Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

NAMM 2018: Teenage Engineering PO-33 K.O! and PO-35 Speak

25 Jan 2018 in Synths

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: Get Beatmaker 3 for iOS free during NAMM

25 Jan 2018 in Studio

Make beats and music anywhere with Beatmaker 3, a remarkably fully featured, drum pad based music production app from Intua. You can get it for free from the AppStore from 25th-28th January.

NAMM 2018: Studiologic SL73 STUDIO MIDI controller

25 Jan 2018 in Studio

The Studiologic SL73 STUDIO joins the SL88 STUDIO as another in a long long line of solid MIDI controllers from the ever-present Italian manufacturer.

NAMM 2018: IK Multimedia spin out an authentic Leslie

25 Jan 2018 in Studio

IK Multimedia collaborate with Hammond USA and Suzuki Music Corp to bring you the most authentic digitally crafted Leslie emulation for Amplitude and T-Racks.

NAMM 2018: Studiologic Numa Compact 2X piano/organ/synth

25 Jan 2018 in Synths

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.

NAMM 2018: Antares introduce Auto-Tune Pro

25 Jan 2018 in Studio

Auto-Tune is 20 years old and reaches version 9, or Auto-Tune Pro as they are calling it. Revamped interface, key and scale detection, ARA support and low latency mode amongst the improvements.

NAMM 2018: Qu Bit Synapse Crossfading Switch

25 Jan 2018 in Synths

The Synapse is an 8 input crossfading into 4 channels of voltage controlled switching with integrated LFO, scatter and memory morphing. It's an interesting way to create texture from other sources.

NAMM 2018: Qu Bit Nebulae V2 granular sampler

25 Jan 2018 in Synths

Qu Bit overhaul their Nebulae granular sampling module and upgrade the engine, adding live recording and manual processing along with everything CV. There's too much fun to be had with this.

NAMM 2018: Hammond introduces the Skx Stage Keyboard, a twin-keyboard behemoth

25 Jan 2018 in Synths

A twin keyboard goliath of a brand new organ from Hammond. It's called the Hammond Skx Stage Keyboard and we know nothing beyond a couple of photos and that it will be revealed at NAMM. Update: Video!

NAMM 2018: Qu Bit Scanned Organic Wavetable VCO

25 Jan 2018 in Synths

Qu Bit have created a Eurorack module that puts Scanned Synthesis into hardware for the first time. The Scanned Organic Wavetable VCO is like a string held in space that you can manipulate in interesting ways

NAMM 2018: Pittsburgh Modular microvolt 3900 patchable synthesizer

25 Jan 2018 in Synths

Pittsburgh Modular reveal a complete semi-modular synthesizer called the microvolt 3900. It has some interesting features like wave-folding, low-pass gate and a function generator.

NAMM 2018: Verbos Multi-Delay Processor 8-tap digital delay

24 Jan 2018 in Synths

At NAMM this week Verbos will be showing their new Multi-Delay Processor. It's a voltage controlled 8-tap digital delay with "special tricks up its sleeve." Now with video!

NAMM 2018: Roland Cloud gets virtual TR-808 and TR-909

24 Jan 2018 in Synths

Roland Virtual Sonics have announced that the Roland Cloud online Legendary Series of virtual instruments will be joined by the first official software emulations of the TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines.

NAMM 2018: Blipblox – If Fisher Price made synthesizers…

24 Jan 2018 in Synths

A synthesizer and beatbox for kids of all ages that's fun, fruity and wipe-clean - meet Blipblox making its debut at the NAMM creché or is there more to this than playful noise making?

NAMM 2018: Kurzweil SP1 88 key stage piano – “Just Play”

24 Jan 2018 in Studio

The Kurzweil SP1 is an unassuming 88 keyed weighted and hammer actioned keyboard that will work well in any given situation. Check out the "handpicked" presets.

Frap Tools Fumana Dual 16 band filter bank for Eurorack

24 Jan 2018 in Synths

Emerging from the thick fog of spectral band analysis of modulators and the re-synthesis of signals Fumana offers two 16 band filter banks in a comprehensive Eurorack module.

Teenage Engineering new Pocket Operator?

NAMM 2018: Is Teenage Engineering teasing a new Pocket Operator or two?

24 Jan 2018 in Synths

Teenage Engineering are likely to reveal another Pocket Operator or two at NAMM and it's probably going to be called the K.O. or Speech or something - we have evidence to support this!

NAMM 2018: Nord Electro 6 stage piano/organ/sampler synth

24 Jan 2018 in Synths

Nord's famous three personality Electro keyboard gets an update with seamless transitions between patches, layering of all three sections, more memory, polyphony and organisation.

NAMM 2018: Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 Keytar

23 Jan 2018 in Synths

The original wireless keytar MIDI controller is back in a new sequel - Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 MIDI controller and on-stage posing device for electronic musicians

Moog Symposium performance at the University of Surrey

23 Jan 2018 in Synths

Saturday 3rd February sees a Symposium of seminars, demonstrations and performances at the University of Surrey by the likes of Chris Carter, Chris Watson and Thom Holmes presented by Moog Soundlab UK

NAMM 2018: Spectrasonics releases some small updates and calls it news

23 Jan 2018 in Synths

Spectrasonics have pulled an awesome update out of years of developing - you can now run Stylus, Trillian, Omnisphere and Keyscape standalone, without a DAW - FAB-U-LOUS!

NAMM 2018: Panoptigon player for Optigan/Orchestron discs

23 Jan 2018 in Synths

Born in the 1970's from games manufacturer Mattel the Optigan and Orchestron were the futuristic Mellotrons of their day, pulling audio off celluloid discs. Someone has built a new player for the discs.

NAMM 2018: Waldorf STVC String Synthesizer and Vocoder

23 Jan 2018 in Synths

Waldorf will reveal their leaked string machine at NAMM 2018. The Waldorf STVC String Synthesizer and Vocoder has string oscillator banks, a 16-voice synthesizer and vocoding filters.

NAMM 2018: Erica Synths to release a bunch of new modules

23 Jan 2018 in Synths

Along with the long awaiting Drum Sequencer and intriguing Graphic VCA Erica Synths are also bringing along a new Black Hole DSP 2, Black Resonant Equalizer and a Bass and Snare.