Superbooth 23 News

It’s May; it’s time for the Superbooth 23 News coverage.

Superbooth 23, the Synthesizer event of the year, organized by Andreas Schneider and his crew in the big city of Berlin. International manufacturers, musicians, and Synthesizer enthusiasts come together to celebrate an electronic music feast in the cozy facilities of the FEZ.

Also, this year, SYNTH ANATOMY also presets the latest Synthesizer & music tech news up close from the Superbooth 23 floors, with first look videos, in-depth articles, interviews, and more.

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Kiviak Instruments Wofi keyboard sampler: MyWOFI platform gets sample generation (SFF 2025)

April 18, 2025 Synth Anatomy 11

At SynthFest France 2025, Kiviak Instruments announced the sample generator for the WOFI keyboard sampler and its platform MyWOFI. It’s been a year since Kiviak Instruments unveiled the production version of the WOFI hardware sampler […]

PWM Mantis hybrid Synthesizer now with four voices and OSCar company news

January 20, 2025 Synth Anatomy 2

PWM Mantis, Chris Huggett’s last hybrid Synthesizer with digital oscillators and analog filters, is shipping now, says Paul Whittington. The new PWM Mantis hybrid Synthesizer has been available for purchase since the middle of the […]

Erica Synths Steampipe, desktop physical modeling Synthesizer is available now

December 4, 2024 Synth Anatomy 7

Initially announced at Superbooth 23, Erica Synths Steampipe is a desktop physical modeling wind/string Synthesizer with hands-on control. It’s now available. I’m a big physical modeling synthesis fan, and when Erica Synths announced the Steampipe […]

Modal Electronics releases Carbon8 Synthesizer in Europe with availability next week

November 1, 2024 Synth Anatomy 19

Modal Electronics Carbon8, a new digital multi-algorithm polyphonic Synthesizer is shipping now but without an official release and a broken website. Good news from Modal Electronics. The new Carbon8 Synthesizer is shipping now to European […]

Shakmat Modular Archer’s Rig hi-hat generator and Centaur’s Gates dual multi-type gate are available now

July 13, 2024 Synth Anatomy 0

I met François of the Belgian Eurorack company Shakmat Modular at Superbooth 23 for a developer talk and a first look at the new modules. Great news from Belgium. Shakmat Modular has announced the availability […]

Tasty Chips GR-MEGA, multi-timbral granular Synthesizer, production has started and new overview video

June 27, 2024 Synth Anatomy 9

Superbooth 23: Tasty Chips GR-MEGA, the GR-1 granular Synthesizer/sampler taken to the next level with multitimbrality, multiple engines, and more. The massive Tasty Chip GR-MEGA granular Synthesizer workstation is now going into production a little […]

Neuzeit Instruments WARP, new firmware 2.0 adds an AI-powered GalaxYY editor Superbooth 23: Neuzeit WARP, polyphonic additive wavetable oscillator

May 7, 2024 Synth Anatomy 4

Superbooth 23: Neuzeit Instruments explores customizable polyphonic additive synthesis in its new WARP oscillator module. Update: A Eurorack highlight of Superbooth 23 was the Neuzeit Instruments Warp module. This is a powerful 4-voice additive/wavetable oscillator […]

Nanopolis Antigone, 4-part multi-timbral synth voice for Eurorack is ready to go, first look (SFF 2024) Superbooth 23: Nanopolis Antigone, 4-voice multi-timbral synth voice

April 29, 2024 Synth Anatomy 1

Superbooth 23: Nanopolis Antigone is a new 4-voice multi-timbral synth voice packed with features (wavetable, sampler)… for Eurorack Last year, the new French company Nanopolis introduced Antigone at Superbooth. It is a four-part multi-timbral synth […]

Tempera 1.5, touchy hardware polyphonic granular synth gets a big update

February 19, 2024 Synth Anatomy 5

Tempera 1.5, a new firmware update for the touchy hardware polyphonic granular synth is available now and a third batch is ready for pre-order. At Superbooth 23, the makers of the Vector synth introduced Tempera, […]

