Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

Black Corporation reveal Synthex clone Xerxes at Synthposium in Moscow

03 Sep 2018 in Synths

The next synthesizer being revitalised by Black Corporation is the Elka Synthex which will become the rack-mounted Xerxes 8-voice analogue polyphonic synthesizer.

UNO’s official editor released by IK Multimedia

01 Sep 2018 in Synths

With the release of the software editor you can now get fully under the hood of the IK Multimedia UNO synthesizer. You don't have to wish for bigger envelopes or PWM - it's all here on Mac, PC and iOS.

Sequential is back! Dave Smith Instruments takes back the legendary name

01 Sep 2018 in Synths

40 years since the release of the Prophet-5 Polysynth Dave Smith Instruments returns to the name Sequential and everything is right with the world.

Euclidean Circles V2 dazzles rhythms onto your Eurorack

31 Aug 2018 in Synths

Vladimir Pantelic has released a new version of his awesomely bright and groovy Euclidean Circles. Featuring a new manual step edit mode and an F button that can be anything you want.

Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2.5 Hardware Synth Integration finally arrives

29 Aug 2018 in Synths

It's taken them a while to release the 2.5 update we first saw at NAMM but it's been worth the wait. Omnishere 2.5 Hardware Synth Integration is immense and the most extraordinary thing I've seen in a long ...

Reason Compact: Europa Synthesizer in the iOS palm of your hand

29 Aug 2018 in Synths

It's not Reason, not even a compact version - Reason Compact is the excellent Europa synthesizer in an iPhone form factor with smart keyboard and arpeggiator. It's a synth - don't be confused by the name.

Electrix: Led Zeppelin’s Hohner Electra Piano T sampled and free

29 Aug 2018 in Synths

Electrix steals the sound of the Hohner Electra Piano T from Stairway to Heaven, No Quarter and Down by the Seaside and gives a rare opportunity to sample Led Zeppelins sonic character.

Erica Synths Techno System on ModularGrid

Erica Synths Techno System gets a price and release date

28 Aug 2018 in Synths

Erica Synths ultimate banging Techno System is nearly upon us and as they slowly release the individual modules they've just revealed the release date and the price for the full system.

Bob Moog Foundation raffle offers up 3 classic Moog synthesizers

28 Aug 2018 in Synths

The Bob Moog Foundation Trifecta Raffle is giving you the chance to win one of three classic Moog synthesizers for the fabulous cause of supporting the development of the new Moogseum. Tickets $25.

Moog Music announces that Moogerfooger has reached the end of the line

27 Aug 2018 in Synths

After 20 years of making these strange, old-fashioned looking stomp boxes Moog Music has decided to call it a day on the Moogerfooger range of products.

Melu Instruments tease something spectacular in a groovebox styli

24 Aug 2018 in Synths

Freak makers Melu Instruments have started to tease a new desktop device that's "a little bit more than a synth or a sequencer" and could possibly take grooveboxes to a new dimension. What do you think it is?

Mystic Circuits experiment with intersections in the ANA ring modulating module

23 Aug 2018 in Synths

ANA is a 6-in-1 ring modulating utility module that experiments with the intersecting activity of audio and voltage signals. Put something in and get 6 things out that can be as weird as you want to push them.

Erica Synths Dual Drive and Drum Stereo Mixer

Erica Synths release the Techno inspired Dual Drive and Drum Stereo Mixer

23 Aug 2018 in Synths

More modules from the forthcoming Techno System - Dual Drive gives you 2 channels of 3 flavours of distortion and the Drum Stereo Mixer provides a destination for your processed beats.

Cosmosƒ real-time dynamic stochastic synthesis engine reaches Saturn6

22 Aug 2018 in Synths

Saturn6 introduces "The Object" so rather than sculpting the concrete sonic material, you record your gestures targeting all parameters which construct the sound object. No, I have no idea what that means ...

Gothic Instruments DRONAR Master Edition

DRONAR Master Edition gives you 50GB of Gothic Instruments cinematic spookiness

21 Aug 2018 in Synths

Gothic Instruments have bundled together 8 of their most atmospheric DRONAR instruments into a singular, improved and yet familiar interface so you can go to town on creating the most awesome of sonic ...

SolinStrings recreates the always fascinating ARP Solina String Ensemble

21 Aug 2018 in Synths

A sampled emulation of the ever-popular ARP Solina Strings from Sono Elements. SolinStrings captures the sound and feel of the original and offers a simple, unfussy interface without any bells or whistles.

ModulAir: a slightly dodgy but fun polyphonic virtual modular VSTi that’s free

21 Aug 2018 in Synths

Full Bucket Music has released the slightly buggy beta of ModulAir which sounds brilliant but might crash horribly. But with some great sounds and lots of cable-free patching, it's worth a go.

Dreadbox Medusa hybrid synthesizer about to hit the shops

20 Aug 2018 in Synths

This sleek hybrid synthesizer from Dreadbox and Polyend comes with 3 analog and 3 digital oscillators and a grid of 64 expressive pads for performance and sequencing. Will you be enraptured by the Medusa?

Eurorack Modular DIY: Could you build your own modules?

19 Aug 2018 in Synths

A new series on tackling the challenge of building Eurorack modules is available now on YouTube. Molten Modular DIY will take you through the first steps and beyond into building a whole rack.

Stick your gear together with midiglue converter, sequencer and effects unit

18 Aug 2018 in Studio

Kickstarter project midiglue is a box of tricks that mutually converts MIDI, USB and CV/Gate, it splits and merges, sequences and arpeggiates and has a bunch of MIDI effects. Perfect for sticking your gear ...

Transform the Microsoft Surface Dial into a MIDI controller with Elephant

17 Aug 2018 in Studio

The Surface Dial is a brilliantly engineering piece of hardware that sits around doing nothing all day. Not any more. With Elephant you can transform it into an awesome knob controller for your music software.

Unexpectedly tuneful Ellitone Multi-Synth from noise maker Ellistronics

17 Aug 2018 in Synths

Ellistronics have moved beyond noise and distortion into unexpected tones and melody for their latest handmade synthesizer the Ellitone Multi-Synth. They sell out really fast so get one while you can!

Get some guitar feel in your electronic music with the StrumPad MIDI Controller

16 Aug 2018 in Studio

A remarkable open source MIDI project that creates the feel of strumming a guitar. Feed chords from a keyboard into StrumPad and then strum away with your fingers to output a very expressive strummed ...

Crusher-X Granular Synthesizer gets overly familiar with MPE

16 Aug 2018 in Synths

Developed with ROLI, makers of the Seaboard MPE controllers, Crusher-X is embracing all 5 dimensions of this expressive technology so you can push your grains in many directions at once.