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Endorphin.es Evil Pet
Effects

Endorphin.es EVIL PET: a pink MPE polyphonic granular Synthesizer and multi-FX

October 31, 2025 Synth Anatomy 0

Endorphin.es EVIL PET is a new compact MPE polyphonic granular Synthesizer and multi-FX processor with built-in radio FM tuner and reel-to-reel recorder. A few years ago, we asked about hardware granular synthesizers/processors; nowadays, we have […]

Frequency Factory Dreamcatcher
Hardware

Frequency Factory Dreamcatcher, a dreamy multi-engine granular Synthesizer

September 12, 2025 Synth Anatomy 0

Knobcon 2025: Frequency Factory previewed Dreamcatcher, a new dreamy multi-engine granular Synthesizer currently in development. Last weekend, Knobcon took place in Chicagoland, where several new Synthesizer products premiered – for example, the first Terrain hardware […]

Tempera polyphonic aftertouch
Hardware

Beetlecrab Audio Tempera: touch matrix will get polyphonic aftertouch support in the upcoming firmware release Beetlecrab Audio Tempera 2.1, new firmware turns it into a live granular FX processor

May 20, 2025 Synth Anatomy 1

Beetlecrab Audio Tempera 2.1 firmware is out now, and it turns the granular Synthesizer into a live, granular FX processor. Beetlecrab Audio released the Tempera 2.1 firmware in January last year, transforming the granular synthesizer […]

Raspiaudio Modulox Brain
Hardware

RaspiAudio Modulox Brain, pocket Synthesizer with open-source engine incl. granular

February 26, 2025 Synth Anatomy 0

RaspiAudio Modulox Brain is a new pocket-sized hardware Synthesizer with an open-source firmware architecture, including granular synthesis. RaspiAudio is an independent development company from Paris focusing on dedicated audio hardware for Raspberry Pi projects. The […]

Tasty Chips Electronics GR-MEGA
Hardware

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 […]

Tempera 1.5 firmware update
Hardware

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, […]

Arturia MicroFreak firmware 5.0
Hardware

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 […]

Hardware

Superbooth 23: Sonicware LIVEN Texture Lab, budget-friendly granular Synthesizer

May 12, 2023 Synth Anatomy 1

Superbooth 23: Sonicware expands its LIVEN lineup with a journey into granular synthesis with its new Texture Lab Synthesizer/sampler. Did I already say that the Granular Booth is taking place in Berlin? As many granular […]

1010music lemondrop
Hardware

1010music nanobox lemondrop: pocket-sized granular Synthesizer for on the go

January 28, 2022 Synth Anatomy 0

1010music nanobox lemondrop: it’s yellow, has pocket-sized format, and is a hand-on standalone granular Synthesizer for on the go 1010music has been teasing new products for a few days. The developers of the Blackbox and […]

Synth Radar

Granular synthesis, hardware or software, what do you use?

August 27, 2021 Synth Anatomy 6

The German Synthesizer videocast SequencerTalk 99 deals with granular synthesis in hardware and highlights two stars: the Tasty Chips GR-1, and the Waldorf Iridium. I have been running the Synth Anatomy website for over 6 […]

Hardware

Tasty Chips Electronics GR-1 Granular Synthesizer Multi-Timbral Support Is Coming Soon!

January 7, 2019 Synth Anatomy 0

GR-1 Granular Synthesizer becomes multi-timbral! Good news coming from the hardware granular front. The Dutch manufacturer Tasty Chips Electronics today announced the firmware update 2.0 of the GR-1 Granular Synthesizer with multi-timbral support. This update […]

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    News

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