Synths
NAMM 2018: Korg to release SDK developer kit for Prologue
26 Jan 2018 · Korg is opening up the Prologue so that you can design your own oscillators and modulation effects with an SDK software developers kit and open development API - wow.
NAMM 2018: Black Corporation give a sneak peak at a new synth
26 Jan 2018 · A tweet from Richard Devine appears to have revealed a new unreleased synthesizer from Black Corporation. Apparently it will be ready for Superbooth. Does anyone know what it's called?
NAMM 2018: Futuristic Neuman synthesizer prototype
26 Jan 2018 · The Neuman prototype synthesizer from the same Japanese manufacturer that brought us the cardboard cutout Kami-Oto with a whopping great big touchscreen interface. Looks amazing, will it ever be real?
NAMM 2018: Mordax GXN Granular Synthesis System
26 Jan 2018 · Good looking GXN Granular Synthesis System from Mordax for sweeping grains and scrubbing samples. Hampered by a lacklustre demonstration but then this is a pre-production prototype.
NAMM 2018: SSF Bantam, Muton, Detect RX and Zero Point VCO modules
26 Jan 2018 · SSF was showing off the modules they hope to release this year including a complete semi-modular Eurorack synth voice called Bantam, the Muton 8 channel VCA, Direct Rx envelope follower and Zero Point VCO.
NAMM 2018: Malekko shows 6 new Eurorack modules including Manther Growl
25 Jan 2018 · The Manther Growl is a 26hp complete monosynth version of the desktop Manther. There's also a Quad Envelope, LFO and VCA, 4 channel drum synth and a Random module.
NAMM 2018: 2HP release their drum line of HAT, KICK and SNARE modules
25 Jan 2018 · Squeezed into their tiny 2HP form factor Kick, Snare and Hat offer a lot of sound in a very small space. With CV control over each parameter and a mix of sound from expected and into the unknown.
NAMM 2018: Mysterious Voltage Modular virtual rack first look!
25 Jan 2018 · A bunch of industry veterans have got together to produce what looks to be a virtual synthesis and sound processing environment. Voltage Modular will be revealed at NAMM. Here's our first glimpse!
NAMM 2018: Intellijel drops Morgasmatron, Planar 2 and Rubicon 2
25 Jan 2018 · The Korgasmatron appears to have evolved into the Morgasmatron while Planar and Rubicon get an updated version. Details are scarce at the moment but hopefully we'll have more for you soon.
NAMM 2018: Malekko 4 channels of wavetable “drums” module prototype
25 Jan 2018 · In a quick Instagrammed video I spotted a prototype of an as yet unnamed Malekko module featuring 4 channels of wavetable drum with multiple character controls and 8 steps of motion recording.
NAMM 2018: Digitone polyphonic FM digital synthesizer from Elektron
25 Jan 2018 · Elektron wanted to make FM easy-to-use and awesome to manipulate and with the 8-voice, sequencer infused Digitone and it's subtractive synthesis signal path you've never had so much fun with digital synthesis.
NAMM 2018: Casio CT-X Series keyboards – go anywhere, sound monstrous
25 Jan 2018 · Casio dash our hopes for a Phase Distortion synthesizer but instead give us a cool portable keyboard with 600 sounds, 195 rhythms, 6 track recording and a monstrous sound engine.
NAMM 2018: Kami-Oto cardboard keyboard from Yudo
25 Jan 2018 · Build yourself a MIDI keyboard out of cardboard with this cool little Kickstarter project called Kami-Oto from Japanese company Yudo who were hanging out in the convention centre foyer.
NAMM 2018: Noise Engineering Mimetic Digitalis sequencer and more
25 Jan 2018 · Mimetic Digitalis is a 16-step 2-dimension CV sequencer with 4 outputs a trigger and "Shred" loads of randomisation. Noise Engineering also present some really cool utilities.
NAMM 2018: Malekko Heavy Industries shows its Manther Groovebox
25 Jan 2018 · The long-awaited Manther monosynth and sequencer is almost ready to go and we get our first look at a finished version. Is it everything we hoped it would be?
NAMM 2018: Teenage Engineering PO-33 K.O! and PO-35 Speak
25 Jan 2018 · Two new Pocket Operators for the "Metal" series which includes the existing PO-32 Tonic. Both are samplers, the PO-33 K.O! is purely a sampler whereas the PO-35 Speak likes to mangle the spoken word.
NAMM 2018: Studiologic Numa Compact 2X piano/organ/synth
25 Jan 2018 · Studiologic's Numa Compact 2X has a go at the Nord Electro with an affordable and portable 88 note, semi-weighted keyboard with piano, organ and synthesizer sound engines.
NAMM 2018: Qu Bit Synapse Crossfading Switch
25 Jan 2018 · The Synapse is an 8 input crossfading into 4 channels of voltage controlled switching with integrated LFO, scatter and memory morphing. It's an interesting way to create texture from other sources.
NAMM 2018: Qu Bit Nebulae V2 granular sampler
25 Jan 2018 · Qu Bit overhaul their Nebulae granular sampling module and upgrade the engine, adding live recording and manual processing along with everything CV. There's too much fun to be had with this.
NAMM 2018: Hammond introduces the Skx Stage Keyboard, a twin-keyboard behemoth
25 Jan 2018 · A twin keyboard goliath of a brand new organ from Hammond. It's called the Hammond Skx Stage Keyboard and we know nothing beyond a couple of photos and that it will be revealed at NAMM. Update: Video!
NAMM 2018: Qu Bit Scanned Organic Wavetable VCO
25 Jan 2018 · Qu Bit have created a Eurorack module that puts Scanned Synthesis into hardware for the first time. The Scanned Organic Wavetable VCO is like a string held in space that you can manipulate in interesting ways
NAMM 2018: Pittsburgh Modular microvolt 3900 patchable synthesizer
25 Jan 2018 · Pittsburgh Modular reveal a complete semi-modular synthesizer called the microvolt 3900. It has some interesting features like wave-folding, low-pass gate and a function generator.