What’s Roger Linn’s Coolest ‘Vaporware’ Gear Design?

Saturday Synth Porn: Pioneering electronic instrument designer Roger Linn this week released a collection of renderings for instrument designs that never made it into production. Above, Linn’s LinnDrum controller – a drum-oriented control surface for use with computers. While these designs, for various reasons, never made it into production, Linn’s rejected designs manage to be cooler than most… Read More What’s Roger Linn’s Coolest ‘Vaporware’ Gear Design?

DIY Eurorack Synth Module Kit ‘The Easiest On The Market’

Thonk has introduced a new DIY synth module for Eurorack modular synthesizers that they describe as “The easiest Eurorack module kit on the market.” The Thonk AT-AT-AT – Triple Attenuator Eurorack Kit is a kit for a Eurorack passive triple attenuator module (4hp). Build time is estimated at 20-60 mins, depending on experience. Everything is included to… Read More DIY Eurorack Synth Module Kit ‘The Easiest On The Market’

The MacBeth X-Series MicroMac-D Synthesizer

Saturday Synth Porn: Here are the first pics, via Ken MacBeth, of the new MacBeth Studio Systems MicroMac-D desktop analog synthesizer. MacBeth describes the MicroMac-D as “The fattest vintage sounding desktop analogue synthesizer available.” Here are a couple more views of the new synth: