Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

Ableton Live 10: leaked upgrade marketing suggests this time it’s real?

25 Oct 2017 in Studio

Another Ableton Live 10 leak, this time it's printed point-of-sale marketing that strongly suggests that a Live 10 announcement has got to be imminent.

Motas-6: New British 3 oscillator monophonic analogue synthesizer

23 Oct 2017 in Synths

A 3 oscillator analogue monosynth with 3 filters, a digitally controlled modulation section, arpeggiator, pattern generator and sequencer. Motas-6 is a powerful analogue synthesizer hand-built in the UK.

This is not an image of a new synth from Korg

Korg to roll out new synth at NAMM 2018 with name that “starts with P”

23 Oct 2017 in Synths

The name of the brand new synth, Korg reveals, starts with a P, has eight letters and contains numbers. Is it Poly8000, Proph88, PEEOWWW5, P8976367? What? What the heck is it?

Oria MIDI Ring Controller – putting the bling in your MIDI control

23 Oct 2017 in Studio

With this ring, I thee control the filter and vibrato of all my MIDI gear, wedding me to be forever controlling MIDI with gesture infused performances. Does this Oria MIDI Ring rule them all?

Native Instruments get a shed load of money and plan to take over the world

21 Oct 2017 in Other

Native Instruments receive a €50 Million investment and plan to empower, diversify and develop intuitive and powerful products. Or they could buy a small island somewhere and start an evil empire.

Replikator: virtual Blade Runner sounds hand-crafted by humans, probably?

20 Oct 2017 in Synths, Studio

Replikator goes back to the original Blade Runner soundtrack and crafts sounds that reflect the best of Vangelis' soundscapes. Rich tones, deep textures and playable noises in a dramatic GUI.

Treasure: TR-808 emulation for VCV Rack virtual modular software

20 Oct 2017 in Synths, Studio

The forthcoming VCV Rack virtual Eurorack gets an emulation of the Roland classic TR-808 Rhythm Composer called Treasure with loads of CV controllable features.

DSP Synthesizers USB-MIDI2CV and USB-MIDI2CVplus

USB-MIDI2CV: Simple MIDI interface for your Eurorack

19 Oct 2017 in Synths, Studio

DSP Synthesizers have released two USB interfaces that take MIDI from any DAW, tablet, phone and output CV and gate for controlling your modular. USB-MIDI2CV and USB-MIDI2CVplus are available now.

Cakewalk Momentum: Your cloud syncable, DAW dragable, 4-track recorder

18 Oct 2017 in Studio

Cakewalk have announced Momentum. A four-track recorder app for iPhone and Android that lets you drag and drop the audio from the Cloud directly into your DAW via a plug-in.

AES 2017: iLok Cloud is an online protection dongle you can’t break or lose

18 Oct 2017 in Other, Studio

Pace have announced they are taking your iLok licenses online to the Cloud that never fails and a connection that's always on. iLok Cloud is the definition of optimistic software protection.

Microsoft Surface Book 2: Leaving the MacBook Pro behind?

18 Oct 2017 in Studio, Other

Microsoft announces the new Surface Book 2 with 8th generation CPUs, touch, pen, dial and Mixed Reality Nvidia graphics. Apple's offerings seem underwhelming at this point, unless you want a new phone.

S-Modular: Simple semi-modular synthesis for your iPad

17 Oct 2017 in Synths

Turn your iPad into a lunchbox of modular synthesis with S-Modular by DesignByPaul. Some wiring behind the scenes but otherwise a cool way to start fiddling with Eurorack patching.

Delayed Eventide EuroDDL delay module is released this time for real

16 Oct 2017 in Synths

Eventide are ignoring the Summer NAMM release of their EuroDDL delay module and are trying again with AES New York, although you probably won't get one until January. Looks like fun though.

Monobloc multi module modular modules that you build yourself

16 Oct 2017 in Synths

Monobloc 01 and 02 are DIY modular kits that put 5 or 6 modules behind a single combined front panel. It's a fabulously cheap way to get into Eurorack, but you'll need to find your own components and case.

FB-3300: Free Korg PS-3300 Polyphonic Synthesizer plug-in

15 Oct 2017 in Synths

Full Bucket Music resurrects an old polyphonic monster of a 1977 Korg synthesizer. The FB-3300 emulates the sound and behaviour to generate acres of vintage synthesizer polyphony for free.

SLOR: Shed Loads Of Resonators from Tim Exile

15 Oct 2017 in Studio

Take some simple beats and transform them into pitches, chords, leads and morphological soundscapes with shed loads of resonators. SLOR is a mutational jungle of harmonic occurrences.

Manipulate voltages in your Eurorack with Warm Star’s The Bends module

13 Oct 2017 in Synths

Combine, offset, invert, blend and attenuate a bunch of CV or audio signals in The Bends, a voltage manipulator module from Warm Star which gives easy control over complex voltage combinations.

Field Kit FX: CV controlled multi effects from KOMA Elektronik

12 Oct 2017 in Synths

The Field Kit FX is a box full of wonders for the experimentally minded electronic musician. Containing seven CV controllable effects like looping, delay, bit crushing, and a real spring reverb tank.

Hermod: An 8-channel sequencing modular brain for your Eurorack?

11 Oct 2017 in Synths

Squarp Instruments are teasing a new module that could well be the Eurorack equivalent of their Pyramid hardware sequencer. Hermod appears to have 8 channels of CV/Gate sequencing more details to come.

Apogee finally releases Windows drivers for its (old) audio interfaces

11 Oct 2017 in Studio

What do you do if you have a warehouse full of USB audio interfaces that your Thunderbolt-equipped Mac users are no longer interested in? Release Windows drivers! Thanks Apogee, you make us feel special.

Joranalogue Audio Design Test 3, Mix 3 and Switch 4

Three new Eurorack modules from Joranalogue Audio Design

10 Oct 2017 in Synths

Joranalogue have released three new modules. The Mix 3 mixer, the Switch 4 performance signal switcher and router, and the Test 3 simple and obvious module tester.

Livestock Electronics Bang, MIR and Felix

Livestock Electronics release their first three Eurorack modules

10 Oct 2017 in Synths

From new modular makes Livestock Electronics we get a Bang wavetable oscillator, MIR quad VCA, mixer, logic and distortion, and the Felix buffered mult. And this is just the beginning.

Dreadbox Hades: The DIY Kit that lets you roll your own

09 Oct 2017 in Synths

Fancy building yourself an evil little bass synthesizer? Dreadbox have re-released the Hades as a complete DIY kit in a cardboard case for a very attractive price. Go get your soldering iron.

SynthFest UK 2017: show report

09 Oct 2017 in Synths

Sheffield hosted the second UK SynthFest on the 7th October presented by Sound On Sound magazine. I walked the floor, played with all manner of synths and noise machines and met the people who made them.