Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

PolyGAS 2.0: a Russian flatulence-free advanced granular VSTi

15 Aug 2017 in Synths

PolyGAS is a very capable granular synth. It's easy to use, it has a good range of preset sounds and wave files, looks fabulous and works a treat. And it's free. That's very useful indeed.

The Morphologist and DR.110 REDUX drum machine from Sound Machinery

14 Aug 2017 in Synths

New kids on the block Sound Machinery launch their first two products for Kontakt, The Morphologist synthesizer and DR.110 REDUX. And to celebrate you can have the drum machine for free.

Soundless: a ponderous power synth from TopSounds

13 Aug 2017 in Synths

Soundless is a cool little VST synthesizer with a fierce amount of resonance and loudness. It's the first VSTi from TopSounds and they believe it's going to be the best thing ever!

Mix, scratch and drop beats with Google’s Hip-Hop anniversary doodle

11 Aug 2017 in Other

Today's Google Doodle is celebrating the 44th anniversary of the birth of the Hip-Hop break. You'll find an eclectic box of records and a pair of turntables to play them on - go do your DJ thing.

UAD version 9.3 introduces the Korg SDD-3000 delay plus 4 new plug-ins

11 Aug 2017 in Studio

Universal Audio's UAD DSP platform brings in some meaty plug-ins with a Korg delay, a classic auto-panner, dynamic EQ, authentic ENGL amp with matched impedance and an expanded vintage reverb.

Dr Strangelove: a SynthBlock atomic bomb of ring modulation

10 Aug 2017 in Synths

Analogue Solutions announce the second in their desktop analogue SynthBlock series. Dr Strangelove is a fabulous yellow ring modulator with some explosive artwork. Let's hope it sounds as good as it looks.

AliveInVR: Virtual Reality controller for Ableton Live

10 Aug 2017 in Live

AliveInVR will place you in a virtual 3D space with a silver helmet and robot hands to trigger scenes and clips, drums and instruments in Ableton Live. Time for some serious arm ache.

Win a vintage Memorymoog Plus in the Moog Foundation summer raffle

09 Aug 2017 in Synths

A vintage 1984 Memorymoog Plus synthesizer is up for grabs in this summer's Bob Moog Foundation raffle. The "Plus" version has MIDI and a sequencer and it's worth $10,000 for a $25 ticket.

Sound Forge Audio Studio 12: Magix reinvigorates the Sony audio editor

09 Aug 2017 in Studio

Sound Forge spent a long time at Sony without much development. New owners Magix have released their first update to the entry level version and it looks like they've done a decent job.

Is this Behringer’s SH-101 clone? Image of MS-101 appears on Facebook

08 Aug 2017 in Synths

Behringer post a mysterious image on Facebook of what appears to be an action shot of an MS-101 synthesizer complete with modulation grip - is this an SH-101 clone?

Behold the Photon Hunter: a steampunk ambient sound extractor

08 Aug 2017 in Other

An extraordinary object for extracting hidden layers of sound from the ambient environment, the Photon Hunter will take you on many strange adventures.

Roland SH-01A: The Boutique reissue of the SH-101 is finally here

08 Aug 2017 in Synths

Here it is, the Boutique synthesizer we've all been waiting for. Roland announces the SH-01A, their 4 voice polyphonic ACB reissue of the classic SH-101.

Roland TR-08 Rhythm Composer: the Boutique 808 we’ve been waiting for

08 Aug 2017 in Synths

It's 808 day and Roland finally announce the TR-08, the Boutique reissue of the classic TR-808 Rhythm Composer we've all been waiting for. All those lovely knobs and buttons are all a bit tiny in this format ...

Capture and recall your studio hardware with the PatchRat App

07 Aug 2017 in Studio

Don't rely on scribbled notes or photos of gear, PatchRat will let you properly record all your hardware settings, routing and signal chain on virtual versions of your gear in one cool management app.

Percussa Super Signal Processor Eurorack Module hits Kickstarter

05 Aug 2017 in Synths

Percussa have come up with a quad-core DSP power-house of a Eurorack module called the Super Signal Processor. It looks amazing and has just launched on Kickstarter.

Euclidean Circles Standalone: cool rhythms outside your Eurorack

25 Jul 2017 in Synths

Euclidean Circles generates complex interlaced rhythms through a simple algorithm of even distribution with stunning rings of bright LEDs. It's now available outside the Eurorack box.

Moog Minitaur analog bass synthesizer gets a healthy update

24 Jul 2017 in Synths

Version 2.2 of the Minitaur firmware brings in some very welcome modulation modes and waveforms and a nice bit of hard sync along with all the refinements we've been asking for.

Screen capture of Nick de Friez Instagram Story

Leak! Is this a Roland SH-101 Boutique?

23 Jul 2017 in Synths

Grabbed from an Instagram Story video posted in the middle of the night, could this be a Boutique Roland SH-101? Check out these images and tell us what you think.

ARC TKB Touch Activated Keyboard Sequencer for Serge Eurorack

21 Jul 2017 in Synths

Serge modules have been making their way to Eurorack via Random Source but they've been missing the classic TKB Touch Activated Keyboard Sequencer - until now.

Otem Rellik presents masterpiece DIY ‘Raspberry Pi FM Touch Synth’

21 Jul 2017 in Synths

The Raspberry Pi FM Touch Synth is a DIY project that's ripe for Kickstarter. Designed and built by electronic musician Otem Rellik he needs some encouragement to release it as a product.

Mystic Circuits invent the 0HP modular format with logic gates

20 Jul 2017 in Synths

Your modular bursting at the seams? Mystic Circuits have the answer with their 0HP logic modules. Hang a VCA/AND or OR gate off your rack for some space saving logic.

Acid Box: another plug-in of the classic TB-303 Bass Line Synthesizer

20 Jul 2017 in Synths

We can't get enough of TB-303 emulations and so Acid Box is welcomed with an eager mouse ready to spin those knobs and step that sequencer. Does it have anything to make it your go-to bassline VST synth?

PLUS Pedal: a sustain pedal for every kind of instrument

19 Jul 2017 in Guitar, Other

Through real time audio sampling the PLUS Pedal can capture the end of notes and chords from any instrument or microphone and sustain them at the press of a beautiful brass pedal. Is it too hipster?

Polyend Poly: MIDI to CV converter now shipping

18 Jul 2017 in Synths

The Polyend Poly is a Eurorack MIDI-to-CV converter with 8 voices, 4 outputs and 3 modes of operation and MPE support making it quite a remarkably creative utility module.