Knobcon 2023: Boredbrain XCELON voltage controlled stereo mixer
09 Sep 2023 in Synths
XCELON is a tasty-looking 6-channel stereo/dual mono mixer with voltage control via 26 CV inputs in 48 HP. But where's the master level control?
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Knobcon 2023: 1010music brings bluebox to Eurorack
09 Sep 2023 in Synths
1010music unleashes the power of digital mixing upon the world of modular by transforming the desktop bluebox mixer into the bluebox Eurorack edition.
Pet Rock: Red Means Recording howls at the moon over this module
08 Sep 2023 in Synths
Jeremy Blake a.k.a. Red Means Recording loses his mind over the Pet Rock rhythm-generating module that's controlled by the phase and mood of the moon.
Waldorf releases version 3.0 Quantum and Iridium firmware
07 Sep 2023 in Synths
Waldorf consolidates the futuristic synthesizer OS shared by the Quantum and the Iridium, and version 3.0 has some very welcome features.
Midweek Modular: Trolley Bus, Kicks, Snares and 3D printed cases
06 Sep 2023 in Synths
Befaco gives us more power than we need, Blue Lantern has percussion covered and a modular 3D printed case for making your modular more modular.
Woovebox: Pocket workstation, groovebox, synthesizer and sampler
05 Sep 2023 in Synths
This tiny thing packs in some serious music-making power. Could Woovebox be the ultra-compact music production studio you were looking for?
Noise Engineering Xer Mixa and Expando Expandi
30 Aug 2023 in Synths
There's a new Eurorack mixer in town. Xer Mixa has 10 stereo analogue channels and a digital control system for state saving, pan, sends and recall.
Midweek Modular: Legs, Tongues, Neutron Stars and Decision Trees
30 Aug 2023 in Synths
This week Herbs and Stones gives percussion some Legs, Robaux randomises gates and Knob Technology takes us to distant percussive galaxies.
OXI Instruments CORAL: 8-voice multi-engine synthesizer available now!
30 Aug 2023 in Synths
CORAL is a massively polyphonic Eurorack module with multiple sound engines, sample playback, groove box rhythms and built-in effects.
Midweek Modular: Sealegs, SoundStage II and Marie’s LFO
23 Aug 2023 in Synths
This week we find our Sealegs with Intellijels wobbly delay, get mixed in WORNG's SoundStage II and draw our own waveforms with Marie's LFO.
Midweek Modular: Basimilus dies, Tendrils stack and Instruo The Movie
16 Aug 2023 in Synths
This week the death of a chip spells doom for some Noise Engineering modules, Tendrils get stackable and Instruo takes us to the movies.
Behringer JT-4000 Micro Hybrid Modelling Synthesizer available now!
11 Aug 2023 in Synths
The JT-4000 Micro is a 4-voice clone of the Roland JP-8000 hybrid synth complete with Supersaw waveform in a cute little box.
Midweek Modular: Tangrams, Consoles, Kicks and Teases
09 Aug 2023 in Synths
Intellijel gives an envelope special powers, AMSynths models Moog, Erica Synths has a Kick to build, and Noise Engineering is brewing something cool.
Joranalogue Delay 1 and Pivot 2 Eurorack Modules: Now Available!
09 Aug 2023 in Synths
Need an analogue precision delay for your Eurorack? The Joranalogue Delay 1 module announced back at Superbooth 22 is now finally available!
Midweek Modular: From infinite sustain to 16 seconds of vintage delay
02 Aug 2023 in Synths
This week we found ourselves endlessly processed, delayed for 16-seconds, quad quantized and finally, introduced to a new Coral sound engine.
Behringer RADAR: Eurorack microphone module for collecting waves
01 Aug 2023 in Synths
With RADAR you can gather sounds, generate pulses and follow envelopes in this Mikrophonie-inspired 6HP contact-microphone Eurorack module.
Midweek Modular: Massive wavetables, Dark Modes and Traffic
26 Jul 2023 in Synths
This week Helical gives us autoregressive polyphonic wavetables, Stoel turns to the Dark side and we sit in Traffic under the Jasmine & Olive Trees.
Reco-Synth Mutuca Pro: 3-Oscillator Vintage-Styled Monosynth
25 Jul 2023 in Synths
Dripping with style and oozing with character the 3-VCO Mutuca Pro comes straight from Arthur Joly's Reco-Synth workshop in deepest Brazil.
Midweek Modular: Granular Sampling, Entanglements and Roland Sounds
19 Jul 2023 in Synths
This week we've had a granular breakfast with Error Instruments, got entangled with Destiny and played with some Roland-inspired modules.
Artiphon Chorda: Smart Synth, Looper and MIDI Controller
17 Jul 2023 in Synths
Artiphon has unrolled the Orba into a guitar-neck-inspired gizmo called Chorda. It throws out groovy chords, generates beats and controls MIDI.
Neutral Labs Elmyra 2: Hybrid Drone Machine with bells on
17 Jul 2023 in Synths
Neutral Labs releases the second incarnation of the digital/analogue drone machine, filling it with interesting possibilities. Let's explore Elmyra 2.
Midweek Modular: Cracklebox, Turing and a wall of filters
12 Jul 2023 in Synths
This week we rediscover Michel Waiswisz's Cracklebox, quantise a Turing Machine, get lost in tape delay and climb a Filterwall of preconceptions.
Korg Gadget VR: Your immersive music production studio
07 Jul 2023 in Synths
Grab your helmet as things are about to get real; virtually. Korg Gadget VR brings six synths from the iPad app into a fully immersive virtual space.
Midweek Modular: Harmonic Pitch Shifting, Back Patching and Vocoders
05 Jul 2023 in Synths
This week we turned mono in poly with four channels of pitch shifting, found our robot voice and built a semi-modular with back panel patching.