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Waldorf Attack 3
Plugins

Waldorf Attack 3 review: classic drum Synthesizer plugin taken to 2026

February 13, 2026 Synth Anatomy 2

Review: With Attack 3, Waldorf brings its percussive Synthesizer plugin back to the focus with smoother control, expanded synthesis, and greater flexibility.  Waldorf synthesizers are directly associated with wavetables. However, over the company’s long history, […]

Baby Audio Tekno 1.1
News

Baby Audio Tekno, hard-hitting drum Synthesizer plugin: sequencer update 1.1 and now for iOS

January 8, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

Baby Audio Tekno is a new, analog-inspired, hard-hitting drum Synthesizer plugin for macOS and Windows, featuring 18 distinct, fully tweakable drum engines.  Last September, Baby Audio released the great-sounding Tekno drum synthesizer for macOS and […]

Behringer BDS-3
Hardware

Behringer BDS-3, clone of the iconic Simmons drum Synthesizer: new sound demo & available in the EU

December 31, 2025 Synth Anatomy 23

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   […]

Erica Synths PERKONS HD-01 Limited Edition
Drum Machines

Erica Synths PERKONS HD-01: new grey limited edition of the hybrid drum Synthesizer

December 23, 2025 Synth Anatomy 3

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 […]

Manifold Research Centre Antilope
Effects

Manifold Research Centre Antilope: desktop synth for experimental rhythms and audio processing

December 11, 2025 Synth Anatomy 2

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 […]

Orgeldream WOAS
Drum Machines

Orgeldream WOAS, a generative drum machine with interchangeable engines

September 28, 2025 Synth Anatomy 2

Orgeldream WOAS is a compact, generative drum machine featuring interchangeable engines that include synthesis and sample playback. Instruments with generative sound or pattern generators are all the rage. The latter, in particular, are increasingly found […]

Bad Dog Designs OSPRAY-8
Hardware

Bad Dog Designs OSPRAY-8, new vintage analog drum Synthesizer with 8 channels

August 24, 2025 Synth Anatomy 8

Bad Dog Designs OSPRAY-8 is a new vintage analog drum Synthesizer with eight independent drum channels packed with hands-on control. Many people love drum machines, and they are essential to electronic music. Today, you can […]

Rainbow Circuit Motherly
News

Rainbow Circuit Motherly, percussion synth plugin is a love letter to the Moog DFAM

June 27, 2025 Synth Anatomy 1

Rainbow Circuit Moterly is a new percussion Synthesizer plugin that is a love letter to the Moog DFAM hardware synth. The Moog DFAM (Drummer From Another Mother) is an analog drum Synthesizer that has been […]

ULT-Sound DS-4M ProMuzer
Hardware

Ult-Sound DS-4M ProMuzer, a clone of the second iteration Toyo Gakki DS-4 drum Synthesizer

April 3, 2025 Synth Anatomy 0

Ult-Sound DS-4M ProMuzer is a limited-edition clone/replica of the second generation of the vintage Toyo Gakki DS-4 analog drum Synthesizer. Last April, I reported on the release of the Ult-Sound DS-4M. This is a clone/replica of […]

Behringer Syncussion SY-1
Hardware

Behringer releases $199 Syncussion SY-1 drum synth clone/replica for Eurorack, available now

February 17, 2025 Synth Anatomy 0

Behringer has released Syncussion SY-1 drum synth today for Eurorack/standalone, an authentic Pearl synth clone/replica for $199. The first batch of the Behringer Syncussion SY-1 was delivered in the last half of 2024. However, it […]

Sonicware CyDrums
Drum Machines

Sonicware CyDrums, portable drum Synthesizer with wavetables

January 3, 2025 Synth Anatomy 5

Sonicware CyDrums is a new expressive, wavetable drum Synthesizer with the workflow and portability of the Lofi-12 XT sampler.  New year, new synthesizers. NAMM 2025 starts in 18 days, and the Buchla & Friends events […]

Elastic Drums 2.5
iOS

Elastic Drums 2.5, drum synth app gets free 10th anniversary update with new 808 modules

December 23, 2024 Synth Anatomy 0

The new Elastic Drums 2.5 10th anniversary release is a free update that brings eight new 808-based drum synthesis modules. Oliver Greschke from Mominstruments is working on his new Elastic OSC app. The first teasers […]

Recovery Seven Sisters
Eurorack

Recovery Seven Sisters, desktop and Eurorack drum synth with Syncussion and Syndrum sounds

November 14, 2024 Synth Anatomy 6

Recovery Seven Sisters is a new percussion Synthesizer for desktop and Eurorack based on the Syncussion and Syndrum synths. Drum synthesizers have a long tradition. Many, including the TR-808 and TR-909, came from Japan in […]

Modor DR-2 OS013
Drum Machines

Modor DR-2 OS013, new firmware adds bassline synth models to the drum machine

October 10, 2024 Synth Anatomy 0

Modor has released the DR-2 OS013 firmware update, adding four bassline synth models to the drum Synthesizer and other new features. Last April, I reported on the firmware OS012 of the Modor DR-2 drum machine/drum […]

Jomox Alpha Base MKII
Drum Machines

Superbooth 24: Jomox Alpha Base MKII, analog drum Synthesizer gets a new version

May 24, 2024 Synth Anatomy 7

Superbooth 24: Jomox has showcased the new Alpha Base MKII, the successor of its popular analog drum Synthesizer/drum machine, with new features and improvements. Analog drum synthesizers/drum machines with a big feature set beyond 808/909 […]

Modor DR-2 OS012
Drum Machines

Modor DR-2 OS012, new firmware adds drum synth models and more

April 12, 2024 Synth Anatomy 0

Modor has released DR-2 OS012, a free firmware update that adds three new drum synth models and an extra parametric EQ stage per instrument. In 2023, Modor released the free OS010 firmware update for the […]

Audio Damage AD057 Axon 3
News

Audio Damage AD057 Axon 3, sequenced drum synth plugin now available for iOS

April 11, 2024 Synth Anatomy 4

Audio Damage AD057 Axon 3 is a major upgrade for its artificial neural networks-driven sequencer drum Synthesizer plugin (macOS Windows and iOS) Update: The iOS version with AUv3 support is now available on the Apple […]

Erica Synths Perkons HD-01 black
Hardware

“You can have any color as long as it’s black”, Erica Synths confirms upcoming Perkons HD-01 in black Perkons HD-01, new BLACK Limited Edition, looks gorgeous but sold out straight away

March 19, 2024 Synth Anatomy 4

Erica Synths has released a new gorgeous-looking, instant-sold-out, BLACK Limited Edition of its Perkons HD-01 drum Synthesizer. Update: Interest in the limited version of the Erica Synths Perkons HD-01 was huge. It sold out in […]

Error Instruments Passive Operator
Hardware

Error Instruments Passive Operator, a bizarre noisy powerless drum Synthesizer

December 27, 2023 Synth Anatomy 0

Error Instruments Passive Operator is a bizarre, noisy portable drum Synthesizer that doesn’t require power to make sound. Electronic instruments, as the name suggests, require electricity to become active. The power comes directly from the […]

Nyström Crum Drum
DIY

Nyström Crum Drum, a fun DIY 4-voice drum Synthesizer with random sequencing

November 25, 2023 Synth Anatomy 1

Nyström Crum Drum is a fun, portable 4-voice drum Synthesizer powered by a random sequencer and a hands-on interface. The YouTube algorithm often annoys me and many others, too. Often it doesn’t spread the news […]

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