Roland makes the JUNO-DS61 slightly larger: Enter the JUNO-DS76!

13 Sep 2018 in Synths

I was so frustrated that the JUNO-DS61 felt a little small and yet the JUNO-DS88 was too many notes for me to cope with. With the new 76-keyed JUNO-DS76 I couldn't be happier.

Make Noise reinvent René – their three dimensional prism of composition

12 Sep 2018 in Synths

Make Noise's Cartesian sequencer has evolved into a third dimension so you can now snake in one dimension while Cartesianing in two others, simultaneously. And it all lights up, which is nice.

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Polyfusion comes back to modular after 40 years to give us a Series 3000

12 Sep 2018 in Synths

UPDATED! Polyfusion came out of Moog in the 1970's and pushed modular forwards. They're back to reintroduce their monster Series 2000 modular in a smaller, future-looking form as the Series 3000.

Otto’s DIY Cookbook – handy recipes for Eurorack modular DIY

11 Sep 2018 in Synths

Otto's DIY Prototyping Environment is getting a Cookbook with recipes for building Eurorack modules. This free download kicks off with a simple VCO and teaches you about synthesis and circuits at the same time.

The ATOM: small but mighty performance pad controller from PreSonus

11 Sep 2018 in Studio

The small but mighty ATOM is a compact performance pad controller with lots of special Studio One integration. Perfect for banging out beats on the Impact XT drum machine.

Tinami MD-1 is a custom MIDI controller built to your design

11 Sep 2018 in Studio

Go to the website, design your dream MIDI controller using knobs, buttons and faders on a 4 x 4 grid and hit the order button. That's the plan and they are taking preorders on Kickstarter to make it happen.

Korg celebrates 10 years of the nanoSERIES MIDI controllers with a splash of colour

10 Sep 2018 in Studio

Korg releases their inner fabulousness with Orange/Green and Blue/Yellow anniversary nanoSERIES controllers. Or this is what happens when you let your kids loose in your design software.

MODX: Yamaha’s AWM2 Synthesis and FM-X Technology synthesizer gets leaked

10 Sep 2018 in Synths

Yamaha replace the ageing MOXF with the new MODX with a shed load of more space, a tonne of new waveforms, operator FM-X and a USB audio interface. All run via a touch-screen and Super Knob.

DU-INO: Arduino in a Eurorack module running any function you like

10 Sep 2018 in Synths

DU-INO is a hackable Eurorack Arduino shield that can be anything you want it to be. Download programs or write your own it's fully open source and fully programmable. On Kickstarter from Detroit Underground.

909 Day – Roland reveals forthcoming launch of 3 new drum and synth products

09 Sep 2018 in Synths

Roland has decided to keep 909 Day for celebrating the TR-909 and instead are going to release 3 new "drum and synthesizer" products on the 13th September instead. What could they be?

909 Day – Behringer reveal the RD-909 Rhythm Designer

09 Sep 2018 in Synths

The combination of Knobcon and 909 Day was too much of a temptation for Behringer and so they had to reveal the prototype of their RD-909 Rhythm Designer.

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System80 opens preorders on their TR-808 inspired 880 Eurorack drum machine

08 Sep 2018 in Synths

System80 has recreated the legendary TR-808 Rhythm Composer in Eurorack modular format. The 880 Drum Machine couples 16 classic analog drum sounds with TR-style step sequencing in 60HP.

Knobcon 2018: First look at the finished Behringer RD-808 Rhythm Designer

08 Sep 2018 in Synths

Knobcon this weekend will hopefully reveal a lot of wonderfully electronic sound making machines. First up are the first images of the production version of Behringer's RD-808 Rhythm Designer drum machine.

Noise Engineering gets into 5U modular with Basimilus and Manis Iteritas Magnus

07 Sep 2018 in Synths

The 5U Moog Modular community is about to get into the awesomeness of Noise Engineerings digital drum voices. The large format modular modules appear as Basimilus Iteritas Magnus and Manis Iteritas Magnus

909 Day: DSP Synthesizers releases 909 based “Plugin Synth” on a USB stick

07 Sep 2018 in Synths

Using Virtual Analog Technology DSP Synths has recreated the Roland TR-909 as the R909 Plugin Synthesizer on a USB stick. Plug it into any device and you have 909 sounds ready to go.

Endorphin.es BLCK_Noir deepest darkest drum synth module released today.

06 Sep 2018 in Synths

7 drum voices through 5 channels with effect processing and filter throttling routing through one deep and dark 30HP module. Could this be the perfect percussion sound source for your rack?

Native Instruments tells us very little about the huge release of Massive X

06 Sep 2018 in Synths

One of the most anticipated announcements is the next generation version of the awesome Massive synthesizer. Massive X will be with us in February 2019 and free to Komplete 12 owners, but where are the details?

Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK3: Mini beats and big mobility

06 Sep 2018 in Studio

The little entry level Maschine gets a welcome upgrade. Mikro MK3 is smaller, lighter and sleeker than the previous version and is ideal for music production on the move with the full Maschine software.

A is for “Affordable” with the Komplete Kontrol A-Series controller keyboards

06 Sep 2018 in Studio

Looking suspiciously like the original Komplete Kontrol keyboards the new A-Series controllers aim to bring NKS instrument mapping to a keener budget.

Native Instruments pumps up the Komplete Kontrol S88 to MK2

06 Sep 2018 in Studio

Catching up the S49 and S61 the fully-weighted, hammer-action Komplete Kontrol S88 controller keyboard gets the MK2 makeover with dual screens, pitch and mod wheels and the sleek black buttons and lines.

Native Instruments updates industry standard sampler platform Kontakt 6

06 Sep 2018 in Synths

Kontakt 6 brings new sounds, new effects, a wavetable synthesis engine and the ability to design, build and script your own instruments. Does the upgrade tick enough boxes for your Kontakt wish list?

Native Instruments debuts Komplete 12 and new Collectors Edition

06 Sep 2018 in Synths

Native Instruments create the biggest bundle of instruments and sound library in the world with Komplete 12 Ultimate Collectors Edition. There's a regular version too all featuring Kontakt 6 and Massive X

Kasetta: modular synthesizer based on the Kastle and built into a VHS cassette

06 Sep 2018 in Synths

NonDestructive Design squeezed a Bastl Kastle into a VHS cassette, added some stuff like a keyboard and are moving forward to turn it into Kasetta - a very cool synthesizer.

New series of modular based sample packs kicks off with Mutant

05 Sep 2018 in Synths

Audiotent is kicking off a series of sample packs tackling Eurorack modules with the Mutable Instruments Plaits macro-oscillator. Mutant has 270 loops covering all 16 synthesis modes in handy, sequenced ...