NAMM 2026: Viscount has announced the Legend 70s MKII stage keyboard and two new modules: the FM Synth and Piano module with 2GB memory. Stage keyboards usually have a fixed set of instruments and sounds. […]
NAMM 2026: Yamaha MODX M firmware 3.0 adds Expanded Softsynth Plugin (ESP) 3.0 support, new FXs including an CS-ring modulator, and more. Last October, Yamaha released the MODX M, the successor to the MODX+, featuring […]
Waldorf Protein packs the iconic Microwave 1 oscillators into a new compact and affordable multi-layer wavetable Synthesizer. With this Protein, Waldorf has published a bestseller that remains difficult to obtain in Europe. However, this hasn’t […]
Michigan Synth Works MSW-820 is a new Roland-style desktop analog Synthesizer based on the MSW-830 with a 16-mode filter. Last November, Michigan Synth Works unveiled the first prototype of their new MSW-820, a Roland-style analog […]
Frostmod Audio RIFFOSC is a new free (pay-what-you-want) Supersaw oscillator for the Korg microKORG 2 Synthesizer. Last October (2025), Korg released firmware 2.0 for the microKORG 2, which turned the synth into a Logue SDK-powered […]
With the Cobalt5S Synthesizer, Modal Electronics introduces a smaller sibling of its Cobalt8 extended virtual-analog Synthesizer for the mobile music-making community. Almost four years ago, Modal Electronics released the Cobalt5S, the smaller, portable sibling of […]
Dennis Shaw has released a free editor plugin for macOS and Windows for the Roland AIRA Compact S-1 Tweak digital Synthesizer. The Roland AIRA Compact S-1 is a small, great-sounding digital Synthesizer based on the […]
Discover the best hardware experimental Synthesizer releases of 2025, including drone machines, fascinating noise boxes, and more. Every year, numerous synthesizers are launched. Many are modeled after vintage synthesizers and aim to replicate the entire […]
Behringer BDS-3 (formely SDS-3), clone/replica of the iconic Simmons 4-channel analog drum Synthesizer: ready for pre-order Good news: the Behringer BDS-3 is now also available at Thomann for 249€ Available from my partners Thomann […]
Waldorf M: The new firmware 1.11 expands the oscillator section with more Mutable Instruments algorithms and micro-tuning support. Shortly before the end of the year, Waldorf released the Protein Synthesizer with modeled microwave oscillators. Anyone […]
Erica Synths Perkons HD-01 Grey is a new limited edition of the hybrid drum Synthesizer, made in collaboration with artisian craftman Sandis Vāgners. The Erica Synths Perkons HD-01 drum Synthesizer has been on the market […]
Tweeeeeak! Roat v2 and RoaR are two new experimental oscillators for the Korg NTS-1 and NTS-1 mkII hardware synthesizers. It’s two days before Christmas. If you’re still looking for a Christmas present that won’t break […]
Felix Visser, the founder of the legendary Dutch synth manufacturer company Synton (1973-1989), has passed away. Christmas is just around the corner, the festival of love, family, gifts, or simply a beautiful, happy time. But […]
Synthux Academy Touch 2, a Superbooth 24 release, is an open-source Daisy Seed-powered tactile Synthesizer with swappable firmware: now with Audrey II feedback synth. Last year at Superbooth 24, I reported on the Synthux Academy […]
teenage engineering OP-Field 1.6 update features a new amp synth engine, multi-channel USB audio, and more. A new update for OP-Field was released on Tuesday. In addition to the new amp-synth engine and excellent multi-channel […]
Tangible Waves WAEVE82, an 8-voice polyphonic wavetable Synthesizer for the AE Modular, inspired by the PPG Wave 2. Hardware modular synthesis can quickly become expensive. One or two oscillators, a filter, envelopes, case usage—it’s easy […]
Shmøergh Moduleur is a new open-source, hackable hardware analog modular Synthesizer from the developers of the Hog mono synth. In October last year, I reported on Shmøergh Hog, a colorful, open-source, DIY two-voice analog Synthesizer […]
Dtronics DT-81Z is a new compact, hardware synth programmer for the Yamaha TX81Z rackmount FM Synthesizer from 1987. Good news: The Dtronics DT-81Z, announced at Superbooth 2025, is now shipping. It’s a hardware synth programmer […]
Suonobuono Polyvera is a hybrid polyphonic wavetable sampler Synthesizer with analog filters: now available in black and silver + new superwave oscillator firmware At this year’s Machina Bristronica, Suonobuono presented the Polyvera hybrid Synthesizer in […]
Manifold Research Centre Antilope is a new, filter-based Synthesizer designed for experimental, distorted rhythms and audio processing. Superbooth 2025 is already more than half a year in the past. However, many of the announced products […]
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