Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

Superbooth 2021: Fred’s Lab ZeKit 4-voice paraphonic synth kit

07 Sep 2021 in Synths

Cool, colourful and full of zest, Fred's Lab is releasing ZeKit at Superbooth; a 4 voice paraphonic synth in a little box.

Cereal Instruments: Swerve, Binary, Resolution and Raze

07 Sep 2021 in Synths

New modules from Cereal Instruments give us some tasty and affordable utilities and a distortion that will Raze your audio to the ground.

Modulaire Maritime ENA: Four different envelopes in one module

07 Sep 2021 in Synths

ENA is a quad envelope generator but one that offers four different envelopes within the same module covering ADSR, two different AR and a Decay envelope.

Preorders open on Empress Effects ZOIA Euroburo

07 Sep 2021 in Synths

Announced at NAMM 2020 the ZOIA Euroburo from Empress Effects will finally be ready to ship over in the next week or two. Place your orders now please!

Synthetic Sound Labs upgrades the Mini Sequencer for Moog Unit Modular

07 Sep 2021 in Synths

SSL has released the Model 1651 Mini Sequencer II an upgrade on their Model 1650 with a decent list of new features.

XO Devices puts Halls of Valhalla onto the Erica Synths Pico DSP

07 Sep 2021 in Synths

XODES Backpack adapter lets you use Tiptop Audio Z-DSP cartridges with the Pico DSP or Black Hole DSP to access their fantastic effects. Be warned, it requires some SMT desoldering.

Knobcon: Chicagoland’s epic synthesizer convention is on!

06 Sep 2021 in Synths

Knobcon Number Nine is finally confirmed as going ahead this weekend 10th-12th September after suffering all the usual Covid chaos. It is on!

Superbooth 2021: Retrokits to reveal the RK-008

06 Sep 2021 in Synths

Is it a calculator or the successor to the RK-007 MIDI Commander? All we know is that it's effortlessly retro-cool and will be the "next small BIG thing in real-time multitrack."

Leak: Arturia appears to be working on an Ensoniq SQ-80 emulation

06 Sep 2021 in Synths

The Arturia V Collection already contains a smorgasbord of fabulous synthesizers but it looks like the Ensoniq SQ-80 could be the next member of Arturia's virtual instrument club.

Superbooth 2021: Waldorf teases us with a big red knob

06 Sep 2021 in Synths

Or it could be a button but whatever it is it looks exciting and comes with the words "Welcome back, old friend". Any thoughts?

Superbooth 2021: Dreadbox about to announce the 6-voice Nymphes

06 Sep 2021 in Synths

A beautiful teaser video, a few rumours and a fleeting glimpse on a YouTube video: Dreadbox has a polyphonic synthesizer called Nymphes lined up.

Superbooth 2021: Doepfer has a bunch of new modules and a keyboard

06 Sep 2021 in Synths

Doepfer will show a range of new modules at Superbooth, as well as a new version of the A-100PB case that has a keyboard built into the lid.

Commodity Fetishism: This switch will destroy your Eurorack

04 Sep 2021 in Synths

Do you feel trapped by your relationship to modular? Are you tumbling down the rabbit hole of Eurorack with no way of escape? Commodity Fetishism will set you free with the flick of a switch.

Faselunare Vega: 4 voice Eurorack drum module

03 Sep 2021 in Synths

Previewing at Superbooth 21, Vega is the first release from Faselunare and offers 4 identical digital drum voices in a colourful 6HP module.

WMD unleashes the KRAKEN: Physically modelled snare drum module

03 Sep 2021 in Synths

Kraken is a snare drum module for Eurorack generated by 100% digital synthesis using physical modelling to replicate every realistic nuance.

Roland releases TR-707 and TR-727 onto RolandCloud

03 Sep 2021 in Synths

Two classic Rhythm Composers get their authentic software versions via RolandCloud. TR-707 and TR-727 - this is your time.

ROLI files for bankruptcy and reboots as Luminary

03 Sep 2021 in Synths, Studio

The MPE pioneers and makers of squishy keyboards run out of money and decide to ditch Seaboard and retool with a focus on the light-up keys of fun piano teaching.

Tone2 Saurus 3: analog emulation synth scores an update

02 Sep 2021 in Synths

Saurus 3.0 brings this mighty analog software emulation bang up to date with an enhanced GUI, randomisation, microtuning, and more sounds.

Korg Wavestate gets sample import in 2.0 firmware update

02 Sep 2021 in Synths

Korg finally releases the long-promised editor/librarian for the Wavestate synthesizer along with sample import, Sample Building and a bunch of other stuff.

Polyend Tracker update 1.4 takes it to new levels

01 Sep 2021 in Synths

The latest Tracker firmware update introduces a more classic sequencing experience, new step effects, better performance modes, a new price and much more.

Silhouette: A kooky, exciting optical soundtrack synthesizer

31 Aug 2021 in Synths

Silhouette is a visually responsive synthesizer that uses images to generate audio in weird, experimental ways. Check out this intriguing prototype!

Rewired Records LUN4 VST virtual synthesizer

31 Aug 2021 in Synths

Get your Trance on with LUN4, a 3-oscillator dance synth with over 600 presets, dual filters and hundreds of waveforms.

Gotharman’s Urano: Modular Synthesizer in a box

30 Aug 2021 in Synths

Urano contains a large range of digital modules for building into 8 parts of sound and modulation using samples, wavetables and virtual analog through digital and analogue filters.