144 Results for "Synthesis"

NAMM 2019: Waldorf Quantum synthesizer firmware update adds 5th synthesis engine

The Waldorf Quantum V2.0 firmware brings in a modular synthesis engine with 6 "Kernel" oscillators that can be waveforms, wavetable, samples or noise combined into a single complex oscillator.

NAMM 2019: Korg Volca Modular – West coast modular for the masses

The leaks were right - it's a Buchla Music Easel in Volca form (almost). Volca Modular is the 200 dollar hardware modular synthesizer we've been waiting for.

Mutable Instruments Plaits gets ported to the Korg Prologue

The Korg Prologue's third oscillator just gets more and more interesting. Now someone's taken 6 synthesis models from the Mutable Instrument Plaits and ported it to the Prologue - nice!

Complex-1: front patching Modular Synthesizer for Propellerhead Reason

Reason is the modular workstation we didn't realise we had. Complex-1 literally brings all that patching to the fore with a sublime modular synthesizer Rack Extension with both West and East coast flavours.

Terrify small children with Mr Typo wall mounted speech synthesizer

Take the soul of Stephen Hawking, place it inside a bizarre baby sized monster, nail it to the wall and torture it. Meet Mr Typo and prepare to have nightmares.

Flow Motion FM Synth combines FM and subtractive synthesis in a very cool GUI

Waves have a go at making FM synthesis free flowing and easy with Flow Motion FM Synth and bolt in some analog style filtering for good measure. Does it sound as fabulous as it looks?

WaslioFM: easy FM synthesis with neon highlights make for an 80s-tastic plugin

With its arcade style interface and retro 80's vibe WaslioFM ticks the right nostalgia boxes. But with multiple unison modes and detuning of 8 voices per operator it's futuristic enough to make it fresh and ...

GRANULIZER 2: More grains, more granular, more spectral widening and chaos

Inertia Sound Systems has redesigned GRANULIZER 2 from the ground up to offer a deeper and yet more accessible granular synthesis experience. With a fresh front end and interactive waveform it's very playable.

Alpha Forever: a grey environment of deep modular sound design

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.

Digital D1 Hybrid Synth brings epic sounds from 1987 to iPad

Digital D1 is a retro-modern hybrid synth combining virtual analog and PCM samples to offer an authentically 80's digital synthesizer experience with lots of current character.

Sequential Prophet XL slightly larger samples-plus-synthesis fusion machine

Sequential officially announce the Prophet XL which is slightly larger than the Prophet X and contains all the same features but brings with it a 32 voice mode.

Grayscale’s Supercell Eurorack module breathes new life into Clouds

We've been without Mutable Instruments Clouds for a year now so can the Grayscale Supercell expanded reboot fill the granular and texture shaped hole in your Eurorack?

Synclavier V2: Arturia brings sampling and resynthesis to their emulation

The original additive, FM and timeslice synthesis emulation of the Synclavier has been expanded to include sampling and the resynthesis of samples as Arturia complete their Synclavier V journey.

Scanned: an organic wavetable oscillator that dynamically grows waves

Scanned contains a string floating in space and time onto which you attach mass, stiffness and damping and then excite it with a hammer. Sounds like a fun way of generating wavetables.

Cycling ’74 Max 8 is here: Look at what’s coming to M4L in the months ahead.

Max 8 has a lot of additions, including new tools, multichannel patching, MIDI learn, improved performance, and much more. The improvements will be heading to M4L in the coming months.

Teaser video of a Vector Digital Hardware Synthesizer

A new Vector based desktop synthesizer appears to be emerging from Vector Synth. It's all about orbits, inertia and morphing between sound sources. Check out the teaser video.

DU-INO: Arduino in a Eurorack module running any function you like

DU-INO is a hackable Eurorack Arduino shield that can be anything you want it to be. Download programs or write your own it's fully open source and fully programmable. On Kickstarter from Detroit Underground.

New series of modular based sample packs kicks off with Mutant

Audiotent is kicking off a series of sample packs tackling Eurorack modules with the Mutable Instruments Plaits macro-oscillator. Mutant has 270 loops covering all 16 synthesis modes in handy, sequenced ...

AE Modular MultiFX module brings 15 effects to “Modular for the masses” system

Tangible waves have taken the DSP chip from the TipTop Z-DSP module and dropped it into their low-cost AE Modular system and it sounds great! MultiFX available now.

Cosmosƒ real-time dynamic stochastic synthesis engine reaches Saturn6

Saturn6 introduces "The Object" so rather than sculpting the concrete sonic material, you record your gestures targeting all parameters which construct the sound object. No, I have no idea what that means ...

Aeolian Meditation: a complex addictive additive synthesizer playground

Taking inspiration from ancient Greek instruments of nature Aeolian Meditation generates drones from layered and modulated harmonics coloured by noise and FM. It can create beautiful leads and basses too.

Root and Matter II: Two new modules from Folktek and more to come

Artisan synthesizer makers Folktek have had a busy 2018 so far. Two new modules: Matter II a drum-wave synth and Root a 1-4 splitter are the newest to emerge with a rumoured standalone synth to come.

Ever pondered the history of polyphony? Check out Marc Doty’s new series

Marc Doty has released a new series charting the history of polyphony on his YouTube channel Automatic Gainsay. A master of synthesis and an engaging educator, grab a drink and settle down for some schooling.

Virtualise your vocals with Vocaloid 5 from Yamaha

When your vocalist is too drunk, late or too self-important to show up, try loading Vocaloid 5 and have a refreshingly hassle-free vocal session in multiple styles, voices and in your own words.