LayR: deeply layered polyphonic syntheziser for iOS
13 Mar 2017 in Synths
LayR will pull out up to 256 voices from over 100 layers of instruments before your iPad catches fire. This is the sort of thing the iPad Pro was built for.
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Posts by Robin Vincent
Behringer suggests OSCar and ARP 2600 as next clones
13 Mar 2017 in Synths
Uli Behringer has 4 teams working on 20 synths, the ARP 2600 and OSCar are just the next ones to be revealed. Do we really want this?
Techno-biological synthesizer installation powered by blood
10 Mar 2017 in Synths
Russian artist ::vtol:: draws 4.5 litres of his own blood to power a unique and terrifyingly beautiful sound installation
The Sequencing Machine: crazy-looking DIY synthesizer from Optotronics
09 Mar 2017 in Synths
A naked mess of chaos generation, The Sequencing Machine is a dirt cheap antithesis of chilled and ambient electronica music making.
SLOO: Voice Swarm Synthesizer from Tim Exile
08 Mar 2017 in Synths
Tim Exile brings us a Shed Load Of Oscillators with SLOO, a voice swarm synthesizer for Reaktor.
ROLI Blocks Dashboard opens up control potential
08 Mar 2017 in Studio
The open beta of Blocks Dashboard lets you transform your fruity light-up blocky thing into a modular MIDI control surface. This could be good.
Musicon: the ultimate analogue hardware sequencer
08 Mar 2017 in Other
Musicon is an awesome hardware polyphonic barrel sequencer for kids of all ages and it's looking for funding on Kickstarter
Caress sounds into being with Landscapes’ Stereo Field touch-plate instrument
07 Mar 2017 in Synths
Your skin conductivity creates patch points and modulation routings via Stereo Field's touch-plate to manipulate internal sound, incoming audio or CV. That's a lot of chaos in one box
Cylons have invaded Eurorack with Synthrotek’s Roboto
06 Mar 2017 in Synths
Don't care what it does, it has a friggin' Cylon glowing on the front! Roboto - lots of robotic, lo-fi and voice changing effects in Eurorack. By your command!
SEQ: Hardware polyphonic MIDI Step Sequencer from Polyend
06 Mar 2017 in Synths
Look at the pretty lights! The Polyend SEQ MIDI Step Sequencer is a wonderland of classy 8 track, 32 step sequencer - available now for preorder.
Chord Organ for Eurorack from Music Thing Modular
06 Mar 2017 in Synths
Inspired by the classic Bontempi Chord Organ this module will bring instant chords to your modular either as a kit or as a firmware update to the Radio Music module
Behringer working on a Minimoog clone
05 Mar 2017 in Synths
Uli Behringer posts on a forum that they are building a super cheap Minimoog Model D clone and the internet goes bonkers.
Explore granular sounds with Inear Display’s Litote effect plug-in
03 Mar 2017 in Studio
Generate some dramatic textures with Inear Display's randomising granular engine Litote.
Roland Cloud 4.0 update brings in three legendary synthesizers
02 Mar 2017 in Synths
New Roland Cloud update gives you an ACB modelled Jupiter 8, Juno 106 and System-8 to run right in your DAW.
Deckard’s Dream: Yamaha CS80 replicant synthesizer
02 Mar 2017 in Synths
Roman Filippov from Sputnik Modular has released details of a Yamaha CS80 clone he's developing called Deckard's Dream. Is it a replicant or the real thing?
Win a Minimoog signed by Jan Hammer in Bob Moog Foundation raffle
01 Mar 2017 in Synths
$20 could win you a vintage 1974 Minimoog Model D signed by Jan Hammer and support a good cause while you're at it
Sample Logic brings dynamic rhythmic sequencing to Kontakt with Rhythmology
01 Mar 2017 in Synths
Get your groove on with the dynamic sequencing of 4 loop engines, effects and mixing in Rhythmology. But is it more than a loop library?
Bitwig Studio 2 now available
Bitwig Studio 2 is now available for download and brings modulators, new devices, CV/Gate and the dreaded subscription-style perpetual license.
Euromod splices your phone into Eurorack
28 Feb 2017 in Synths
Magnetically mount your phone onto the Euromod 32hp Eurorack module for instant phone-to-CV control, recording and modulation
WiFiMIDI brings wireless MIDI control to Eurorack
28 Feb 2017 in Synths
WifiMIDI could give you wireless control over your Eurorack from your iPad or Windows device using TouchOSC or your DAW
Akai iMPC takes its beats to Samsung Galaxy
27 Feb 2017 in Studio
With a suitable Samsung Galaxy device you can now make beats with the iMPC virtual MPC machine
MIDI sucks, so why do we put up with it?
26 Feb 2017 in Other
Is it about time that we found something beyond the constraints of MIDI that takes us into the future? Robin seems to think so.
Make Noise Tempi clock module gets a firmware update
24 Feb 2017 in Synths
Do more, play more and be more with a firmware update to the 6 channel polyphonic time-shifting clock module of Tempi
Rebel Technology Mix 01 expandable Eurorack mixer
23 Feb 2017 in Synths
Mix 01 is a 4 in /2 out Eurorack mixer module that's cheap, functional and can be chained together for more channels. That's very useful.