Black Market Modular Intros Colour Palette Customizable Eurorack Module
At Knobcon 4, Black Market Modular introduced the production release of the Colour Palette – a unique Eurorack module that promises to be a mini-platform for synthesists.
Category: Electronic Music & Recording Gear
An Intro To The tELHARMONIC Noise Algorithm
This video introduces the single voice Noise Algorithm, N-OUT, on the Make Noise tELHARMONIC.
Drum Synthesis With The Roland Aira Modular Effects
This video, via Voltage Control Lab, takes a look at building and triggering drum sounds inside the Roland Aira Modular FX Scooper module, using the Aira Customizer App.
Knobcon 4 Photo Gallery – Highlights Of The Largest Synthesizer Convention Ever
Knobcon 4, described as the largest synthesizer convention in the world, was held earlier this month, Sept 11-13, in Itasca, Illinois. According to organizer Eric Williamson (aka Suit & Tie Guy), Knobcon 4 was the largest synth convention ever – attracting close to 500 people, from 6 countries. The event was packed with activities, including:… Read More Knobcon 4 Photo Gallery – Highlights Of The Largest Synthesizer Convention Ever
New Module Promises To Put Dirt In Your Modular Synth
The ERD modular eurorack series promises to put dirt in your modular synth. Not ‘sonic dirt’ – literal dirt. According to the developer, they aim ‘to infect and contaminate the world of Eurorack with a radical, new artistic sensibility.’
Fyrd Instruments SQR Analog + MIDI Sequencer
Fyrd Instruments today shared a new preview of their SQR sequencer – a 4-channel desktop sequencer that you can use with MIDI or modular rigs:
Audio Damage Intros Neuron FM Drum Synth Voice For Eurorack Modulars
Audio Damage‘s Chris Randall has announced a new FM drum synth voice module for Eurorack systems, the Neuron. Randall notes: Unlike a traditional FM voice, this isn’t a pair of sine waves. The modulator is a sine, but the carrier is a single-cycle sample from a 909 kick drum’s oscillator, taken direct from the board… Read More Audio Damage Intros Neuron FM Drum Synth Voice For Eurorack Modulars
Roland System-500 Eurorack Modules (Sneak Preview)
This video, via Craig Anthony Perkins, captures a presentation of the final production prototypes of the Roland System-500 Eurorack analog modules, made by Malekko Heavy Industry in Portland Oregon. The presentation is by the creator himself, Joshua Holly of Malekko.
Yamaha Reface Keyboard Review Overview
At the 2015 Summer NAMM Show, one of the most surprising introductions was the new Yamaha Reface line of mini keyboards. While some were hoping for a new monster synth, what we got instead was four new mini keyboards – and mini keyboards that are designed with very different goals than minisynths like the Korg microKorg or Novation MiniNova.
Yamaha Reface YC Review – The Most Compact Combo Organ We’ve Seen
At the 2015 Summer NAMM Show: Yamaha introduced its new Reface Mobile Mini Keyboards line. The Reface keyboard line was inspired by the form factor of the Yamaha CS-01, a mini synth that featured a built-in speaker. The new keyboards use a similar form factor, but have sound engines designed to recall four different Yamaha keyboard lines. The Yamaha Reface YC is… Read More Yamaha Reface YC Review – The Most Compact Combo Organ We’ve Seen
