AtoVproject Faderpunk is a hackable MIDI & CV controller: the new firmware 1.10 adds three new apps and more. The Faderpunk is a hackable 16-channel MIDI and CV fader controller that can be customized using […]
Scaepe Noisferatu is an open-source, pocket-sized generative noisescape Synthesizer with five colorful algorithmic engines. Noise is generally not desirable in music unless it’s used intentionally. Use it to give a classic, clean synth sound character. […]
SynthFest France 2026/Superbooth 2026: Drift DJ Industries Zero showcases the latest update of its super-portable battery-powered 2-deck DJ system/ open-source audio powerhouse It’s been a year since I last talked about the Drift DJ Industries […]
Randomwaves Drumboy Pro: the open-source portable Drumboy Mini groovebox grows up with new hardware and software. Good news: the open-source portable groovebox Randomwaves Drumboy Pro, announced in January 2026, is now on Kickstarter. It starts […]
tucktuckg00se INTERSECT is a new free, open-source sample slicer plugin for macOS, Linux, and Windows with built-in time/pitch algorithms. Open-source seems to be the hot topic in the plugin world right now. There have never […]
Ultramaster KR-106 is a new open-source free Roland Juno-106 Synthesizer emulation for macOS, Linux, and Windows. We are currently living in what is probably the best era for synthesizer plugins, especially considering the abundance of […]
Bastl Instruments has released the Citadel Alchemist, new DIY kits, and has partially open-sourced the Kastle 2 and Citadel products. Last October, Bastl Instruments did something many had been asking for with their Citadel modules: […]
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 […]
Superbooth 2025: Making Sound Machines Plinky+, the popular open-source 8-voice polyphonic touch Synthesizer gets a bigger version. Back at Superbooth 2025, Making Sound Machines introduced the Plinky+, a bigger version of the fascinating Plinky open-source […]
Superbooth 2025: Erica Synths Pikocore XL packs Infinite Digits’ fascinating Lo-Fi sampler player and audio mangler into beautiful clothes. Update: Back in stock! On the World Wide Web, you can find countless lovely open-source projects […]
Behringer Steps is a clone/replica of the open-source Mutable Instruments Stages segment-based function generator module for Eurorack. Update: Now available at Thomann and Gear4Music in Germany and the UK. For several years now, Behringer has […]
Winter Modular announced the discontinuation of its modules with major price drops, including a new open-source Eloquencer 1.4 firmware. Superbooth 2025 is just around the corner. It’s supposed to be the perfect time for new […]
Greybox Audio SG-323 is a new open-source, authentic emulation of the Ursa Major Stargate 323 reverb for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Reverbs are popular effects in hardware and software (plugin) form. There are countless different […]
NAMM 2024: Korg NTS-3 brings the power and flexibility of the open-source logueSDK engine to the KAOSS world in a new dedicated DIY effects unit. It took longer but the new Korg NTS-3 Kaos Pad […]
WaveTracker is a free and open-source wave-based chiptune tracker software powered by wavetable synthesis and sampling. In recent years, trackers have made a comeback in hardware form. See the XOR NerdSEQ module, the Polyend Tracker, […]
gRainbow is a new free, open-source, cross-platform Synthesizer that uses pitch detection to choose candidates for granular synthesis or sampling. A year ago in May, I reported on the free granular sampler/synthesizer gRainbow. Unfortunately, it […]
NAMM 2024: Korg NTS-1 Mk2 takes the programmable mini synth to a new level with a new core, sequencer, more connectivity, and more. It took a while. Korg took almost half a year to get […]
SynthFest France 2024: polyUAnalog is a new DIY open-source polyphonic analog Synthesizer designed by scientists from the University of Angers Yesterday, I showed you the SYNTHR10, a new boutique polyphonic analog Synthesizer. If this is […]
The Deluge groovebox, sampler, and synth open-source since SB 23, now got a first community firmware update with tons of new features. New products are published. Depending on success and budget, developers will provide updates […]
Brummer10 ToneTwistPlugs is a new set of open-source free distortion plugins for mac, linux, win modeled on famous guitar pedals. Distortion effects are popular with guitarists, mainly to achieve rock and metal sounds. Synths with […]
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