Hieroglyphic Opalina is a unique stereo state-variable filter network that functions as a CV-controllable resonator or isolator. Following the unique allpass filter-powered Smoothie Audio Smear, I’ll continue with another special Eurorack filter. When you hear […]
Smoothie Audio Smear is a stereo filter module that doesn’t filter in a traditional way; instead, it’s more like a multi-FX, using 98-pole allpass filters. Analog and digital filter modules are essential parts of every […]
Starting with update 1.15, Decent Sampler is also a Decent Synthesizer thanks to the new built-in multi-wave oscillators. Many Kontakt users are currently worried due to Native Instruments’ preliminary insolvency. Besides Kontakt, there are other […]
Faselunare Cosmolab is a new open-source Daisy Seed-based audio developer/DSP kit designed for rapid hardware prototyping. Final hours! Everything has a beginning, including the development of a Synthesizer, sampler, or effects unit. A digital instrument […]
Novation Launch Control XL 3: new update 1.1 adds Mackie HUI support, fader pickup, and more to the MIDI controller. At Superbooth 2025, Novation released the Launch Control XL 3, the successor to their popular […]
Berlin-based hard- and software company Native Instruments GmbH is in preliminary insolvency according to official documents. Nick Williams, CEO of Native Instruments, just shared an official statement, saying that the business and operation continue as […]
Apple is set to release Logic Pro 12 and Mainstage 4.0 on January 28, coinciding with the launch of the new Apple Creator Studio service. Good news, Apple Logic Pro 12 and Mainstage 4.0 are […]
RTMS VAPolyLoop is a new AUv3 virtual analog Synthesizer plugin for iOS and macOS designed to be sequenced. Ryo Togawa is certainly one of the most prolific iOS developers in synthesizer releases. He releases a […]
Ultimate Patches has released the Moog Messenger patch library with 200 new sounds, including a free taster pack with 15 patches. The Moog Messenger was available at a great price during the Christmas season. Many […]
Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O II: new 128MB version of the portable sampler that builds on the PO-33 K.O. sampler. The Teenage Engineering KO II has become a staple in many mobile setups. It’s a perfect […]
Drambo 2.49 is out now and introduces the Code module, which lets you create your own modules, alongside other smaller additions. Drambo is one of the best iOS grooveboxes. Certainly the most comprehensive, as it’s […]
Kodamo has officially announced the discontinuation of Mask1, an original polyphonic synthesizer that uses Bitmask synthesis. Synthesizers come and go. Today we have both. This morning, it was announced that Frap Tools Magnolia, unveiled at […]
Strymon Nightsky, the unique, experimental stereo-soundscape reverb pedal, is now available as a macOS/Windows plugin for your DAW. In 2020, right in the middle of the pandemic, when we were making gear investments instead of […]
Buchla and Friends 2026: Embodme showcased a synth engine (ERAE SOUND) that will turn the ERAE II MPE touch controller into a Synthesizer. Two years ago, the young French company announced the ERAE II, the […]
Buchla and Friends 2026: Frap Tools Magnolia, announced at Superbooth 2025, an innovative 8-voice analog through-zero FM Synthesizer is now shipping. Last year at Superbooth, the Italian company Frap Tools presented their first keyboard synthesizer, […]
Oxi Instruments E16 is a new, sleek, multi-scene performance MIDI controller with state morphing and parameter recording. Good news: the OXI Instruments E16 MIDI controller is available now for $499/449€ from retailers. Available from my […]
GSDSP Quantum Delay Lite is a new free delay plugin for macOS/Windows/iOS that combines vintage character with heavy modulation. In 2023, the Austrian developer GSDSP released the Quantum Delay, a creative delay plugin with vintage-inspired […]
Buchla and Friends 2026: Studio Electronics CODE Luxe is an 8-voice rack-format polyphonic Synthesizer that is available now, plus a new MS-20 filter card. Almost exactly a year ago, I reported on the new Studio […]
Fred’s Lab has updated the Manatee to firmware 1.0.7, adding new features to its multi-timbral 16-voice MPE spectral Synthesizer. Fred’s Lab’s compact but mighty desktop spectral Synthesizer, Manatee, is entering its second year this year. […]
NAMM 2026: ESI previewed the Amber 2|4 Pro and Amber 14|14 Pro audio interfaces and a new unnamed desktop mixer. NAMM 2026 was once again rich in news about audio interfaces and mixers. However, one […]
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