86 Results for "mono"

10X makes sounds go to far-reaching places – and it has a bad-ass GUI

10X is a fairly unique plug-in with a bad-ass mechanical interface. This plug-in is about placing signals in their own virtual space, and creating some pretty strange depth effects. Weird as it gets!

Top 5 Synthesizers of 2017

Was 2017 a classic year for synthesizers? Which synths captured the imagination, the sonic excitement and hands-on controllability that make for an awesome creative sound machine? Here are my thoughts on that.

Quadrantid Swarm Experimental desktop touch synthesizer on Kickstarter

It's a box of noise, sequences and unexpected tones that modulate beneath your finders. Eowave are bringing the Quadrantid Swarm prototype we saw at Superbooth to Kickstarter.

Malekko Heavy Industry Manther: first look

At last, a glimmer of one of the desktop boxes Malekko were showing at NAMM. Manther is an analog monosynth with a 64 step sequencer and bags of character.

Motas-6: New British 3 oscillator monophonic analogue synthesizer

A 3 oscillator analogue monosynth with 3 filters, a digitally controlled modulation section, arpeggiator, pattern generator and sequencer. Motas-6 is a powerful analogue synthesizer hand-built in the UK.

Samson outs G-Track Pro USB microphone with instrument input

A dual-capsule condenser mic, the G-Track Pro is made out of die-cast metal with an integrated desktop base, and is able to record at a full 24-bit/96kHz, with a frequency response between 50Hz-20kHz...

Vixen: a mixer for Korg Volcas gets Kickstarted and open for preorders

Vixen is an 8 channel mixer designed for mixing and powering up to 8 Korg Volcas. A great idea, great features at a keen $219 preorder price point in a weird coloured case.

MBS-100: Soviet-style monophonic bass synth from AVP Synthesizers

The MBS-100 is a classic looking bass synthesizer in a Soviet era style. Designed and built in Moscow does it have enough grit and character to penetrate the crowded mono-synth market? Now with video!

CRAFTsynth takes on Minilogue and SH-01a – if you buy four

A new update to the Modal Electronics CRAFTsynth introduces a Poly mode where you can chain them together to create a full-on polyphonic synthesizer. Or maybe get a Roland SH-01a for the same price?

Roland SH-01A: The Boutique reissue of the SH-101 is finally here

Here it is, the Boutique synthesizer we've all been waiting for. Roland announces the SH-01A, their 4 voice polyphonic ACB reissue of the classic SH-101.

EH intros second compressor pedal in 2 weeks: Platform Stereo Compressor

This American pedal giant manages to squeeze out its second compressor pedal in as many weeks. This one, however, has some really handy features including metering, stereo mode and a dedicated drive section.

Mooer Red Truck: Compact multi-effect for gigging guitarists on a budget

Mooer are out to prove they can offer a shedload of useful features on a lightweight solution at a low price. But is the new Red Truck multi-effect slowed down by too many compromises?

The elysia karacter bundle has three ways of distorting your tracks

While the karacter mix plug-in is used for basic treatment of regular tracks, master is optimal for working on complete mixes. Both have Tube, Saturation, and Hard Clipping distortion.

Groovebox: A beats and synths studio for iOS

Get your groove on with this cool new synth and drum Groovebox for iPad and iPhone from the same team of developers who made Launchpad and Blocs Wave. Groovy.

Matthew’s Effects’ new The Alchemist transmutes Stereo and Mono guitar signals

When you need to use more than one guitar amp in your live rig things can get complicated very quickly. Maybe you should consider a bit of transmutation?

Empress Effects Echosystem – A lot of space in one tiny box

For those of us that love delay, the new Echosystem pedal from Empress Effects could be the ultimate delay-crafting tool.

Tiptop Audio ONE: sample player for Eurorack

Tiptop Audio reveal ONE their cool little Eurorack sample player with percussive and melodic possibilities.

Climb into Endorphins Cockpit Stereo Eurorack Performance Mixer

Endorphin's Cockpit packs 4 stereo channels, compression, sidechain ducking, iPad effects routing and line and modular level mixing into a very unassuming mixer module.

NAMM 2017: Peavey Misha Mansoor invective 120 Guitar Amplifier

A new high gain modern amplifier for those that like a tight, technical modern guitar style.

NAMM 2017: Malekko announce a monosynth, drum machine and Groovebox

3 similar looking boxes from Malekko with potentially interesting noises and functions but sadly they weren't working.

NAMM 2017: Toraiz AS-1 analog monosynth from Pioneer DJ is a single voice Prophet 6

A further collaboration between Dave Smith and Pioneer DJ finds the Toraiz AS-1 with a single voice analog Prophet 6 inside.

Mooer Devin Townsend Ocean Machine delay pedal (finally) ready

Mooer's new full-on delay effect pedal has been developed with Devin Townsend and evidently tries to give a whole lot of options that are still easy to use - can they pull it off?

Send those mono sounds into a stereo ‘Haaze’!

After feeling sceptical about this new plug-in when it was announced last week, perhaps it's ok after all. Want to widen your mono sources? Check out Haaze.

Build yourself a miniAtmegatron with Soulby’s 8-bit synth kit

The miniAtmegatron is an Arduino Uno based 8-bit synth that you get to build yourself - the perfect Christmas present for the synth head in your life.