Vengeance Avenger: The Alpha and Omega of software synthesis
02 Dec 2016 in Synths
Being both awesomely and hideously intense is Vengeance VPS Avenger the last synth you'll ever need?
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Korg Kaossilator grooves its way to Android
01 Dec 2016 in Synths
You don't have to envy your mates iPhone music making any more, be proud of your Android and start grooving with Korg Kaossilator
Korg iWavestation now available, bringing classic 90’s sounds to iOS
01 Dec 2016 in Synths
Korg's 1990 Wavestation advanced vector synthesis keyboard is now available as iWavestation for iOS and at last it's easy to program.
Never lose your gear again with the GearEye Kickstarter
30 Nov 2016 in Other
Stick these RFID tags onto all your gear and the dongle will tell you exactly what's in your bag on a smart-phone app. Total security and peace of mind.
Recreate Bohemian Rhapsody with Freddie Mercury’s favourite piano
30 Nov 2016 in Synths
The grand piano owned by Queen's frontman Freddie Mercury has been lovingly captured and turned into an amazing virtual instrument for Kontakt.
The Tiny TS: Credit card sized DIY synthesizer
29 Nov 2016 in Synths
For the sort of synth you can carry with you everywhere, the Tiny TS DIY synthesizer will fit in your wallet (minus the battery...)
Multitracker: Playback multitrack audio from an iPad
29 Nov 2016 in Studio
Multitracker is an audio playback iPad app that can route multi-track audio to whatever outputs you have on your audio interface.
PSP StompFilter: Modulating fun for filters
28 Nov 2016 in Studio
The PSP StompFilter lets loose with modulation madness over their new filter plug-in.
Mine: Build your own MIDI Controller from Special Waves
28 Nov 2016 in Studio
Arrange your knobs, pads, button and faders any way you want in Mine - the fully customisable MIDI controller. But will this Kickstarter project ever see the light of day?
Rob Papen returns with Predator 2: morphing killer synth
26 Nov 2016 in Synths
Unlike the movie, the sequel to Rob Papen's Predator outshines the original. Predator 2 is the hunter-killer software synthesizer we've been waiting a very long time for.
Gig Performer: Live rig for your plug-ins
Gig Performer is a plug-in host for live performance that lets you create your own multi-touchable front panel controls for your whole rig. Looks dated but the functionality is cutting edge.
ACPAD: The future of busking is here
A wireless MIDI controller that wraps around your acoustic guitar. ACPAD turns you into a busking electronic, looping, beat making, orchestrating genius.
The return of Sonar Home Studio from Cakewalk
24 Nov 2016 in Studio
Sonar Home Studio is back in a brand new version with new tools, effects, instruments and a touchable interface - where have you been?
Top 5 mini synth stocking fillers under £100
24 Nov 2016 in Synths
What better thing to find in your stocking on Christmas morning than a fabulous little mini synth? Guaranteed to distract you from all the business of preparing food or talking to relatives. Why watch the ...
Waves get their Wurlitzer on with the Electric 200 Piano
23 Nov 2016 in Synths
The second piano from Waves doesn't disappoint. The Electric 200 Piano another classic of Wurlitzer goodness.
Phone-Home: Lo-fi xylophone madness, anyone?
23 Nov 2016 in Other
Is that a xylophone? No, it's an awesome sampling, looping, pitch shifting, delay reflecting Phone-Home Xylophone for the musician who has everything.
PushPull: Make yourself a radical electro-accordion
23 Nov 2016 in Synths
Release your inner electro pirate with the PushPull sound shaping squeezebox you can make yourself now the project has become open source.
Melodyne 4.1 brings better ARA integration and new features
22 Nov 2016 in Studio
A point update to Melodyne makes ARA integration everything it should have been and all the more reason to switch to a supporting DAW
Blind Dog’s Shepherd: Generic look but unique sounds
22 Nov 2016 in Synths
Serious synthesis and proper sound design lie behind Blind Dog Design's dull looking Shepherd. But with sounds designed by the likes of Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith you know it's going to be interesting.
The Putney iVCS3 version 2 sneak preview
21 Nov 2016 in Synths
Alessandro Petrolati's iOS emulation of the EMS VCS3 is about to get to a new version. Here's a sneak preview of iVCS3 2.
Modal CRAFTsynth: a cute, cheap mono-synth you build yourself
21 Nov 2016 in Synths
CRAFTsynth is a cool looking digital monophonic synthesizer that comes in an easy to assemble DIY kit. It's cute and should probably be on your Christmas list.
Eowave Domino bass synthesizer now available for Eurorack
21 Nov 2016 in Synths
Eowave have crammed their TB-303 clone Domino into a 10HP Eurorack space and we now have all the details.
MiniLab MkII: Same but different MIDI controller from Arturia
18 Nov 2016 in Studio
The MiniLab MkII is a small upgrade to the MkI bringing better keys, more advanced pads and some clickable encoders. Shame the wooden cheeks have gone.
Shaping sound with OTO, the polyhedric musical controller
17 Nov 2016 in Synths
OTO: musical geometric controllers you manipulate in order to make and control music. Creatively profound or boring after five minutes?