Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

Roland Cloud gets classic pro sounds with the Roland SRX Studio

08 May 2019 in Synths

Roland brings some high-end professional sounds into the Roland Cloud subscription with a virtual instrument version of the classic SRX Studio expansion card.

LEAK? Elektron Digitone Keys: Is this Digitone/keyboard mashup for real?

08 May 2019 in Synths

An image allegedly taken from Thomann may have given the game away on the Digitone Keys, a weird looking mashup between the Digitone synthesizer and a MIDI keyboard - if this is genuine...

Superbooth 2019: The Division Department 01/IV analog drum synthesizer

08 May 2019 in Synths

The 01/IV makes its debut at Superbooth with 4 channels of analogue drum synthesis that can cross-modulate. There's no sequencer, USB or CV connections so you'll need to get MIDI into it from somewhere.

Superbooth 2019: IK Multimedia reveals UNO Drum hybrid drum machine

08 May 2019 in Synths

UNO Drum is a 12-track drum machine featuring 6 analogue sounds and many more PCM ones in a compact form that makes it easy to bash out rhythms and create patterns. A percussive partner to UNO, then.

Sampleson spectral model a Honer Pianet T into the 30MB Model T

07 May 2019 in Synths

Spectral Modelling is a curious thing. They sample an instrument and reduce it down to simple sine waves that recreate the authentic sound in a handful of MBs. The Model T is their latest electric piano.

Superbooth 2019: SoundForce introduce their Juno inspired DCO for Eurorack

07 May 2019 in Synths

It's an unusual configuration for a Eurorack oscillator but SoundForce has gone all in on the sliders with their DCO Digitally Controller Oscillator based upon the architecture of the Juno-60/106.

Behringer releases draft of DS-80 synthesizer designs

07 May 2019 in Synths

It's less than a week since Yamaha asked around for interest in reissuing the CS-80 synthesizer and now Behringer has a complete design for their own DS-80 on the table and are asking for input.

Superbooth 2019: 8 Slim Line Eurorack modules from Doepfer

07 May 2019 in Synths

Doepfer expands its Slim Line Series of Eurorack modules with all the bits you need to build a working synthesizer in around 30hp. There's also a full synth voice in only 10hp. Great stuff!

Superbooth 2019: Gibbon Digital Mono 42 case, TK-1 keyboard and MODUL app

07 May 2019 in Synths

Gibbon Digital is bringing an interesting console-style Eurorack case that perfectly fits their TK-1 1U keyboard and their other modules. They also have an iOS step-sequencer on the way.

Superbooth 2019: QD – Quad Drum Voice is a feast of a digital drum module

07 May 2019 in Synths

Building on its reveal last year Vladimir Pantelic brings his QD - Quad Drum Voice digital drum sound source refined and ready for release to this years Superbooth.

Superbooth 2019: Dreadbox NYX V2 resurrects the Goddess of night

07 May 2019 in Synths

With dual oscillators, dual filters, dual modulators the NYX V2 embraces duophonic voices through a paraphonic architecture and a multi-faceted reverb.

Superbooth 2019: Retrologue 2 VSTi becomes a desktop synth via Mind Music Labs

07 May 2019 in Synths

Steinberg and Music Mind Labs have got together to turn virtual instrument Retrologue 2 into a hardware desktop synthesizer via their ELK MusicOS. The prototype will be revealed at Superbooth.

LEAK! Novation Summit 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer to hit Superbooth 2019?

07 May 2019 in Synths

Fantastic new synthesizer coming from Novation which mashes together the Peak and the SL MkIII controller keyboard into one marvellously polyphonic synthesizer. Novation has reached the Summit!

Superbooth 2019: Dreadbox give us a sneak preview of the NYX V2

06 May 2019 in Synths

Keeping the dual nature of the original NYX the NYX V2 expands and deepens the possibilities and the patching into other modular gear. Check out this preliminary video.

Erica Synths Fusion VCO V2 is dark and full of terrors

06 May 2019 in Synths

A riotous new oscillator from Erica Synths bakes in tube driven crunch and detunable thickness with an unusual amount of deep and dark sound blending that'll scare the pants off you.

Behringer muscles in on Yamaha’s CS-80 action

06 May 2019 in Synths

A few hours after it emerged that Yamaha was gauging interest in the potential reissue of the classic CS-80 synthesizer Behringer teases that they were thinking the exact same thing. AND IT'S TRUE!

Superbooth 2019: Autumn Soundboxes, handmade electro-acoustic boxes of noise

05 May 2019 in Studio

A range of electro-acoustic noise boxes made by Berlin-based 10cars that look like they were found in an abandoned 1970s school room. The unseasonably named Autumn Soundboxes will be at Superbooth.

CV Tape Player – a CV speed controlled cassette player in your Eurorack

05 May 2019 in Synths

The CV Tape Player lets you play cassettes in your Eurorack while controlling the speed with CV. What does that sound like? Pretty awesome in a drunken, spooky, warbling kind of way.

Pittsburgh Modular Voltage Research Laboratory

Pittsburgh Modular gets wild with the Voltage Research Laboratory

03 May 2019 in Synths

Pittsburgh Modular has a custom Eurorack synthesizer designed for sound design and experimentation to reveal at Superbooth. The Voltage Reseach Laboratory could get very interesting.

IK Multimedia is bringing a new synthesizer to Superbooth

03 May 2019 in Synths

The tease machine leading up to Superbooth has started and IK Multimedia are dropping clues to a new device they are bringing to the show. Knobs seem to be the focus, which is nice.

Behringer asks if we’d like a Solina String Ensemble

02 May 2019 in Synths

Uli Behringer would like to gauge interest in reviving the ARP Solina String Ensemble Analog Synthesizer. They'd add in a phase shifter, have it Eurorack friendly and make it terribly affordable.

Big bunch of affordable Eurorack coming from IO Instruments

01 May 2019 in Synths

Berlin-based IO Instruments are going to hit their first Superbooth with an ambitious range of interesting Eurorack modules at some very tantalising prices.

Make Noise X-PAN – voltage controlled pan-tastic stereo mixer

30 Apr 2019 in Synths

The X-PAN gives you 2 channels of voltage controlled crossfading and panning of 2 signals each plus a 3rd auxiliary mono or stereo input which is a lot of seriously pan happy audio in your Eurorack.

AION Modular scales the Moog Model 15 down to Eurorack

30 Apr 2019 in Synths

AION Modular have brought the Synthesizer Model 15 homage to the Moog original modular system down to Eurorack size. It looks phenomenal in the custom cabinet but the modules can also fit in your rack