Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

Musikmesse 2018: Nord Piano 4 – this time it’s personal

11 Apr 2018 in Synths

We thought the Nord Piano 3 was the pinnacle of all red pianos, but just two years later the virtually hammered machine returns as the Nord Piano 4. It's red, it's seamless, it has crossfades and filters.

Musikmesse 2018: CHRT analog monophonic valve synthesizer designed for blowing

11 Apr 2018 in Synths

A gloriously shiny valve based monophonic synthesizer designed for a wind controller to produce a uniquely expressive and electronic sound. The tubes are used at every stage to create the sound.

Tracktion BioTek 2 public beta oozes out of the undergrowth

10 Apr 2018 in Synths

Tracktion has released the public beta of BioTek 2. It's a new evolution of their organic/mechanic hybrid virtual synthesizer and brings new oscillators and presets by Richard Devine.

Polyphonic Solina strings in your Eurorack? Meet StringTheory

10 Apr 2018 in Synths

Make Synths Not War has created the StringTheory module that brings 4-voice Solina Strings into your Eurorack. It's played by MIDI, not CV which won't suit everyone but makes it very good value.

Zen Delay: Are Ninja Tune getting into desktop effects boxes?

10 Apr 2018 in Studio

A bunch of photos of an unannounced prototype desktop effects box emerge. The Zen Delay has record labels Ninja Tunes name on it, an Erica Synths flavour, a filter, drive and nice fat tube.

New modules for old: Befaco introduce a module exchange upgrade policy

08 Apr 2018 in Synths

Got an old Befaco module and you'd really like to upgrade to the newer version? Well now Befaco will exchange your old module for a 50% discount off the price of the new one - that's pretty cool.

Magix keep the audio furnace alight with Sound Forge Pro 12

07 Apr 2018 in Studio

Sound Forge Pro 12 is the old staple of PC based audio editing brought up to date through Magix thoughtful development and remains one of the most professional editors on any platform.

Audiophile Circuits League cooks up a 70’s style System 1 Stereo Synth

07 Apr 2018 in Synths

Take 10 of Audiophile Circuits League gloriously old-school looking modules and double up on channels to create the ACL System 1 Stereo Synth that will debut at Superbooth 2018.

Magus Modular Synthesizer Toolkit – any synthesizer you want in a patchable box

07 Apr 2018 in Synths

Rebel Technology Magus can be any synth or sound processor you could ever need. Just load the algorithm from a library of hundreds or create your own and then patch it any way you please.

Exodus Digital Valkyrie multi-timbral synthesizer to debut at Musikmesse 2018

07 Apr 2018 in Synths

British made 8 part multi-timbral 128 voice 1280 oscillator hardware synthesizer Valkyrie is ready to swoop into Musikmesse on a blazing path of glory. Sounds a lot better than it looks!

U-He to reveal their first Eurorack module at Superbooth 2018

06 Apr 2018 in Synths

Super software instrument makers U-He have teased a foray into Eurorack with an image of part of their first hardware module. Can U-He cross from software to hardware and make it work? We'll find out at ...

PA3 Derailer: metal bars and springs colide in physical modelling virtual synth

04 Apr 2018 in Synths

Derailer uses finite-difference time-domain numerical modelling to bring together metal bars to strike or bow and springs to carry sympathetic vibrations between them in deliciously haunting ways.

Reason 10 Intro: The new entry level synth-rack DAW from Propellerheads

03 Apr 2018 in Studio

Reason 10 Intro retains all the really useful stuff like VST support, Player Devices and Ableton Link and lets you play with 16 tracks and a decent selection of synths and effects. It's a great value DAW.

Million Machine March 60 Knobs & 60 Jacks

60 Knobs & 60 Jacks: the ultimate CV/MIDI controller?

03 Apr 2018 in Synths

Million Machine March has taken the Bastl 60 Knobs and added 60 Jacks for patching control voltage directly into your DAW or other MIDI device. Is this the CV/MIDI hub we've been waiting for?

First look at Black Corporation KIJIMI 8 voice analogue synthesizer

02 Apr 2018 in Synths

A handful of details emerge on Instagram of Black Corporations new analogue 8-voice synthesizer called KIJIMI due to be revealed at Superbooth in May and it's looking good.

Mutable Instruments rolls out Marbles – the Random Sampler that’s not a sampler

30 Mar 2018 in Synths

Marbles is all about randomness and nothing about sampling. Multiple methods of random voltage and gate generation through 7 outputs based on simulating the poor timing of musicians. This is going to be fun!

5 new classic synthesizers in IK Multimedia’s Syntronik Deluxe

29 Mar 2018 in Synths

Just when you think your collection of virtual emulations of classic vintage synthesizers was complete IK Multimedia reckon you need 5 more to make it the Syntronik Deluxe bundle.

The Cosmopolitan – a Casio CZ Phase Distortion oscillator for Eurorack

28 Mar 2018 in Synths

We all secretly yearn for a Casio CZ synthesizer, well pour yourself a Cosmopolitan and you can have a dual Phase Distortion oscillator right in your rack ready to relive those 80's sounds.

Does this image reveal a new Mutable module called Stages or is it Marbles?

28 Mar 2018 in Synths

In there somewhere is the name "Stages - Segment Generator". Could this be the next module from Mutable Instruments? What do you think it might be? Update: new Instagram video of something called Marbles?

Are these Bivalvia Synthesis boxes the cutest synthesizers you have ever seen?

27 Mar 2018 in Synths

Beautiful little boxes of sound from artist and electronic designer Love Hultén. Based on an Axoloti core and can be programmed for any sort of synthesis and effects. You must have at least one of each.

Elektron Digitak and Rytm MKII get sample backup and transfer

27 Mar 2018 in Studio

The wheels move slowly at Elektron HQ but they've just released version 1.1 of their Transfer software which allows for sample movement and backup on the Rytm MkII and Digitakt - yay!

Acoustically model your finger drumming with Applied Acoustics Objeq App

27 Mar 2018 in Studio

Objeq will take your absent-minded banging, slapping and tapping and turn it into useful percussive tones like congas, bongos, djembes and all sorts.

Moog on your iPad with Minimoog Model D App

26 Mar 2018 in Synths

Can't afford a Behringer Model D? Don't worry, now you can have an authentic Moog Model D on your iPad for a fiver. Comes with 4 note poly, effects, MIDI and MPE support, loop recording and a load of presets.

Red Light District (RLD) Eurorack sequencer

25 Mar 2018 in Synths

Head over to the seedier side of modular with the Red Light District (RLD) serving all your most forbidden sequencing needs and desires with 32 steps feeding 12 notes in every possible position.