Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

OMG Instruments releases hardware BlueARP DM arpeggiator

31 Jan 2022 in Synths

10 years ago OMG Instruments released the BlueARP plugin, now it's back and in hardware form as the BlueARP DM desktop arpeggiator and step-sequencer.

1010Music nanobox: Lemondrop Granular and Fireball Wavetable synths

28 Jan 2022 in Synths

Cute, colourful and full of zest, this is the nanobox from 1010Music. Deliciously small, delectably fun little music-making devices.

MINIBAY: 40-point audio patchbay for your desktop

28 Jan 2022 in Synths, Studio

The DF Audio MINIBAY has 40 patch points for routing the output of synths, groove boxes and Eurorack to and from effects and each other.

Saturate your signals with the Cascading FET Amplfier from British Noise Electronics

28 Jan 2022 in Synths

The Cascading FET Amplifier is 4 channels of JFET saturation in a single Eurorack module where each one can cascade into the next - this is going to get creamy.

Bragi Modular Wyrd Matrix Mixer with fader modulation magic

27 Jan 2022 in Synths

Wyrd is a 4-channel mixer with a 4x4 matrix to blend your waveforms that can then be scaled and modulated with a horizontal fader.

Build your own Eurorack modules on the Daisy Patch Submodule platform

26 Jan 2022 in Synths

Electro Smith has a new Patch Submodule for the Daisy DSP Platform that could make designing Eurorack modules even easier.

GForce Software M-Tron MkII: The mother of all ‘trons

25 Jan 2022 in Synths

GForce unearths another fabulously ancient machine and captures the tape banks of the dual-manual Chamberlin Musicmaster and Mellotron MkI and MkII.

Chasing Lights: 3-channel analog rhythm sequencer from ST Modular

24 Jan 2022 in Synths

Chasing Lights offers 3 channels of analog 8-step trigger sequencing with channel chaining and clock dividing in a 22HP Eurorack module.

Roland Fantom 3.0 and the n/zyme Model Expansion

21 Jan 2022 in Synths

Roland has updated their FANTOM workstation to v3.0 to support the EXM007 n/zyne Model Expansion all-new synthesizer engine.

Casio CT-S1000V: Not sure we were ready for this!

21 Jan 2022 in Synths

Casio has been teasing their new keyboard with an "Are You Ready?" campaign and now the CT-S1000V is here, it's weird, fun and innovatively vocal about it.

Roland celebrates 50 years of building fantastic electronic instruments

20 Jan 2022 in Synths

Roland takes us through the history of musical invention with an interactive website, anniversary editions and hints of new products.

AtomoSynth KOE-M6 semi-modular analog synthesizer for desktop and Eurorack

19 Jan 2022 in Synths

AtomoSynth takes on the desktop semi-modular monosynth format with the KOE-M6 that mixes Moog and Make Noise stylings with some unique features.

Hatz: roll and ratchet your hi-hats like a pro

18 Jan 2022 in Synths

Hatz from Thenatan will take all the effort and time out of programming hi-hat rolls and finding grooves which you can then invest in browsing over 550 hi-hat and percussion samples.

Ladik S-316 fresh featured 16-step Eurorack sequencer

18 Jan 2022 in Synths

The S-316 is a simple grid of 4 x 4 knobs offering a fresh and pure 16-step sequencing experience for your Eurorack modular but with a few tricks up its sleeve.

TipTop Audio: First two Buchla Eurorack 200 series modules are shipping now

18 Jan 2022 in Synths

Tiptop Audio has announced that the 258t Dual Oscillator and 281t Quad Function Generator are on their way to the shops and available for preorder.

NymphCC software controller/editor for Dreadbox Nymphes with added CV control and Polychaining

16 Jan 2022 in Synths

Tim Shoebridge has bypassed the Shift function by releasing a software editor and controller for the Nymphes polysynth that runs inside Cherry Audio's Voltage Modular for full MIDI and CV control.

BusyCircuits MCFx2: Double action state variable filter

15 Jan 2022 in Synths

Pulled from the BusyCircuits Coupé Eurorack system and double up into a dual state variable filter the MCFx2 that offers serial, parallel and linked functionality.

Dreadbox Nymphes Polyphonic Analogue Synthesizer review

15 Jan 2022 in Synths

The Dreadbox Nymphes is a pint-sized polysynth with a big analogue heart and a stunning price tag. We put it through its paces to see what this 6-voice synth has to offer.

Arturia Brute Noir Editions: Stealthy paint job on 3 desktop analog machines

13 Jan 2022 in Synths

Arturia has switched on stealth mode for the MiniBrute 2, MiniBrute 2S and DrumBrute Impact with a limited edition black exterior.

SIMPLE from Chris St’Aubyn: Synthesis from a musical perspective

12 Jan 2022 in Synths

SIMPLE is an enlightened polyphonic synthesizer for HALion that provides maximum musicality in a beautifully streamlined interface redesigned for v1.5.

Analogue Solutions Fusebox X: More notes, more sockets, more orange

11 Jan 2022 in Synths

Analogue Solutions updates the Fusebox monophonic synthesizer to the Fusebox X tri-phonic synthesizer with more patching ability and loads of other improvements.

Behringer update on the Syncussion development

11 Jan 2022 in Synths

News from Behringer on the development of the Syncussion drum synthesizer and problems with chip shortages. Looks like 2022 is going to be slow.

ST Modular LANGE ANNA super wide 1U mult, attenuverter and voltage source

07 Jan 2022 in Synths

With a nod to the Make Noise CV Bus, Lange Anna routes signals and voltages across your Eurorack case through an 84HP 1U buffered multiple, attenuverter and voltage generator.