145 Results for "Synthesis"

Gearnews December Raffle #4: Malevolent Synth (Closed)

Win a fantastic semi-modular analogue synthesizer by PWM in the fourth round of our Gear-Tastic December Giveaway!

VCV Rack 2 Pro and Free versions available now!

After a huge amount of development, the long-awaited version 2 of VCV Rack has just been released in a Free standalone version and a Pro VST plugin version.

Moog Animoog Z: Classic iOS synth evolves to a new plane of waveshaping

Animoog Z brings 16-voices of multidimensional sound to iOS and macOS in an inspiring evolution of the original anisotropic wavetable app.

SOMA REFLEX: Synthesizer prototype with innovative expression

Out of the labs of SOMA comes a 6-voice polyphonic synthesizer with an unparalleled level of real-time control over both timbre and sound - meet the REFLEX.

Synescope: a turntable of music through art and images

Synescope is a graphic to auditory instrument that interprets colour, contrast and movement on slowing spinning discs into musical tones, and control voltage.

XILS-Lab KaoX: Takes on the GS1 and evolves it in chaotic hybrid directions

KaoX is a virtual instrument inspired by a classic piano-like FM synthesizer wrapped up in virtual analog and pushed through chaotic algorithms.

Elektron Machinedrum gets an unofficial update

The old Elektron Machinedrum gets some groovy new features in this unofficial firmware update from die-hard users Yatai Li and Justin Valer.

NAMM 2021: Korg debuts miniKORG 700 FS

What a beauty! The Korg miniKORG 700 FS has more funkiness than any other vintage synthesizer we've ever seen. Comes in a suitcase, looks fabulous, sounds classic and is so weird that we love it!

NAMM 2021: Korg launches brand new Modwave wavetable synth!

Korg bursts into NAMM week with an exciting new synth, the Modwave, based on the classic DW-8000 - is this wavetable synthesis for the 2020s?

Toybox Nano Pack creates a massive modular playground in Reaktor Blocks

The Toybox Nano Pack comes with a ridiculous amount of modules for Reaktor Blocks with every conceivable function converted in high-quality, low-CPU simplicity.

Korg Opsix Altered FM Synthesizer: is this the most accessible FM yet?

Here's the full data dump on Korg's opsix FM synthesizer that attempts to present FM in a groovy and accessible way. Has it succeeded?

Top 5 Crazy Eurorack Modules of 2020: The Best, Maddest Modular Machines!

We present: the best Crazy Eurorack Modules 2020! Get ready for some bonkers adventures into noise, glitch and sonic weirdness for your modular rig...

SynthSpace: Virtual Reality modular synthesis that’s better than the real thing?

Strap on your VR goggles, it's going to be an awesome ride with this latest highly evolved version of SynthSpace which is heading for release in December.

Moog Music’s Dark Series drains the colour from the Matriarch and Grandmother

In homage to their vintage black aesthetic Moog brings that classic and distinct style to their Matriarch and Grandmother synthesizers. What do you think: more professional or killers of joy?

Kurzweil innovates with 76-key versions of PC4 performance controller and SP6 piano

Just when you thought Kurzweil was running out of ideas someone suggested removing an octave and we have the entirely new and almost the same PC4-7 and SP6-7. 

Learn Sound and Synthesis online with Sarah Belle Reid

Sarah Belle Reid is a modular synthesizer musician who plays the trumpet and builds electroacoustic instruments and controllers and is offering an online course called "Learn Sound and Synthesis".

Tracktion Collective Sample/Synth hybrid virtual instrument now available as a plugin

Previously only available within Tracktion's Waveform DAW, Collective is a diverse sound source using sampled and synthesized sounds and is now available as a VST, AU and AAX plugin.

Modular Sound Synthesis on the Moon: A Eurorack curriculum in a beautiful coffee table book

Modular Moon is a school of modular synthesis based out of Amsterdam and Berlin and they've just released a beautifully produced book containing the heart of their modular syllabus and curriculum.

Samplr for Touchbar: Turn your MacBook Pro Touchbar into a sampler – for free!

Don't know what to do with your MacBook Pro's Touchbar? Turn it into a sampler with Samplr for Touchbar! This nifty app is surprisingly capable, and it's free!

Opera Rotas: Mutant Megadrive FM Drum machine

Based on the Yamaha OPL2 soundchip from the Sega Megadrive the Opera Rotas is a mutant generative drum machine full of FM synthesis.

Faded Instruments launch themselves with 3 colourful new virtual instruments

In the initial Faded Instruments line up is Blumen und Pflanzen FM feedback synth, Slimer FM modular FM synth and Ghost Tones psychoacoustic synth and they are very groovy.

AFRORACK: Chicago based youth education in modular synthesis looking for funding

AFRORACK aims to give talented young students an opportunity to access and learn about modular synthesis without socioeconomic barriers. They need your help.

Endless DX7 sounds from an AI-driven cartridge generator – for free!

The ultimate way to deal with the incomprehensible DX7 is to get an artificial intelligence to program it for you - "This DX7 Cartridge Does Not Exist" has you covered.

Arthur Joly’s Educational Reco-Synth will teach you how to modular

Synth designer Arthur Joly has come up with the perfect way to teach modular synthesis with the Educational Reco-Synth and modular course.