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Synthetic Sound Labs Intros Soleil Pod String Synthesizer

Synthetic Sound Labs has introduced the Soleil POD, a tiny Lo-Fi MIDI string synth table-top box.… Read More Synthetic Sound Labs Intros Soleil Pod String Synthesizer

October 9, 20232 Comments

A Complete Guide To The Elektron Digitone FM Synthesizer

This is not a review, but rather a complete guide to the Elektron Digitone.… Read More A Complete Guide To The Elektron Digitone FM Synthesizer

October 7, 2023Leave a comment

Synth-a-Sette Is A Portable Analog Synth That You Can Play With Bananas & Beer Cans

The Synth-a-Sette is described as “Part synthesizer, part cassette, all analog sound”.… Read More Synth-a-Sette Is A Portable Analog Synth That You Can Play With Bananas & Beer Cans

October 2, 2023January 26, 2025Leave a comment

Isla Instruments Caladan Synthesizer Now Available To Preorder

It shares much of its DNA with their S2400 desktop sampler and the Futuresonus Parva MPE Synthesizer, released in 2015.… Read More Isla Instruments Caladan Synthesizer Now Available To Preorder

September 29, 2023September 30, 202328 Comments

Reverse Oscilloscope Synthesizer Lets You Shape Waveforms Tangibly, With ‘Glowy Glowy Sliders’

They had us at ‘glowy glowy sliders’.… Read More Reverse Oscilloscope Synthesizer Lets You Shape Waveforms Tangibly, With ‘Glowy Glowy Sliders’

September 29, 2023September 29, 20237 Comments

Switchtrix Electronics VCSX-100 Is An Alternate History Sibling To The EMS VCS3

Switchtrix Electronics shared this teaser video for their VCSX-100 – a sort of alternate history sibling to the EMS VCS3.… Read More Switchtrix Electronics VCSX-100 Is An Alternate History Sibling To The EMS VCS3

September 25, 20237 Comments

AMSynths Intros DIODE-01 Analog Synthesizer, A Roland System 101 ‘Replica’

UK-based synth maker AMSynths has announced the DIODE-01 analog synthesizer, described as “an accurate replica of the Roland System 101 analog synthesizer, combined with the extra features in the 102”.… Read More AMSynths Intros DIODE-01 Analog Synthesizer, A Roland System 101 ‘Replica’

September 25, 20238 Comments

Live Performance With The Silhouette Eins Optical Synthesizer

Here’s a live performance with the Silhouette Eins Optical Synthesizer, an instrument that translates images into sound in real time.… Read More Live Performance With The Silhouette Eins Optical Synthesizer

September 24, 2023September 25, 20237 Comments

MPE On The Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave Synthesizer

Groove Synthesis recently added MPE support to the 3rd Wave and announced a new desktop module.… Read More MPE On The Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave Synthesizer

September 23, 20234 Comments

Groove Synthesis Intros 3rd Wave Desktop Module, Adds MPE Support

The company says that the 3rd Wave Desktop Module offers “all the power, all the features, all the ins & outs, and all the awesome sound of the keyboard”.… Read More Groove Synthesis Intros 3rd Wave Desktop Module, Adds MPE Support

September 22, 2023September 23, 202311 Comments

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