The Chicago Analogue Is A New Rackmount Riff & Bass Synthesizer

Designer Ren Kitchener has launched a Kickstarter project to fund production of a new analog synth, Chicago. The Chicago Boutique RIFF & BASS Analogue Synthesizer is designed to provide a ‘basic, but useful’ synth voice, with four variable phase and pulse width oscillators + 1 sub/square/saw oscillator and a Sallen & Key 24dB/Octave Low pass filter.… Read More The Chicago Analogue Is A New Rackmount Riff & Bass Synthesizer

Dave Smith Instruments Intros OB-6 Desktop Module

2016 Summer NAMM Show: Dave Smith Instruments today announced a desktop module version of their OB-6 six-voice analog synthesizer. The module has the same controls as the keyboard version, and DSI says that the OB-6 module is exactly the same internally as the keyboard version — the same VCOs, VCFs, and VCAs and the same Oberheim poly sound.… Read More Dave Smith Instruments Intros OB-6 Desktop Module

MakeNoise 0-Coast Synthesizer Meets Elektron OctaTrack

In the video above, James Ciglar takes the new Make Noise 0-Coast synthesizer through its paces, pairing it up with the Elektron OctaTrack. The Make Noise 0-Coast is a new all-in-one monophonic synth that combines elements of so-called ‘East Coast’ and ‘West Coast’ synthesis approaches. The 0-Coast is a standalone synth module that you can just hook… Read More MakeNoise 0-Coast Synthesizer Meets Elektron OctaTrack