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Charles Vestal X0X
Grooveboxes

Charles Vestal X0X: custom firmware turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into a ReBirth-like groovebox

October 5, 2026 Synth Anatomy 8

Charles Vestal, lead dev of Move Schwung, has uploaded X0X, a custom firmware that turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into a Rebirth-like groovebox for your pocket. The topic of FM-1 and AI-coded firmwares is going absolutely […]

Stryde Audio Swayed
News

Stryde Audio Swayed: a Yamaha SY77 FM Synthesizer emulation: update 1.1 with waveform ROM editor

October 5, 2026 Synth Anatomy 5

Stryde Audio Swayed is an authentic emulation of the Yamaha SY77 from 1989, featuring FM synthesis and sample-based content. At the end of March, after many months—or even years—of development, Stryde Audio released Swayed, a […]

Våld Labs Tresse
News

Våld Labs Tresse: a dual-layer 39-engine Synthesizer for mac, win and now iOS

October 5, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

Våld Labs Tresse is a new dual-layer 39-engine Synthesizer plugin for macOS, Windows, and soon iOS with a built-in generative sequencer. Update: the iOS version with AUv3 support is out now on the App Store  […]

BLEASS Spectral Reverb
News

BLEASS Spectral Reverb: an otherworldly space designer for desktop and iOS

October 5, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

BLEASS has released a spectral reverb for desktop and iOS that lets you create fascinating, otherworldly, vast spaces. When discussing reverbs, the conversation usually centers on classics like Hall, Room, or Plate. Nowadays, Shimmer or […]

3dSam Sloop
Grooveboxes

3dSam SLOOP: custom firmware turns M-VAVE FM-1 into a 4-track groovebox

October 5, 2026 Synth Anatomy 6

3dSam Sloop is a new free, open-source custom firmware that turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into a 4-track groovebox. In the early evening, Peter Gombos released Groove OS, a custom firmware that turns the FM-1 into […]

Groove OS
Grooveboxes

Groove OS turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into an 8-track groovebox

October 4, 2026 Synth Anatomy 8

Groove OS is a new custom firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1 that turns the 60€ FM Synthesizer into an 8-track groovebox. In the last two weeks, the market for open-source custom firmware for hardware products […]

Justin Joe Blackbox Mod
Hardware

Justin Joe Blackbox Mod: custom firmware brings new features to the 1010music sampler

October 4, 2026 Synth Anatomy 1

Justin Joe Blackbox Mod is a new custom firmware for the original 1010music Blackbox sampler with new features, including an SP-1200 mode. At this year’s Superbooth, 1010music announced the Blackbox 2, the successor to their […]

The Usual Suspects JE-8086
FREE Music Software (Plugins, Apps...)

The Usual Suspects JE-8086: Roland JP-8000 Synthesizer emulator gets JP-8080 support

October 4, 2026 Synth Anatomy 35

The Usual Suspects JE-8086 is an upcoming free Roland JP-8000 Synthesizer emulation for macOS, Linux, and Windows, using its DSP chip emulation method. Last Christmas, The Usual Suspects gifted us a free emulator of the […]

Intech Studio ZONA
Audio & MIDI

Intech Studio ZONA: expressive touch pad controller compatible with Grid

October 4, 2026 Synth Anatomy 1

Intech Studio ZONA is a new customizable XY expressive touch controller with a 9×9 RGB LED matrix for the GRID controller ecosystem. GRID is a series of ultra-compact, clever modular MIDI controllers from the Hungarian […]

TinyGreg Model-TG
Hardware

TinyGreg Model-TG: custom Elektron Model:Cycles firmware adds a powerful sampler engine

October 3, 2026 Synth Anatomy 6

TinyGreg Model-TG is a new custom Elektron Model:Cycles firmware that adds a sampler with various playback engines and more. In recent days, the market for custom firmware for hardware musical instruments has literally exploded. AI […]

FRCTL Audio GRNi Lite
FREE Music Software (Plugins, Apps...)

