Moog Music: New documentary takes us behind the scenes
10 Jan 2017 in Synths
Furiously colourful documentary of Moog Music that is worth half an hour of your time
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Posts by Robin Vincent
NAMM 2017: Stylophone Gen X-1 sneak preview
08 Jan 2017 in Synths
An image has appeared of the Stylophone Gen-X1 to be launched at NAMM 2017 - can you tell what it is yet?
Morpheus Morphing Z-Plane Filter about to drop
06 Jan 2017 in Synths
Pre-orders have started on the stunning Morpheus morphing Z-plane filter module for Eurorack pulled from the E-mu Morpheus synthesizer
Revolution: 14 iconic drum machines in one virtual instrument
05 Jan 2017 in Synths
All the classic drum machines packed into a single Kontakt based virtual instrument. Revolution certainly covers all your bases... and snares, hit-hats etc.
CES: Roland reveals Rubix audio interfaces
05 Jan 2017 in Studio
Roland introduces three sizes of Rubix USB audio interfaces and puts a useful compressor/limiter on two and a ground lift on all three.
Get 8-bit wavetables into your Eurorack with the Oscitron
03 Jan 2017 in Synths
Soulsby are poised to release their first Eurorack module. The Oscitron is an 8-bit oscillator based on the Atmegatron with 32 wavetables and input sampling.
PolyKB III: Morphing French analog oscillators by XILS
03 Jan 2017 in Synths
The 1983 French made RCF Polykobol II is resurrected once again by XILS-lab. The PolyKB III is packed with morphing and modulating features. Let's hope they've got it right this time.
Behringer CEO offers sneak peak at their drum machine development
02 Jan 2017 in Synths
Uli Behringer wishes everyone a merry time and sneaks us a look at the 808 and 909 clones they've made for "evaluation purposes".
Robin’s Picks 2016: Behringer, Screenforge, Make Noise
26 Dec 2016 in Synths
Here's the top 3 products from this years releases that really got under my skin in a deliciously musical way.
Daily Beats VST: 14 instruments for free
23 Dec 2016 in Synths
Daily Beats VST gives you 14 sampled instruments covering pianos, guitars, strings and orchestral in a fresh clean interface - for free!
Christmas gift from Arturia – it’s a MiniFilter V!
22 Dec 2016 in Synths
Arturia would like to thank all their users, supporters, current and future customers with a little gift this Christmas of a cool MiniFitler V Moog ladder filter
Reaktor gets synced to Ableton Link in the 6.1 update
21 Dec 2016 in Synths
New update from Native Instruments upgrades Reaktor to version 6.1 and brings in Ableton Link support
Sir David Attenborough’s adventures in World Music
20 Dec 2016 in Other
Join Sir David Attenborough on Christmas day to hear his adventures in World Music that he collected over his many travels
The Yowler: Kickstarter community noise synth
20 Dec 2016 in Synths
The Yowler is a 3 oscillator noise synth that's already funded on Kickstarter but will add extra features voted on by the backers for every AU$1000 over goal.
Juno-106 plug-out for System-8 arrives with new update
19 Dec 2016 in Synths
Now System-8 owners can have a full emulation of the classic Juno-106 at the touch of a plug-out button.
Pads: The Lush Pad Synthesizer from Klevgrand
19 Dec 2016 in Synths
Following Klevgrands established style of minimalist virtual instruments Pads brings in some simple, wobbly textures for iOS and desktop
Kinetic Treats: free toys from Native Instruments
17 Dec 2016 in Synths
Kinetic Treats is a fun and joyful free gift from Native Instruments along with £22 to spend in the store.
NYX: Analog Paraphonic Synthesizer from Dreadbox
16 Dec 2016 in Synths
Dreadbox release another cool tabletop synth full of analog goodness and patchable control. NYX will be available in the New Year.
Korg Kronos LS appears on Japanese website
16 Dec 2016 in Synths
Seen previously in a leaked image, the Kronos LS has now arrived on the Korg Japan website. Let's see if we can get the gist through Google Translate.
Top 5 MIDI Controller keyboards of 2016
15 Dec 2016 in Studio
Our fingers need a decent way of injecting music into our DAW. Here's my pick of this year's MIDI Controller Keyboards that stood out for me.
Vermona ’14 Analogsynthesizer becomes a reality
15 Dec 2016 in Synths
The long awaited Vermona '14 Analogsynthesizer is finally available in a production run of 222. You'll have to be quick to snag this boutique analog mono-synth.
World Suite: UVI captures the planet in a virtual instument
15 Dec 2016 in Synths
Go travelling in UVI's massive World Suite instrument and delve into the planet's musical culture and heritage.
FLOWs: Algorithmic Loop Sequencer from Tim Exile
14 Dec 2016 in Synths
Immerse yourself in 5 years of loops from Tim Exile in FLOWs, the algorithmic loop sequencer - and it's completely free
Crazy new keyboard concept from Dodeka
13 Dec 2016 in Other
Dodeka thinks music is hard, really very hard So hard they've had to invent their own system of notation and keyboard form factor. Is this nuts? (Spoiler - oh yes I think so).