BCR32: Behringer to work with Zaquencer to bring back the BCR2000 as a sequencer

09 Jan 2021 in Synths

The return of the BCR2000 rotary MIDI controller is confirmed and reworked as the BCR32 to include the Zaquencer firmware that turned the original into a sequencer.

LA Circuits: Buchla styled Eurorack ready to launch

08 Jan 2021 in Synths

A range of strikingly designed Eurorack modules coming from LA Circuits who are unafraid to fill your entire rack with massive modules and massive functionality.

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Wavefonix Poly-8 VCO brings CEM3340 based polyphony to Eurorack

06 Jan 2021 in Synths

Wavefonix has released the first glimpse of their forthcoming Poly-8 range of polyphonic Eurorack modules with the massive Poly-8 VCO and there's much more to come.

A new synth from Hammond? What are they up to?

04 Jan 2021 in Synths

Hammond, famous for their organs, posted an intriguing video on the 1 January teasing us with something "coming soon". OK, we'll bite.

Grit and Gain from British Noise Electronics

04 Jan 2021 in Synths

British Noise Electronics introduces the beautifully serious-looking Grit Analog Filter and Gain Stage Amplifier both dripping with saturation.

Behringer is working on a RSF Kobol synthesizer clone

04 Jan 2021 in Synths

While wishing us all a Happy New Year Behringer posted an image of a prototype Kobol clone having a little party by itself.

Synths in miniature: The extraordinary work of Ronaldo Lopes Teixeira Rolt

01 Jan 2021 in Synths

Ronaldo is a graphic designer and maquette (model) maker who produces exquisitely hand-made models of classic synthesizers. We asked him to tell us about it.

Leak! Tracks and Rhythm: New Circuits from Novation?

31 Dec 2020 in Synths

An online store accidentally published photos of what looks like two new Circuits inbound from Novation: Circuit Tracks and Circuit Rhythm.

DubSiren 2.0: Jamaican Sound System siren in your DAW

30 Dec 2020 in Synths

DubSiren 2.0 contains a siren synthesizer giving you a fat siren sound with full control, modulation, distortion and delay.

WVR: tiny open source sample player platform for audio projects

30 Dec 2020 in Synths

WVR is a ready-made wav player board for building custom electronic instruments and experimental machines.

Oskitone POLY555: 3D printed analogue polyphonic synthesizer

29 Dec 2020 in Synths

The POLY555 is an alarmingly coloured and brilliant lo-fi synthesizer based on a whole bunch of 555 timer oscillators.

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The Best Software Synthesizers of 2020: Top 10 VSTi classics, innovations and weirdness

29 Dec 2020 in Synths

2020 saw wonderful software by Korg, Roland, Softube, Audiomodern, Cherry Audio GranuRise, Klevgränd, Matt Tytel, Mike Moreno DSP and Newfangled Audio.

Best of Eurorack 2020: 8 modules you need in your rack!

26 Dec 2020 in Synths

We were stunned by wonderful modules by Behringer, Cosmotronic, Expert Sleepers, Instruo, Omsonic, Qu-Bit, Robaux and RYK. Was your favourite among them?

Instruo saves Christmas by releasing their modules on VCV Rack for free

23 Dec 2020 in Synths

Jaw-dropping: Instruo adds 17 modules to VCV Rack FOR FREE, breaking the hearts of hardware fans and adding modular joy to our season of disappointment.

Memory-V: a Christmas gift from IK Multimedia

22 Dec 2020 in Synths

Subscribe to the IK Multimedia newsletter and Father Christmas will gift you a copy of Memory-V based on the Memorymoog polysynth.

Erica Synths dabbles in West Coast vibes with the Black LPG

21 Dec 2020 in Synths

Erica Synths says their take on the classic LPG is great for waveshaping, beat refining and carving of low frequencies with a nicely explosive resonant overdrive.

Crumar Performer: Italian polyphonic String Machine captured

21 Dec 2020 in Synths

Crumar has released an authentic emulation of their classic 1979 string machine Performer. The deluxe version comes with a t-shirt!

Best Synthesizers 2020: The Top 10 Hardware Synths by Moog, Behringer, Korg and more

21 Dec 2020 in Synths

The Top 10 Hardware Synths 2020! Some awesome musical hardware was released this year, here are our favourites by Korg, Behringer, UDO, Arturia et al.

Beware the “Modorro Alphawave Tracker” scam!

19 Dec 2020 in Synths

Looks like there's a scam centred on Polyend's Tracker doing the rounds - Facebook served us up an ad for a deal that's too good to be true...

Noisy: Expressive E gets out of character with a raucously expressive synth

18 Dec 2020 in Synths

An unexpectedly fruity software synth from Expressive E. Noisy looks surprisingly groovy and offers an expressive dive into physical modelling and subtractive synthesis.

Teenage Engineering OP-Z app update greases the wheels of photomatic mode

17 Dec 2020 in Synths

Why, this OP-Z is photomatic, it's systematic, it's hydromatic - it's..... an app update for images and video.

Endlesss Studio ready to launch for DAW integrated online jamming

16 Dec 2020 in Studio

Endlesss Studio has evolved from an App to a plugin for macOS that brings the action-packed cloud-based multi-track looper to the desktop.

Klevgrand PIPA: You’ve found your voice with this singing synthesizer

15 Dec 2020 in Synths

Remarkable singing synthesizer virtual voice thingy-ma-jig from Klevgrand that's jaw-droppingly good, unique, different and perfect for a Christmas singalong.

TAL-J-8: Roland’s Jupiter-8 captured in a new emulation

15 Dec 2020 in Synths

We all love the Jupiter-8 and TAL Software has released a new emulation of the classic synthesizer for your consideration.