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Audiophile Circuits League cooks up a 70’s style System 1 Stereo Synth
07 Apr 2018 · Take 10 of Audiophile Circuits League gloriously old-school looking modules and double up on channels to create the ACL System 1 Stereo Synth that will debut at Superbooth 2018.
Magus Modular Synthesizer Toolkit – any synthesizer you want in a patchable box
07 Apr 2018 · Rebel Technology Magus can be any synth or sound processor you could ever need. Just load the algorithm from a library of hundreds or create your own and then patch it any way you please.
Exodus Digital Valkyrie multi-timbral synthesizer to debut at Musikmesse 2018
07 Apr 2018 · British made 8 part multi-timbral 128 voice 1280 oscillator hardware synthesizer Valkyrie is ready to swoop into Musikmesse on a blazing path of glory. Sounds a lot better than it looks!
Virtual Guitar Amp Software Round-up Part Two: Positive Grid BIAS Amp 2
07 Apr 2018 · The new updated BIAS Amp 2 has many strengths and one of those is its unique component level customisation and now with the option of including some very high-quality Celestion speaker IRs that make it really ...
U-He to reveal their first Eurorack module at Superbooth 2018
06 Apr 2018 · Super software instrument makers U-He have teased a foray into Eurorack with an image of part of their first hardware module. Can U-He cross from software to hardware and make it work? We'll find out at ...
UVI USQ-1 recreates the vintage digital sounds of 1986’s ESQ-1 workstation
06 Apr 2018 · A very technically accomplished synth for its time, the ESQ-1 has a very lush, distinct sound that you can find on many synth-pop and industrial records from that era. The Ensoniq is a true treasure!
Apple macOS 10.14 rumour round-up: iOS and macOS apps united at last?
06 Apr 2018 · Allegedly, Apple plans to combine iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps as part of a project internally named "Marzipan". However, this doesn't mean you will be able to run every iOS app on your Mac. Read on...
BandLab rebrands Sonar as Cakewalk and sets it free on Windows
05 Apr 2018 · After acquiring the Cakewalk brand and assets from Gibson, BandLab is rebooting Sonar, a popular "alternative" DAW, as Cakewalk by BandLab. The software is completely free to download for Windows!
G-Sonique Neurofunker XG6: a rompler full of bass drops and wubs
05 Apr 2018 · G-Sonique Neurofunker XG6 is a rompler with over 146 sounds ready-made for bass music styles, such as DnB, dubstep, and neurofunk. Great if you struggle with programming your own sounds!
Caparison Horus-M3 CC – Pretty in pink, a Floyd-loaded shred machine
05 Apr 2018 · This new Courtney Cox signature model is a seriously tweaked and refined instrument designed to stand out from the crowd - hence the hand-finished Pink Sapphire attire.
PA3 Derailer: metal bars and springs colide in physical modelling virtual synth
04 Apr 2018 · Derailer uses finite-difference time-domain numerical modelling to bring together metal bars to strike or bow and springs to carry sympathetic vibrations between them in deliciously haunting ways.
Intel intros 6-core Core i9-8950HK laptop CPU with improved multi-core performance
03 Apr 2018 · Intel officially launched its latest high-end Coffee Lake Core i9 laptop processor. Likely to go into next generation MacBook Pros, the CPUs are made on a 14nm process and have six cores.
Reason 10 Intro: The new entry level synth-rack DAW from Propellerheads
03 Apr 2018 · Reason 10 Intro retains all the really useful stuff like VST support, Player Devices and Ableton Link and lets you play with 16 tracks and a decent selection of synths and effects. It's a great value DAW.
Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel Strip: the best of Rupert Neve?
03 Apr 2018 · Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel Strip is a mono unit which combines a mic preamp, three-band EQ, compressor, and stereo-linked sends & returns. It's a Cadillac of a channel strip!
60 Knobs & 60 Jacks: the ultimate CV/MIDI controller?
03 Apr 2018 · Million Machine March has taken the Bastl 60 Knobs and added 60 Jacks for patching control voltage directly into your DAW or other MIDI device. Is this the CV/MIDI hub we've been waiting for?
Seymour Duncan Silver Lake, a big blue box full of dynamic reverb
03 Apr 2018 · Seymour Duncan's latest effects pedal packs in plenty of useful reverb effects and also has a dynamic control that responds to your playing style in realtime.
First look at Black Corporation KIJIMI 8 voice analogue synthesizer
02 Apr 2018 · A handful of details emerge on Instagram of Black Corporations new analogue 8-voice synthesizer called KIJIMI due to be revealed at Superbooth in May and it's looking good.
Apple iMac 2018 rumours: Prettier and faster music production?
02 Apr 2018 · The iMac is a fantastic and inspiring music production machine. Here's everything we think we know about its possible 2018 revamp in terms of design, features, specs, and price.
Moog and ROLI to launch Memorymoog and Seaboard ‘frankensynth’!
01 Apr 2018 · We've just received an image of a new synth apparently being built by ROLI and Moog, looking like a hybrid of the Memorymoog and the ROLI Seaboard! So, how much would you pay for this thing?
Apple MacBook Pro 2018 rumours: A better laptop for musicians?
31 Mar 2018 · The 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pros didn't come off as convincing upgrades for musicians with reduced connectivity, somewhat gimmicky OLED touch bars, and price increases. Can Apple win them back?
Mutable Instruments rolls out Marbles – the Random Sampler that’s not a sampler
30 Mar 2018 · Marbles is all about randomness and nothing about sampling. Multiple methods of random voltage and gate generation through 7 outputs based on simulating the poor timing of musicians. This is going to be fun!
Physical Audio PA1 Dynamic Plate Reverb: Kirchoff plate in action!
30 Mar 2018 · Taking advantage of physical modeling, the PA1 lets you choose among 6 simulated materials like Gold and Titanium. What's more, the left and right channel pickup positions can be changed across the plate.