Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

Krischer Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer V2 looks fabulous in black

22 Aug 2019 in Synths

Krischer has updated his Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer with a new sexy look and has added 3 CV inputs to catapult it from the drone category into the realms of melody.

Ellistronics release a souped-up version of their Ellitone Multi-Synth

21 Aug 2019 in Synths

The rustic charm of badly cut wood has been replaced by a sleek looking black enclosure as Ellitone strives to bring the awesome sound of the 6 synthesis engine Multi-Synth to a wider audience

100 Grit: Vintage Eurorack distortion controlled via 8 fingerable brass balls

21 Aug 2019 in Synths

The 100 Grit is a tormented self-oscillating ladder filter that can be pushed in all sorts of distortion via multiple feedback paths - put your fingers on those balls and things get really insane.

Voltage Modular Nucleus virtual Eurorack bundle free for a limited time

20 Aug 2019 in Synths

22 modules featuring oscillators, filters, envelopes, VCAs, sequencers and more completely free in the Voltage Modular virtual Eurorack Nucleus bundle until 31st August. Download this right now!

The Standing Grand: The future of the grand piano is lightweight, portable & standing upright

19 Aug 2019 in Studio

Sarah Nicolls is building a lightweight & portable acoustic "Standing Grand" piano based upon her innovative "Inside-Out Piano" and is looking for people to support this unique project via Kickstarter

Woojer Edge: strap some haptic bass to your chest

16 Aug 2019 in Studio

The Woojer Edge is a Strap or Vest transducer device that you wear to add energy and bodily response from music direct to your bones. Could it be thumping some body-blow bass into your mixes?

Rachael: a companion module for Deckard’s Voice with a life of her own

16 Aug 2019 in Synths

To go along with the Deckard's Voice Eurorack module Black Corporation has now announced Rachael, a suitably multi-faceted ring modulating, VCO, LFO, ADSR module that very much has a life of its own.

Enter the 12×12 Buffered Matrix from Tesseract Modular

15 Aug 2019 in Synths

A 12 input and 12 output Buffered Matrix gives you enormous routing flexibility and the ability to tame a large system that's struggling under the weight of its own complexity.

Gecho Loopsynth: hand-made digital polyphonic pocket synthesizer hits version 2

15 Aug 2019 in Synths

About the size of a credit card the Gecho Loopsynth has a range of sensors and microphones to turn environments into sound and movement into control. New features include MIDI, CV, better sound and Clouds.

MOK Waverazor Dual Oscillator module spitefully slices and splices its way onto Eurorack

15 Aug 2019 in Synths

The Waverazor Dual Oscillator is a barely contained firework of two complex spliced waveforms wrestling for supremacy in a laser show of dissonant sonic explorations and modulated insanity - available now!

Contour 1: rise, fall, loop and bend with Joranalogue’s slew limiter and function generator

14 Aug 2019 in Synths

With just a couple of sliders and a pair of knobs the Contour 1 can move from Slew to Envelope, filter to oscillator, divider to LFO, and onto being a weird signal shaping super-device.

Glassy – spectral modelled electric pianos and pads from the classy 90s

14 Aug 2019 in Synths

Sampleson has shifted its spectral modelling gaze onto the electric pianos of the 1990s and offers up the aptly named Glassy combining classic DX and Roland digital sounds with a snuggly pad generator

Deckard’s Voice will speak the language of the CS-80 into your Eurorack

06 Aug 2019 in Synths

Black Corporation has taken a single voice from the Deckard's Dream and squished it into the Eurorack format as the fabulous looking Deckard's Voice with a load of CV control.

RYM2612 FM Synthesizer based on the Sega Mega Drive console now available as VSTi

05 Aug 2019 in Synths

RYM2612 pulls out the classic FM synthesizer from the Sega Mega Drive (AKA Sega Genesis) and stuffs it into an easy to use GUI that's available on VST, AU and AAX for the first time.

Krakli Plugins Roland inspired SK7 polyphonic synthesizer is yours for free

05 Aug 2019 in Synths

Krakli Plugins does it again with another polyphonic virtual synthesizer that's yours for free. This time it's based on the vintage Roland SH7 with its gloriously weird split oscillators and Autobend.

Wintergatan Marble Machine X – the ultimate mechanical groove box

05 Aug 2019 in Studio

After a couple of years of development Wintergatan's Martin Molin takes the rhythm section of the new and improved Marble Machine X for a spin

Yamaha releases next level digital workstation in the PSR-SX700 and SX900

04 Aug 2019 in Synths

If you're someone into styles, kits and innumerable voices that work together in perfect harmony then check out the new flagship PSR-SX series keyboard workstations from Yamaha.

Mystic Circuits Portal will wrap you into another dimension of distortion

02 Aug 2019 in Synths

Portal offers three flavours of simultaneous harmonic distortion that pulls waveforms apart and devours their souls. A horror story of a module that's not for the faint-hearted.

Seismic Industries CUEMIX performance mixer for super-slim Eurorack

02 Aug 2019 in Synths

At only 20mm deep the CUEMIX is remarkably slim and offers 8 channels of audio or CV mixing with 4 assignable outputs and post-fader direct outs on every channel.

Vult Freak: Manifold Filter Eurorack module of multiple personalities

01 Aug 2019 in Synths

Vult Freak is a hardware Eurorack module based on multiple software emulations of classic hardware filters. It's 9 virtual analog filters in one hardware module imitating software imitating hardware.

Mictic: the wristband that turns your body into an instrument

31 Jul 2019 in Studio

It's another one of those wearables this time in the shape of a wristband. Mictic will let you play sounds and samples from your phone while you dance about the place.

Need more Cowbell? Erica Synths has you covered.

30 Jul 2019 in Synths

We all need a bit more cowbell in our lives and Erica Synths has a new module that does nothing but cowbell. They've also released a very exciting mult - happy days!

System80 releases Roland inspired 810 synth voice and 820 oscillator

30 Jul 2019 in Synths

System80 love that Roland vibe and have released two new Eurorack modules inspired by the System 100m. The 810 is a three-section subtractive synth voice and the 820 pulls out the VCO on its own.

Mutable Instruments Clouds 2 delayed indefinitely

29 Jul 2019 in Synths

Émilie from Mutable Instruments reveals how all development has stopped on Clouds 2 and other modules while she considers her future in the Eurorack community.