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Thunderbolt 3 for everyone! Intel finally pulls their finger out.

21 Mar 2019 in Other

Intel has removed the royalty on Thunderbolt 3 and opened the flood gates for consistent Thunderbolt 3 ports on everything. Compatible with USB it's coming built into the new Ice Lake processors.

Nanoloop: Gamepad style sequencer/synthesizer zaps onto Kickstarter

20 Mar 2019 in Synths

Nanoloop has escaped from the GameBoy and iOS to evolve into its own hardware. With a casual gamepad interface and 4x4 matrix sequencer it's a very cool 4 channel device to play with your thumbs

Moogfest 2019: The Engineers Pass could have you building a Moog Vocoder

20 Mar 2019 in Synths

The workshop ticket at this years Moogfest appears to offer the chance to build an unreleased Moog Vocoder in the same size and shape as the previous Subharmonicon and DFAM.

EuroTile: a mini case for Eurorack modular in 1U format

19 Mar 2019 in Synths

Syinsi are bringing a new case to Kickstarter for their 1U analog Eurorack modules. It can take 12 1U tiles and be configured as a fully analog monosynth or versatile modular utility box.

Patch & Tweak develops an online Patch & Tweak Editor

13 Mar 2019 in Synths

Kim Bjorn and Chris Meyer's Patch & Tweak book has given birth to an online Patch & Tweak Editor where you can layout and save your patches using the system of symbols introduced in the book.

Softube Parallels: Dual source soft synth pulled from a Swedish synth emporium

12 Mar 2019 in Synths

Parallels uses two paths of multi-wave samples from a range of fabulous synthesizers and blends them together with effects and modulation to give you an engaging and colourful software synthesizer.

Dubler Studio Kit takes pitch-to-MIDI into the future

12 Mar 2019 in Studio, Synths

Grab a mic and start humming tunes into the Dubler Studio Kit to control synthesizers and make beats with just your voice. Has Vochlea found a cool use for pitch-to-MIDI technology?

Equinox Synth: cheap as chips Eurorack project on the way

11 Mar 2019 in Synths

Rob Spencer has a plan to bring down the price of Eurorack using modern manufacturing techniques and simple designs. Could the Equinox Synth be the entry into modular you've been waiting for?

Edit and control your Behringer DeepMind 12 from your DAW

11 Mar 2019 in Synths

Momo Müller has pulled out the insides of Behringer's DeepMind 12 and presented them as a VST editor and controller so that you can dig deep and save all tweaks with your project.

Joué add regular MIDI Out to their MPE controller with re-Connect

08 Mar 2019 in Studio

Joué has discovered that there's a world of fabulous MIDI hardware outside the computer that could do with their particular brand of expressive control. The re-connect cable gives it a useful MIDI Out

Plankton SPICE modular distortion/saturation unit hits Kickstarter

07 Mar 2019 in Synths

SPICE is a desktop and Eurorack compatible saturator unit capable of a huge array of sounds and colours. It can produce anything from subtle tube warmth to extreme fuzz distortion - sounds like fun!

Raw Army Cases upcycled into limited edition Eurorack cases

07 Mar 2019 in Synths

GinkoSynthese and Error Instruments have come across one hundred 40-year-old army cases and are turning them into fabulous looking portable Eurorack cases.

The HEX-01 Eurorack cable hanger will tidy up over 300 patch cables

06 Mar 2019 in Synths

Recently launched on Kickstarter the HEX-01 from Eurodesk-Z could be the ultimate in patch cable tidying solutions. It fits on a mic stand and can hold over 300 cables.

MIDI 2.0: Great leap forward or too little, too late?

05 Mar 2019 in Studio

The MIDI Manufacturers Association got together at NAMM to continue the pursuit of MIDI 2.0 and we started wondering: Does anyone have a MIDI 2.0 shaped hole in their studios?

Cwejman announces Bass Lead and Drum Generator BLD-2

04 Mar 2019 in Synths

A new version of the Cwejman Bass Lead and Drum Generator is upon us but you won't be cool enough to get one We'll just have to watch the BLD-2 being used by other more worthy synthesizer artists.

SP-2400 sampler drum machine revealed to be from Isla Instruments

04 Mar 2019 in Synths

Isla Instruments step up to take responsibility for the SP-2400 renders that set the internet alight over the last few days. It's real and in development and here's what they have to say about it.

Roland finally re-releases the TB-303 Bass Line – on Roland Cloud

03 Mar 2019 in Synths

Roland has taken on the 3rd March as 303 day to reclaim the beloved TB-303 Bass Line synth and released an authentically modelled software version of the analogue classic - dammit!

Need polyphony in your rack? Doepfer polyphonic Eurorack modules now available

01 Mar 2019 in Synths

Doepfer has been talking about their polyphonic modules for about a year but now they are available so you can start running and processing chords through your Eurorack.

Leak: Nektar about to debut SE25 and SE49 compact controller keyboards

01 Mar 2019 in Studio

Nektar want to make sure they have a MIDI controller keyboard for every possible occasion and are about to release the SE25 and SE49 entry-level controllers for the budget and simplicity conscious.

Rare Waves Hydronium: semi-modular analog acid synth for desktop or Eurorack

01 Mar 2019 in Synths

The Hydronium is a complete semi-modular synthesizer available in tabletop or Eurorack versions assembled or as a kit. It's not trying to be a TB-303 but it sounds like one in the best possible way.

More on the SP-2400 sampler – and not from Behringer

28 Feb 2019 in Synths

Assumptions about Behringer being behind the rendered image of something called an SP-2400 seem misplaced as producer Ken Flux Pierce releases more images and a tiny bit more information.

Teenage Engineering OP-Z gets a hardware upgrade with the oplab MIDI/CV module

27 Feb 2019 in Synths

The little yellow oplab accessory for the OP-Z brings CV, trigger, gate, Pocket Operator sync and MIDI In/Out making it so versatile you've got to wonder why it didn't have it in the first place?

Reed200: a spectral modelled 200A Wurlitzer

27 Feb 2019 in Synths

Sampleson uses spectral analysis and modelling to faithfully recreate the Wurlitzer 200a in only 30MB of sine wave samples. The Reed200 is refreshingly simple and delightfully full of character.

MidiWrist app: Turn your Apple Watch into the most cramped MIDI controller ever

27 Feb 2019 in Studio

MidiWrist is a new app that can turn your Apple Watch into a MIDI controller - but will the teeny surface area of the watch reduce its usability for musicians?