Knobcon 2025, held Sept 5-7 in the Chicagoland area, featured vendor booths, live performances, the latest electronic music gear, synth DIY projects, a synth banquet and more.
Synthtopia has the latest news from this year’s event:
Terrain Synth is the first commercially-available, full-featured hardware polyphonic multi-timbral synthesizer based on terrain synthesis.… Read More Conductive Labs Terrain Synth Now Available To Pre-Order
Skorpion is an 8-stage analog wavefolder that allows you to precisely mangle simple waveforms into complex shapes with a hands-on fader interface.… Read More WMD Skorpion Waveform Reanimator Available To Pre-Order
The PRO2021 mkII clones the original Sequential Pro-One, but with much better build quality.… Read More Weston Intros PRO2021 mkII, A Sequential Pro-One Clone You Can Build Yourself
At Knobcon 2025, Otter Mods introduced three new modules, which they plan to make available in both Moog and Eurorack modular synth formats.… Read More Otter Mods Intros Three Modules For MU, Eurorack Modular Synthesizers At Knobcon 2025
At Knobcon 2025, Conductive Labs previewed a new instrument, Terrain Synth, along with an interesting new approach to synthesis.… Read More Conductive Labs Terrain Synth Explores New Territory For Sound Design
The muSonics Four Voice is a fully-modular polyphonic synthesizer, with internal normalization. I… Read More muSonics Previews Four Voice 5U Modular Synth At Knobcon 2025
The Demon Box can be used on its own to create unique sounds or it can be incorporated into a larger setup including as an audio-visual controller.… Read More Eternal Research’s Demon Box EMF Instrument/Controller Ready for Preorders
Knobcon organizers let us know that this year’s Guest of Honor will be Cameron Jones, co-inventor of one of the most important synths ever created, the New England Digital Synclavier.… Read More Knobcon Guest Of Honor To Be Synclavier Co-Inventor Cameron Jones
The event, now in its thirteenth year, features performances, workshops and vendors.… Read More Knobcon Number Thirteen Coming To Chicagoland Sept 5-7, 2025