FRCTL Audio GRNi Lite: a free granular sampler plugin

October 3, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

FRCTL Audio GRNi Lite is a new free granular sampler plugin for macOS, Linux, and Windows based on the full version GRNi. In early September, FRCTL Audio released the GRNi granular sampler/synthesizer plugin for macOS, […]

Benjamin Dehli Overtonium
FREE Music Software (Plugins, Apps...)

Benjamin Dehli Overtonium: a free 32-channel additive Synthesizer plugin with MPE

October 3, 2026 Synth Anatomy 2

Benjamin Dehli Overtonium is a new free 32-channel additive Synthesizer plugin for macOS, Linux, and Windows with MPE support. Additive synthesis has made a comeback this year. Five exciting new synths have already been released, […]

18nelli18 Modded Cycles
Hardware

18nelli18 Modded Cycles: custom Elektron Model:Cycles firmware supercharges the FM groovebox

October 2, 2026 Synth Anatomy 13

18nelli18 Modded Cycles is a new custom Elektron Model: Cycles firmware that adds new synth engines, USB audio, and more. It seems like the day for custom firmware—or maybe they’re all popping up for me […]

Soejrd Digisophie
Hardware

Soejrd Digisophie: custom Elektron Digitakt MK1 firmware adds percussive synth

October 2, 2026 Synth Anatomy 10

Soejrd Digisophie is a new custom Digitakt MK1 firmware that adds a new 4-mode percussive Synthesizer to the hardware sampler. Over the past few weeks, many people have experimented with the firmware OS of the […]

m45k open500
Hardware

m45k Open500: custom Akai MPC500 firmware adds new sequencer, FXs, and more

October 2, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

m45k Open500 is a new custom Akai MPC500 firmware that adds a new sequencer, effects, and more to the hardware drum sampler. The day of custom firmware for hardware products continues. Following the SP-404MKII and […]

Hügelton Instruments Felucca
Hardware

Hügelton Instruments Felucca: custom M-VAVE FM-1 firmware turns it into a multi-engine synth

October 2, 2026 Synth Anatomy 5

Hügelton Instruments Felucca is a new custom M-VAVE FM-1 firmware that turns it into a multi-engine Synthesizer. The M-VAVE FM-1 was the Synthesizer hit of the summer. Ever since Baud Girl demonstrated with the FM-1+VA […]

Klangfeld Labs Doom OS
Hardware

Klangfeld Labs DOOM OS: a custom Roland SP-404MKII firmware with new features

October 2, 2026 Synth Anatomy 7

Klangfeld Labs DOOM OS is a new custom firmware for the Roland SP-404MKII that adds features like a graphical sequencer and improves workflow. The Roland SP-404MKII hardware sampler is popular. Thanks to constant updates, Roland […]

AnalogFX Larynx
Hardware

AnalogFX Larynx: the SER-2020 keyboard formant analog Synthesizer with extras available now

October 2, 2026 Synth Anatomy 10

Superbooth 2026: AnalogFX Larynx is a new keyboard version of the SER-2020 formant analog Synthesizer with neat extras like a stereo delay. Available now! The Dutch company AnalogFX has been working on analog formant synthesis […]

Jun Murakami Synth81Z
News

Jun Murakami Synth81Z: a Yamaha TX81Z FM Synthesizer emulation

October 1, 2026 Synth Anatomy 1

Jun Murakami Synth81Z is a new authentic emulation of the legendary 4-operator Yamaha TX81Z hardware FM Synthesizer. Many FM synthesizer emulations have hit the market in recent months. Virtual 4-operator FM synths like the FB-01 […]

Temecula DSP NIBBI
FREE Music Software (Plugins, Apps...)

Temecula DSP NIBBI: the CHOMPI sampler is available now as a free plugin

October 1, 2026 Synth Anatomy 12

Temecula DSP NIBBI is a free plugin (mac/win) that brings the open-source CHOMPI sampler to your DAW. Yesterday, Chase Bliss announced that it had discontinued the Chompi sampler and made it open-source. In the conclusion […]

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