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Category: Modular Synthesizers

Vintage Apple II Plays A Modular Synthesizer

Here’s a double-barreled blast of esoteric synth action!… Read More Vintage Apple II Plays A Modular Synthesizer

February 8, 2022February 8, 20223 Comments

The Elektor Formant, A Rare DIY Modular Synthesizer From The ’70s

In the May 1977 issue of Elektor, there appeared the first of a series of articles devoted to the Formant, a sophisticated music synthesizer…… Read More The Elektor Formant, A Rare DIY Modular Synthesizer From The ’70s

February 7, 202214 Comments

Erica Synths Intros EDU DIY VCA

The mki x es.EDU VCA is one in a series of 9 DIY kits that are designed to let you build a fully-featured modular monosynth.… Read More Erica Synths Intros EDU DIY VCA

February 7, 20224 Comments

Music For Piano, Cello & Modular Synthesizer

Synthesist Raffael Seyfried shared Waves, a composition for piano, cello & modular synthesizer. It features Ben Winkler on cello. Here’s what Seyfried has to say about it:

February 6, 20221 Comment

Electrosmith Intros $40 Platform For Creating DSP-Based Eurorack Modules

Electrosmith has introduced a new DSP platform for building high-fidelity audio modules, the Daisy Patch Submodule.… Read More Electrosmith Intros $40 Platform For Creating DSP-Based Eurorack Modules

January 25, 2022January 26, 202212 Comments

New Decimator Bitcrusher In 1U

Mosaic has introduced Decimator, a 1U DSP bitcrusher, with independent bit-depth and sample-rate reduction.… Read More New Decimator Bitcrusher In 1U

January 19, 20225 Comments

Buchla Modules Now Available In Affordable Eurorack Format

The first of Tiptop Audio & Buchla’s new line of Eurorack modules are now available to pre-order: the Buchla 281t Quad Function Generator & Buchla 258t Dual Oscillator.… Read More Buchla Modules Now Available In Affordable Eurorack Format

January 18, 2022January 18, 202217 Comments

New Neurorack Module Brings Artificial Intelligence To Your Eurorack System

The Acids Team at IRCAM, a French institute dedicated to the research of music and sound, has introduced Neurorack, an AI-based realtime-synthesizer.… Read More New Neurorack Module Brings Artificial Intelligence To Your Eurorack System

January 8, 2022January 8, 20224 Comments

Bastl Softpop SP2 Synthesizer In-Depth Review

The Softpop SP2 is “a radical subtractive synth under the influence of unconventional digital control”.… Read More Bastl Softpop SP2 Synthesizer In-Depth Review

January 7, 20226 Comments

Ground Control Sequencer Gets Free Major Update

Endorphin.es has released a major update to its Ground Control sequencer that adds options for modulation, scales, performance and more.… Read More Ground Control Sequencer Gets Free Major Update

January 4, 20226 Comments

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The way that I work in the studio and the way Plateaux was done for the most part is that I’m listening to the atmosphere at the same time that I’m playing so that the treatment influences what I play. If you just play the ‘dry’ piano and then you try and go back and make it into something else, it doesn’t have the immediacy or the impact that it could have if played directly against the atmospheric treatments.

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