Nano CAIXA 104: Utility and style infused Eurorack case
09 Jun 2022 in Synths
The CAIXA 104 Eurorack case features an entire 104HP row of 1U utilities fully integrated into a stunning single row of 3U modular.
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Midweek Modular: Rabbit Holes, Jazz Machines and Crocodiles
08 Jun 2022 in Synths
NAMM was a bit of a damp squib for modular but elsewhere Apollo View took us down the Rabbit Hole, EMW introduced System-15 from Brazil and more.
Black Corporation XERXES MK2: Limited run of updated synth
06 Jun 2022 in Synths
Black Corporation has announced that the XERXES is getting the MK2 treatment and enough chips have been found to build a limited run of 100.
Apollo View: Rabbit Hole and Curiouser saturated tube mixer
03 Jun 2022 in Synths
Rabbit Hole and Curiouser are Alice in Wonderland inspired modules from the new UK based modular company Apollo View offering vintage saturated mixing
Electronic Music Works EMW System-15 vintage style modular
03 Jun 2022 in Synths
Electronic Music Works from Brazil is showcasing their range of modular in a newly curated System-15 vintage style modular synthesizer.
Simon The Magpie The Beehive: 42 oscillator drone synth
03 Jun 2022 in Synths
The Beehive from Simon The Magpie is yellow, covered in knobs and emits the power of 42 oscillators in a swarm of tone, noise and detuned beatings.
Dave Smith founder of Sequential Circuits has passed away
02 Jun 2022 in Synths
Sequential has released the sad news that founder and synthesizer legend Dave Smith has died at the age of 72.
Midweek Modular: FX, Asteroids and is this a new Make Noise module?
01 Jun 2022 in Synths
How would you like 200 FX in a single module for your Eurorack, or you could crash into an Asteroid Kick Drum, or run a DAW on a Raspberry Pi module?
Artiphon Orba 2: An entire studio in half a grapefruit
01 Jun 2022 in Synths
Orba 2 expands on the original concept of music-making in the palm of your hand by bringing in sampling and massively increasing the length of loops.
Review: Cre8audio West Pest semimodular analogue West-Coast monosynth
31 May 2022 in Synths
Cre8audio's second synth is the West Pest, a strange and dynamic machine of bongs and wave folded harmonics. Does it scratch your West-coast itch?
Erica Synths EDU DIY VCF: The filter is finally here!
30 May 2022 in Synths
The long-awaited VCF is the next module in the Erica Synths EDU DIY range. It's going to bring a lot of character and dynamics to the whole EDU system
Happy Nerding FX AID PRO: 200 effects in a single module
28 May 2022 in Synths
Happy Nerding has expanded its FX AID module one more time into the FX AID PRO and exploded the DSP to hold 200 effects in a 14HP module.
Moog One firmware v1.5 brings substantial expansion and new presets
27 May 2022 in Synths
Moog's flagship synthesizer, the Moog One, gets a major update to its internal software that includes greatly expanded CV capabilities.
NAMM 2022: Nina 12-Voice Polysynth with spinning knobs
26 May 2022 in Synths
A pre-NAMM tease has emerged that features Nina, a 12-voice analogue polysynth with motorised knobs. Maybe this is the ultimate synth preset recall?
Midweek Modular: LA Circuits West Coast elegance in Eurorack form
25 May 2022 in Synths
While most of the modular world takes some time off after Superbooth we check out the growing catalogue from California's LA Circuits.
X1L3 Manipulator: Manual control cluster – what is this madness?
25 May 2022 in Synths
Manipulator is a strange-looking retro-futuristic voltage control mind flip of a module featuring a pair of joysticks and a panel of push-button gates
Cherry Audio Lowdown: Vertically challenged synth for your virtual feet
23 May 2022 in Synths
With Lowdown Cherry Audio has taken on the foot-controlled floor-based bass synthesizer and offers you the Taurus sound with a vast choice of carpets.
Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave: Advanced Wavetable Synth teased in PPG blue
23 May 2022 in Synths
The website says it's arriving in 2022 but Groove Synthesis has said nothing more about the 3rd Wave Advanced Wavetable Synth. What do we know so far?
Nunomo Qun Mk2: Pocket sized synthesizer with sequencer and looper
20 May 2022 in Synths
Qun Mk2 is a remarkably affordable synthesizer, sequencer and 3-track looper with analogue modelling, granular synthesis and an integrated compressor.
Superbooth 22: Ritual Electronics Aranea 5×5 Matrix Mixer
19 May 2022 in Synths
From Ritual Electronics comes a 5x5 active matrix mixer for audio and CV mixing. Fabulous for complex waveforms and feedback patches.
Midweek Modular: Superbooth 22 highlights
18 May 2022 in Synths
Superbooth 22 was a huge success, full of a vast array of electronic music-making machines. Here's what caught my eye in new modules and Eurorack.
Superbooth 22: Verbos Electronics Polyphonic Envelope
16 May 2022 in Synths
Hiding in the Bungalows was a Polyphonic Envelope from Verbos Electronics which can run 4 envelopes individually or in a cascade.
Superbooth 22: Dreadbox Murmux polysynth leak!
16 May 2022 in Synths
Front panel makers Grawart may have inadvertently leaked a forthcoming panel for an unannounced Dreadbox polyphonic synthesizer - is this the return of the Murmux?
Superbooth 22: Eowave OSTILH synthesizer for Yann Tiersen
16 May 2022 in Synths
Modular and instrument makers Eowave are building a 4-voice synthesizer called OSTILH for French artist Yann Tierson. The prototype was at Superbooth.