Roland goes all-in on its 606 legacy with the TR-6S, TR-06 and software TR-606

01 Oct 2020 in Synths

Roland delights us with a bit of historical wallowing as they pull out their old TR-606 and gives us two updated hardware versions and an authentic software recreation.

Behringer 2600 is now in production

30 Sep 2020 in Synths

The much anticipated ARP 2600 clone from Behringer is in production and tantalizingly close to being a synthesizer reality that we can all share our opinions on.

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LIRA-8 VST Organismic Synthesizer emulates SOMA Labs other-worldly hardware

30 Sep 2020 in Synths

Developer Mike Moreno has created LIRA-8 to emulate the signal flow and sound of SOMA Lab's LYRA-8 drone synthesizer for VST and PureData platforms and it's magnificent.

Softube Model 72 vintage synth time machine – quirks as standard

29 Sep 2020 in Synths

Model 72 is an exquisitely modelled monophonic synthesizer with original quirks included that can also be pulled apart as modules into Softube Modular and Amp Room.

PikoPiko Factory Prophet-Mini: is this adorable synthesizer for real?

28 Sep 2020 in Synths

From Japan and Twitter comes some photos of what appears to be a Prophet-5 squeezed into a smaller form with a 3-octave mini keyboard and a cute front panel. It's called the Prophet-Mini and would you like one?

Pin Electronics MIASMA: Cute analogue synth in a carry case with touch-screen pin matrix

28 Sep 2020 in Synths

From the makers of the Portabella Synthi clone comes MIASMA; a discrete analogue modular synth in a hardshell carry case with an intriguing 10 x 10 touch screen pin matrix.

Flight of Harmony frightens us with the Infernal Noise Machine

28 Sep 2020 in Synths

The Infernal Noise Machine is a synthesizer of sound designed to unleash the sorts of noises that will keep you awake at night and put you off your breakfast in alarmingly rich and interesting ways.

ZENOLOGY Pro opens the hood on Roland’s legacy synths and beyond

28 Sep 2020 in Synths

Roland has slowly filled their ZENOLOGY virtual instrument with vintage sounds well now you can blow the lid off and get down into every parameter with ZENOLOGY Pro.

Behringer’s latest crazy idea is to port guitar pedals to Eurorack

25 Sep 2020 in Synths

Would you like to fill your rack with guitar effects pedals in Eurorack format? This is the best crazy idea I've heard in ages.

SynthFest UK 2020 goes virtual with a 48 hour online event

25 Sep 2020 in Synths

The UK's largest synthesizer show SynthFest has announced that they are planning a 48 hour weekend of content and happenings from the 10th to the 12th of October.

Moog Music’s Dark Series drains the colour from the Matriarch and Grandmother

24 Sep 2020 in Synths

In homage to their vintage black aesthetic Moog brings that classic and distinct style to their Matriarch and Grandmother synthesizers. What do you think: more professional or killers of joy?

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Joyst JV-1: Battle your melodies with this huge gamer-style joystick MIDI controller

24 Sep 2020 in Synths

The JV-1 has 39 tactile joysticks for granular control over pitch and velocity in this innovative MIDI controller - will you have enough fingers?

Elektron Analog Four and Analog Rytm MkII get a new look

23 Sep 2020 in Synths

They call it "Refined, Rewrought and Reborn" the Analog Four MkII synthesizer and Analog Rytm MkII drum machine get some new clothes and new content - this is not a MkIII.

Michigan Synth Works XVI Desktop Fader Bank for CV, I2C and MIDI

23 Sep 2020 in Synths

A delightfully simple bank of 16 faders that you can plug into MIDI, patch to CV and interface with I2C devices. USB powered long-throw faders for controlling stuff - brilliant!

Chronovore: TB-303 sequencer for Eurorack from Michigan Synth Works

23 Sep 2020 in Synths

MSW has taken on a 1:1 smd recreation of the classic Roland TB-303 sequencer and packed it into the 24HP Chronovore Eurorack module with the perfect choice of buttons and tempo knob.

Instruo Líon: Pin Matrix module for knotting and weaving signals and voltages

23 Sep 2020 in Synths

The Instruo Líon (pronounced Leon) is a 6x6 matrix mixer with a pin-style interface like that found on the Synthi. It can route signals, insert effects and is perfect for live patching.

Steda Electronics SR-909 is ready to compose your rhythms

22 Sep 2020 in Synths

The Steda Electronics project to clone the Roland TR-909 is complete and kits are now available for preorder. The SR-909 is a dead ringer for the classic drum machine and sounds spot-on.

Roland FANTOM V2.0 update brings multisampling, new effects and more

21 Sep 2020 in Synths

Roland introduced the FANTOM in 2019 as an all-in-one music production environment. Version 2 overhauls the sampling engine, introduces effects to the master section and brings automation editing to the touch ...

Leak: Ableton Push 3 – could it be a standalone groovebox? No, it’s a fake.

21 Sep 2020 in Studio

An image emerged of the back of what could be the Ableton Push 3. There appeared to be audio in/outs and MIDI connections that got us all excited but it turns out it was a fake - Oops!

Nervous Squirrel WAVIATRIX: 24 channel sample playback module for 5U Moog Modular

20 Sep 2020 in Synths

WAVIATRIX will fire off 24 samples in response to buttons or trigger inputs with looping, polyphony and pitch control. Opens up huge soundscape potential in 5U Moog Modular.

Error Instruments Sound Scaper: Metallic digital sound torturer

18 Sep 2020 in Synths

Error Instruments brings us a metallic nightmare that'll generate shifting digital soundscapes. Sound Scaper is available in Eurorack or desktop with unique features.

Erica Synths Black Quad VCA 2: An update on a classic

18 Sep 2020 in Synths

You can never have enough VCAs and the Quad VCA has become a classic route to the control of CV and audio. Erica Synths updates the Black Quad VCA 2 to make it more versatile.

Tim Shoebridge’s Digital Waveform brings DW-8000 sounds to Korg *Logue synthesizers

16 Sep 2020 in Synths

In the latest custom *Logue oscillator from Tim Shoebridge comes an attempt to recreate the sounds of the Korg DW-8000 hybrid polysynth. Compatible with the Korg NTs-1 Minilogue XD and Prologue.

Patch & Tweak with Moog: Kim Bjørn collaborates with the masters of semi-modular

15 Sep 2020 in Synths

Kim Bjørn's Patch & Tweak can be found on the coffee table of every synth enthusiast and now with Moog Music he releases a special edition focusing on their unique range of semi-modular synthesizers.