Dreadbox Telepathy bundle, the 6-voice poly modular synth is available now Superbooth 23: Dreadbox Telepathy

December 21, 2023 Synth Anatomy 0

Superbooth 23: Dreadbox has pulled out the analog heart of Typhon and packed it into Telepathy, a programmable, nifty 10HP synth voice. And now it’s complete. After the release of the Dreadbox Telephaty voice module […]

Soundforce rounds off its Juno line with the Chorus 6 and uChorus 6 modules, available now

November 5, 2023 Synth Anatomy 1

Superbooth 23: Soundforce rounds off its Roland Juno-style Eurorack lineup with the new Chorus 6 and uChorus 6 modules. At Superbooth 23, Soundforce introduced two new stereo chorus modules based on the circuits of the […]

Knobula Pianophonic, a Piano-timbred poly wavetable oscillator, available now

October 22, 2023 Synth Anatomy 0

Superbooth 23: Knobula Pianophonic is a new 8-voice polyphonic oscillator that combines wavetables with four elements of piano. The Superbooth 23 announcements are slowly being delivered. After the Befaco FX Boy, the Knobula Pianophonic is […]

Befaco FX Boy, dirty effects module with Gameboy cartridges, available now

October 18, 2023 Synth Anatomy 1

Superbooth 23: Befaco FX Boy, a new dirty FX processor with interchangeable circuits on Gameboy carts, and MIDI Thing 2 MIDI to CV converter Good news from Befaco. The FX Boy, the new analog effects […]

Erica Synths Black Stereo Delay 2 Reverb

Erica Synths Black Stereo Delay 2 & Stereo Reverb modules are out now

October 5, 2023 Synth Anatomy 0

Superbooth 23: Erica Synths intros new Black series modules: Stereo Delay 2 and Stereo Reverb in collaboration with 112dB and DJ VCF. At Superbooth 23, Erica Synths announced a number of new products. In addition […]

FrapTools Cunsa, quad analog filtering FX processor, overview and developer talk

July 20, 2023 Synth Anatomy 1

Superbooth 23: Frap Tools CUNSA turns four analog pingable filters into a sound processing module with mixing, saturation, and oscillating The developers of the new CUNSA quad analog filter recently published an excellent overview video […]

Oberheim OB-X8 desktop module analog polysynth is shipping now

June 12, 2023 Synth Anatomy 2

Superbooth 23: Oberheim has turned its 8-voice bi-timbral analog polyphonic Synthesizer OB-X8 into a desktop module. Good news from Oberheim. The desktop version of the Oberheim OB-X8 is now shipping from the factory and will […]

Arturia MicroFreak firmware 5.0 with granular and samples is available now

May 30, 2023 Synth Anatomy 12

Superbooth 23: Arturia intros the MicroFreak firmware 5.0, turning its Freak synth into a granular sampler & new Stellar special edition. Update: Arturia MicroFreak firmware 5.0 is available now. The MicroFreak is one of the […]

Superbooth 23: Norand Mono MK2, the bassline synth on steroids even better, first look

May 19, 2023 Synth Anatomy 5

Superbooth 23: Norand has unveiled the Norand Mono MK2, a further development of its analog bassline synth on steroids with more features. The Roland TB-303 is a legendary analog bassline Synthesizer. There are many clones/replica […]

Superbooth 23: Reason Studios Objekt, new physical modeling Synthesizer, first look

May 16, 2023 Synth Anatomy 1

Superbooth 23: Reason Studios Objekt is a new physical modeling Synthesizer focusing on acoustic/percussive sounds; here is a first look. Crafting acoustic and percussive sounds with physical modeling synthesis is one of the strengths of […]

Superbooth 23: Sound Werkshop Wiggler v2, expressive mono Synthesizer

May 16, 2023 Synth Anatomy 2

Superbooth 23: Sound Werkshop has showcased the Wiggler v2, a new prototype of its upcoming expressive mono Synthesizer. Every year the Superbooth is the epicenter for new Synthesizer releases or raw prototypes. With some luck, […]