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IK Multimedia UNO monophonic analog synth now shipping

Designed with Erik Norlander (Alesis Andromeda) this little monosynth really does impress with its sound and capabilities. UNO is now available to own and it'll be interesting to see what people do with it.

Stradivarius EKO: Haunting vintage string synthesizer comes to Kontakt

A splurge of string synths appeared in the 1970's after the success of the Solina Strings. The EKO Stradivarius was one of the more obscure but favoured by Vangelis for its spooky and atmospheric tones.

Our Top 5 Semi-Modular Synthesizers

It's been a bumper year for semi-modular synthesizers. Completely capable of being awesome in their own right but with a willingness to get patched into something greater. Here's our pick of the best.

Korg Gadget gets into Rex Loops with Stockholm by Reason

Propellerhead has ported their Dr. Octo Rex loop player over to the Korg Gadget eco-system. It takes all its looping and slicing as well as the synthesis and sound crafting functionality. That's one cool ...

Is IK Multimedia going to build a Syntronik-based hardware synth?

In a recent interview, Erik Norlander indicated there were conversations with IK about building hardware synths while developing Syntronik. The UNO synth is a direct result of that - could there be more on the ...

Ellistronics Panic Voice Data-Distort Oscillator screams into life

Chewed out of the brain of a deranged digital distortion field the Panic Voice Data-Distort Oscillator will destroy your love of music and the lives of your children.

SKULPT – a huge 4-voice 32-oscillator minisynth from Modal Electronics

SKULPT is a great name for a fat little futuristically designed polyphonic synthesizer. 4 voices and 32 oscillators of virtual analogue synthesis that'll run on batteries. Hitting Kickstarter next week.

Build your own Oberheim OB-X rack synth via this Kickstarter stretch goal

Abstrakt Instruments have been raising funds for Oberheim OB-X parts on Kickstarter. Now they've revealed a stretch goal that will put together a who OB-X rack kit - if they can reach that goal in the next 36 ...

New synth from Modal Electronics poised for release

A teaser video from Modal Electronics appears to give us a blurred view and sonic potential of something called Skulpt. I'm hoping for a 70 quid CRAFTPoly to go with my CRAFTRhythm and CRAFTSynth.

Doepfer Dark Energy III monosynth throbs into availability

Like a power source forged in the heart of an exploding sun the new and improved Dark Energy III oozes with analogue synthesizer action and opens itself up to a cool bit of modding.

RolandCloud 5.5 brings AAX support for Pro Tools

Finally all you Pro Tools users can get access to the wealth of instruments and classic synthesizer emulations from the RolandCloud as they introduce support for AAX.

Tendrils are about to infest your Eurorack

Declutter your Eurorack with Tendrils that snake around your modular system. The right-angle plugs are great for semi-permanent connections and low clearance cases as well as bring some badly needed clarity.

Will new US import taxes push Moog manufacturing to leave USA?

President Trumps 25% import tax on circuit boards and components could seriously damage American synth manufacturing. Moog is suggesting they should move overseas. It's time to write to your congressman.

Roland System-8 gets new FM oscillators and filters in meaty 1.2 update

Roland has added two FM variations to the oscillators on the System-8 featuring 2 operator and 5 operator waveforms. It also gets filters from the Jupiter-8 and Juno-106 amongst other bits and bobs.

Is Moog about to announce a polysynth called the Moog One?

An unsubstantiated email posted on a forum spills the beans on the spec of what could be a huge polyphonic synthesizer from Moog, probably called the Moog One. Is it real? Hopefully Moog can set us straight.

StarCruncher: Monophonic distorted realm explorer accidental minisynth

A new form of distorted synthesis discovered after a lab coding accident that has been likened to crashing data streams together is both painful and breathtaking. StarCruncher is somehow terrible and awesome.

Treadstone for Eurorack: a full analogue voice and modulation for your rack

Analogue Solutions small but epic Treadstone monosynth has been refitted into the Eurorack format. You get a proper synth voice with filter, envelope, LFO, sequencer and delay. Shame they didn't paint the ...

MPG-70 hardware programmer for Roland Super JX and MKS-70 synthesizers

Got a Roland Super JX synthesizer or rack-mounted MKS-70 knocking around that you've never been able to program? The MPG-70 can help you with that giving full hardware control over every parameter.

Elettrorama MFOS Echo Rockit effect synthesizer ready to roll

Officially licensed from Music From Outer Space the MFOS Echo Rockit is a dub-infused, space delaying, noise generating synth box with a lot of fun to be found under its knobs and buttons.

Behringer threatens to sue news site for calling it “copycat” and “Shameless”

A Chinese music technology news site is being threatened with legal action for calling Behringer's latest recreations of vintage synthesizers "copycat" and "shameless".

Gotharman’s Little deFormer 3 granular groovebox ready for preorder

More groovebox action from Denmark's Gotharman's Musical Instruments. This time the deFormer 3 includes 16 light-up buttons for easier step sequencing of the multiple synth, sampler, noise and audio tracks.

What do you get if you cross a Volca with a Shruthi synthesizer? Shrolca.

The Shrolca takes the Mutable Instruments Shruthi mono MIDI synthesizer and puts it in a Volca sized box and adds a touch keyboard for good measure. It's not exactly innovative but it looks cool.

Europa by Reason: Propellerhead release their first VST plug-in

Propellerhead have released their flagship spectral wavetable synthesizer as a VST/AU plug-in. Will Europa by Reason be a unique port to the format or is this the beginning of a new era for Propellerhead?

Native Instruments TRK-01: when a good kick and bass is all you need

So often your tracks start with a beat and bassline. Native Instruments TRK-01 focuses on making this ridiculously fun and easy with a Kick and a Bass sequenced and modulated to within an inch of its life.