analogue modelling, granular synthesis and an integrated compressor.

Superbooth 22: Ritual Electronics Aranea 5×5 Matrix Mixer

19 May 2022 · From Ritual Electronics comes a 5x5 active matrix mixer for audio and CV mixing. Fabulous for complex waveforms and feedback patches.

Midweek Modular: Superbooth 22 highlights

18 May 2022 · Superbooth 22 was a huge success, full of a vast array of electronic music-making machines. Here's what caught my eye in new modules and Eurorack.

Superbooth 22: Verbos Electronics Polyphonic Envelope

16 May 2022 · Hiding in the Bungalows was a Polyphonic Envelope from Verbos Electronics which can run 4 envelopes individually or in a cascade.

Superbooth 22: Dreadbox Murmux polysynth leak!

16 May 2022 · Front panel makers Grawart may have inadvertently leaked a forthcoming panel for an unannounced Dreadbox polyphonic synthesizer - is this the return of the Murmux?

Superbooth 22: Eowave OSTILH synthesizer for Yann Tiersen

16 May 2022 · Modular and instrument makers Eowave are building a 4-voice synthesizer called OSTILH for French artist Yann Tierson. The prototype was at Superbooth.

Superbooth 22: Between Machines QLOCKER algorithmic trigger sequencer

16 May 2022 · While Between Machines' KEEPER generated the most interest the QLOCKER algorithmic sequencer crept under the radar. Let's check it out.

Superbooth 22: Klavis Grainity granular VCF

16 May 2022 · Klavis is introducing the world's first granular voltage control filter. Grainity slices and reassembles filtered elements from incoming audio. 

Audio to CV pitch plug-in: MOD Devices adds synthesis

14 May 2022 · With the new plug-in Audio-to-CV Pitch a conventional electric guitar becomes a synthesizer. And apparently, this system will track your string bends!

Superbooth 22: Tangible Waves AE Modular goes even smaller

13 May 2022 · Tangible waves showed prototypes of their new micro-sized modules where you can fit three of them in the single AE Modular module space.

Superbooth 22: U-he envelope and filter prototypes

13 May 2022 · We had hints of these modules before the show but now there's a video of a prototype envelope module and a cascade filter for Eurorack.

Superbooth 22: Busy Circuits ASQ-1 sequencer seen in the wild

13 May 2022 · Busy Circuits ASQ-1 sequencer was first captured in 2015 so is it for real this time? SH-101 style, super clacky keys, 2 channels and 4 triggers.

Superbooth 22: Finegear Dirt Magnet multi vintage effects lab

13 May 2022 · Finegear introduces the Dirt Magnet. It's a huge desktop effects box full of vintage analogue effects including a real Tape Delay.

Superbooth 22: Quanalog Butterfly complex VCO

13 May 2022 · We saw the Boubou drum voice a couple of years ago but now Quanalog has the Butterfly complex oscillator and a Binari sequencer.

Black Noise Modular release Voltage Processor, GOMA and Mixer 4 v2

13 May 2022 · Three new module releases from Black Noise Modular tackle VCAs, crossfading, CV panning, attenuverting, offset mixing and regular mixing.

seqMPEror: Complex non-linear polyphonic MPE gestural sequencing

13 May 2022 · seqMPEror is an inspiringly beautiful exploration of sequencing 8 voices of MPE. With creative gestures and a non-linear approach, it could reinvent MPE sequencing.

Superbooth 22: Dreadbox Dysmetria analog groove synthesizer

13 May 2022 · Dysmetria is the DIY kit follow up to last year's Dysphonia. It's an analogue groove synthesizer with two oscillators, a sequencer and is in limited supply. Now with video!

Superbooth 22: Jolin Lab Ashiko, Getrekt, Gitgud and Goblet

12 May 2022 · Four new modules from Jolin Lab including a Quad Cross VCA, Ultra-Squarifier, Chained LFO and Optocoupler Filter with Distortion. 

Superbooth 22: SOMA Labs ILLUMINATOR maps CV to LEDs

12 May 2022 · ILLUMINATOR is a control interface that can create unique light shows in sync with your performance. From CV to LED strips with no mess or fuss.

Superbooth 22: Sebsongs Modular EUCLIDEAN algorithmic gate sequencer

12 May 2022 · Based on a Music Thing Modular design, EUCLIDEAN is a DIY gate sequencing module with three channels of sixteen steps of any length, density & offset.

Superbooth 22: Instruo introduces làrachd and cuïr

12 May 2022 · Straightforward modules from Instruo. làrachd is a multi-function module and footswitch for interfacing external signals and cuïr is an output module.

Superbooth 22: LepLoop v3 minimalist electronic groovebox

12 May 2022 · The LepLoop is a minimalist electronic music live performance analogue groovebox with 4 rhythm tracks and one capacitor-based analogue sequencer track. Now with video!