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[ June 13, 2026 ] Akai MPC Sample: battery-powered hardware sampler: available again in the EU Hardware
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[ June 11, 2026 ] Arturia Minilab 37: MIDI keyboard controller with more keys and new layout Audio & MIDI

Shear Electronics Relic, the OB-X Synthesizer clone is now in production

May 7, 2026 Synth Anatomy 33

Superbooth 2026: Shear Electronics Relic, the fascinating bi-timbral OB-X clone, is now in production, and shipping starts very soon. In 2017, Jacob Brashears unveiled the Relic—an analog clone of the Oberheim OB-X. The synthesizer had […]

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Shear Electronics Relic, the OB-X Synthesizer clone is now in production

PolyFreq Phonon: a polyphonic granular Synthesizer plugin with deep modulation

4pockets RetroLab: an AUv3 multi-FX plugin (iOS/mac) with a vintage DNA: update with CloudSeed reverb