Robin Vincent, Author at gearnews.com

Behringer both disappoint and thrill us with an update the on RD-909

20 Nov 2018 in Synths

Uli Behringer takes to the internet to tell us that the RD-909 is not coming as soon as we'd like but if we're patient then we're going to love the price.

Excel MIDI: This spreadsheet sequencer will make music from your tax returns

20 Nov 2018 in Studio

Someone has created a sequencer and compositional tool out of a spreadsheet. It's rough, raw and ready but if you're into Excel then this could brighten up your work time.

Dtronics DT-RDX adds knobs to your Yamaha Reface DX

19 Nov 2018 in Synths, Studio

FM is notoriously annoying to program. Dtronics DT-RDX pulls out 50 FM parameters from the Yamaha Reface DX and puts them under your fingers for immediate, tactile and intuitive knob fiddling.

Prophet 12 LE: Limited Edition is the last of Sequential’s analog/digital hybrid

16 Nov 2018 in Synths

This is the last run of 100 Prophet 12s ever to be made. The Prophet 12 LE comes in icy arctic white and a maple body and is a superb hybrid synthesizer - get one while you can.

Birdkids launch RAVEN analog semi-modular synthesizer on Kickstarter

15 Nov 2018 in Synths

RAVEN is a synth-voice for Eurorack sporting dual VCO's a VCF and two VCAs. It's simple, elegant,100% analog and looking for pre-orders on Kickstarter.

Lancinantes: a throbbingly painful drone synth plugin from Inear Display

15 Nov 2018 in Synths

Lancinantes will sear itself into your consciousness, burn through your brain extinguishing all hope and light, leaving just a deep throbbing sense of dread. It is the sound of your doom.

Shapeshifter: DIY drum machine with expandable hardware

15 Nov 2018 in Synths

4 voices, 16 samples per voice with independent pattern lengths, a low pass filter and a bitcrusher. And then a breadboard on which to develop your own expansions for the Shapeshifter Open Hardware DIY kit.

Cubase 10 is imminent: Steinberg prepare for a milestone update

14 Nov 2018 in Studio

Steinberg's website is down for maintenance while they prepare for the launch of Cubase 10. We have a teaser video and a handful of potential details. What's on your wishlist for Cubase 10?

Joué expressive modular MIDI controller gets a 25 key Grand Clavier

13 Nov 2018 in Studio

Trying to play creatively on an octave-and-a-half of mini rubber keys is an uphill battle so now Joué is giving us the extended Grand Clavier with 25 notes of MPE expression, a controller strip and bubble.

Rakit Metal Synth: a mad percussive and metallic noise box

13 Nov 2018 in Synths

Build your own percussive and noise shaping synth box with a Polivoks inspired filter and bags of personality. The Rakit Metal Synth is an easy build, great value and a load of fun to play with.

Build your own MIDI controller with the Highly Liquid MIDI CPU board

12 Nov 2018 in Studio

Fancy dreaming up a MIDI controller? The Highly Liquid MIDI CPU could be the heart of your ideal controller. All you have to is solder on the knobs and faders and tell it what you want it to do.

fourMative CONTOURS: four single phase envelopes with complex combinations

09 Nov 2018 in Synths

fourMatice CONTOURS is a versatile four envelope phase generator that can create interesting curves and low-frequency oscillations that go on for hours.

Coma Reactor: a crunchy delay module that fractures consciousness

09 Nov 2018 in Synths

Animal Factory Amplification wants to bring a nasty, fractured delay module to your Eurorack. Coma Reactor will warble, spit and make you seasick in delightfully crunchy ways. Updated with sound demo.

Tasty Chips ECR-1 to bring convolution reverb to Eurorack

08 Nov 2018 in Synths

Run your Eurorack through the impulse responses of faraway places or unexpected environments with the ECR-1 convolution reverb module from Tasty Chips.

Get foot control over the Ableton Live Looper with State of the Loop

07 Nov 2018 in Studio

State of the Loop brings hands-free looping to the looper device in Ableton Live with a natty bit of Max For Live control and a hardware stompbox. On Kickstarter now.

Rava Yamana: 60 knob MIDI controller for analog-style VST synthesizers

05 Nov 2018 in Synths, Studio

PsyTrance producer Raphael Huber has designed a 60-knob MIDI box that lays out controls common to many analogue-style VST synths, helping you jump between them yet stay in control.

Onde and Pyramid powered wooden soundboard resonators for your synth

04 Nov 2018 in Synths

Strap your synthesizer to a resonating wooden soundboard for the ultimate earthy, acoustically elegant electronic sound making experience with the Onde and Pyramid powered resonators.

Ladies, your audio interface has arrived and it’s called Mirror

02 Nov 2018 in Studio

So it's 2018 and someone decides to make an interface "for females" that looks like a make-up box, complete with an integrated mirror and light. We wish this was a joke, but it isn't. Update - it's been pulled.

Bass Station II gets a firmware update to 2.5 on its 25th anniversary

02 Nov 2018 in Synths

A new firmware update for the Bass Station II brings paraphonic modes, filter keyboard tracking, envelope retriggering, microtuning and breaks the oscillators to make them a bit more vintage.

Grid: snap together modular control surface coming to Indiegogo

02 Nov 2018 in Studio

Intech Studio is hoping to bring their innovative modular MIDI controller to life via crowdfunding site Indiegogo. Each 4x4 unit of controls snaps together magnetically and instantly works with your DAW.

Tracktion capture 44 years of analog monosynths in two LOFREQ RetroMod VSTi’s

01 Nov 2018 in Synths

Is it too soon for a sample instrument featuring the Behringer Model D, IK Multimedia UNO and Arturia MiniBrute? Not according to Tracktion. Meet LoFreq: Classic and Modern synthesizers sampled.

Alpha Forever: a grey environment of deep modular sound design

01 Nov 2018 in Synths

Part modular synth, part sound design playground, Alpha Forever is among the strangest and most intriguing (if poorly accessible) bits of kit we've come across recently.

MUTON: 8 VCAs with pop-free mutes in just 10HP

01 Nov 2018 in Synths

MUTON is an indispensable tool for performing live and dealing with unruly routing and sound source management within your Eurorack. 8 VCAs, a summing mixer and soft mutes in a really compact module.

The Messiah second coming: a Prophet of virtual synthesis

31 Oct 2018 in Synths

Inspired by the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 version 2 of Messiah improves and expands on almost everything and comes with a ton of presets, new filters, new effects and MPE support.