Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

Touch Innovations XG glass touchscreen system for loaded superstar DJs

10 Jan 2018 in Studio

XG, Touch Innovation's magnificent touchscreen MIDI controller is the knobby, posh, over-compensating DJ-ing version of an iPhone X. If you really, really want this, be prepared re-mortgage your house.

The Roland SE-02 MIDI editor you’ve been waiting for has arrived

09 Jan 2018 in Synths

Momo Müller's MIDI editors for hardware synths are probably the best in the business. He's just released the SE-02 MIDI editor for the Roland monosynth so you can automate the hardware from your DAW with ease.

Gridlab Strum: Elegant virtual guitar strumming via Monome controller

09 Jan 2018 in Studio

A beautiful video has emerged demonstrating the elegant strumming of virtual guitar sounds with Gridlab Strum. It employs the Monome Arc and Grid instrument controller devices through Maxforlive.

Behringer announces OB-Xa clone: Is Uli for real?

09 Jan 2018 in Synths

Uli Behringer shares his thinking behind the cloning of classic synths and I'm starting to believe it. Is it time to stop the trash talk and celebrate what he's doing? Next up is an Oberheim OB-Xa clone.

Behringer finally reveals the Vocoder VC340

08 Jan 2018 in Synths

It's here, the first proper photo of what we now know is the Behringer Vocoder VC-340 and it looks an awful lot like the Roland Vocoder Plus VP-330, exactly as we hoped it would.

Could the iMac Pro be user-upgradeable after all?

07 Jan 2018 in Tech

A full teardown of the new iMac Pro reveals that the CPU and RAM could be relatively easy to upgrade after all, but storage and graphics are perhaps another story.

Tracktion Corporation announce Waveform 9 Public Beta

06 Jan 2018 in Studio

Waveform, formally known as Tracktion, is heading towards a brand new version and Tracktion Corp has opened it up for public beta testing if you are a registered user.

Behringer gets one more VP-330 clone tease in before full reveal

06 Jan 2018 in Synths

Oh do me a favour and show us the front panel. We're all assuming it's a Roland VP-330 vocoder clone so why not just put us out of our misery? New tease image - yay!

CEntrance MixerFace R4 mobile recording interface to preview at NAMM 2018

05 Jan 2018 in Studio

Announced ahead of its NAMM debut the CEntrance MixerFace R4 is a rechargeable mobile recording interface with SD card option for internal audio capture.

Erica Synths Pico Quant: CV quantizer with web-based scale editor

05 Jan 2018 in Synths

The surprisingly featured Pico Quant lets you design your own microtonal scales via a handy graphic web-based app. All it needs is an audio connection to your computer.

Catalyst Audio Buchla 100 modules for Eurorack now shipping

04 Jan 2018 in Synths

Catalyst Audio has been quietly working on recreating these classic Buchla 100 series modules for Eurorack. With no published updates since NAMM 2017 we have all the details on these awesome modules.

Intel CPU security flaws: What “Meltdown” and “Spectre” may mean for your DAW

04 Jan 2018 in Other

Panic ensues as security problems are reported on first Intel and now AMD and ARM processors. Patching "Meltdown" and "Spectre" at OS level could mean a performance hit of up to 30% - but is this true?

Robaux SWT16: 16-track 16-step Eurorack trigger sequencer

04 Jan 2018 in Synths

The SWT16 (Sweet 16) is a wonderfully glowing 16-step sequencer with 16-tracks and 16 modes of operation. It's Arduino based open hardware and will be available as a DIY kit soon.

Behringer tease their first new synthesizer of 2018

02 Jan 2018 in Synths

Another year, another tease of some soon-to-be-leaked synthesizer clone from Behringer that we'll all get very excited about until the next one comes along.

How to replace the knobs on a Roland Boutique SE-02

01 Jan 2018 in Synths

Many people are finding the knobs on the Roland Boutique SE-02 a bit too tiny and fiddly. Don't worry, there are alternatives that could make the synthesizer experience a much happier one.

Erica Synths Graphic VCO morphing, wavefolding, oscillator

31 Dec 2017 in Synths

Erica Synths unveil a dramatic departure from their usual form of module in the striking Graphic VCO. It has wavefolding, morphing and a very interesting display going on. Update - New videos!

Korg releases a free sound library for the Monologue

30 Dec 2017 in Synths

Beef up your Monologue with this range of Electronic Score + Retrocade sounds from German composer Christian Halten. They are free, very visual and may take you in directions you never considered.

Top 5 Eurorack modules of 2017

28 Dec 2017 in Synths

So many modules, so much voltage to be controlled and audio to modulate. What sort of splicing, morphing, sequencing, gristleizing and filtering delights have caught my attention in 2017?

River Creative Technology Dendrites and Marble

River Creative Technology celebrate New Year with 2 new filter modules

27 Dec 2017 in Synths

Kick off your New Year with some tonal sculpting. Marble is a dual channel spectral tilt EQ and Dendrites is a feature packed 16 mode filter with phaser and multiple personalities.

Top 5 Synthesizers of 2017

24 Dec 2017 in Synths

Was 2017 a classic year for synthesizers? Which synths captured the imagination, the sonic excitement and hands-on controllability that make for an awesome creative sound machine? Here are my thoughts on that.

Tinami MD-1 customisable MIDI controller development update

23 Dec 2017 in Studio

We assumed the Tinami MD-1 customisable MIDI controller was missing in action, but they were just hard at work developing the idea and forgot to tell anyone. Here's an update on the new features.

Korg Legacy Collection gets a refresh and an ARP Odyssey

22 Dec 2017 in Synths

The Korg Legacy Collection will now be known as the Korg Collection as it gets a much needed update to include the ARP Odyssey in addition to an M1, Wavestation, Polysix, MonoPoly and MS-20.

miniMO 8-bit synth becomes midiMO mini sequencer

22 Dec 2017 in Synths

The tiny 8-bit modular miniMO open source synthesizer now has an alternative MIDI Sequencer firmware. Add the MIDI Accessory Set and it becomes midiMO the world's smallest MIDI Step Sequencer.

Whatever happened to these synths from 2017?

21 Dec 2017 in Synths

What happened to those synths we got excited about earlier in the year that never appeared? I've dug around to see what's MIA and what might still be coming plus an update on those TR-808 Adidas Trainers.