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Eventide Misha review: A playful sequencer that says to hell with tradition
Eventide's first Eurorack sequencer, the Misha, ditches traditional music composition for intervals and tone rows.
Terrence O'Brien03.17.2023
West Pest is an affordable and experimental semimodular synth
Cre8Audio goes West Coast for its second synth announcement this month.
Terrence O'Brien05.31.2022
Cre8Audio's East Beast is a $250 semi-modular synth with a freaky side
The Cre8Audio teamed up with Pittsburgh Modular for its first self-contained synth: the East Beast.
Terrence O'Brien05.10.2022
Cre8Audio's NiftyKeys is a MIDI controller you can build a Eurorack synth in
Cre8Audio's NiftyKeys combines a four-octave keyboard and a 112hp Eurorack case for $600.
Terrence O'Brien04.19.2022
VCV will bring its virtual Eurorack synth to your DAW this November
It's getting a major redesign, and a new pay-for Studio Edition with a VST plugin.
Terrence O'Brien09.15.2021
Poly Effects starts shipping Hector: The modular synth for your modular synth
The modular synth you can put inside your modular synth is now shipping.
Terrence O'Brien08.18.2021
Hector is a virtual modular synth you can put in your real modular synth
Hector is essentially a Poly Effects Digit and Beebo modular guitar pedal, but in a 30 HP Eurorack module.
Terrence O'Brien01.20.2021
Arturia's KeyStep Pro is a near-perfect MIDI controller for hardware synths
Arturia’s KeyStep Pro successfully marries most of what makes the KeyStep so ubiquitous with the sequencing power of the BeatStep Pro. It’s not perfect, especially if you’re hoping to use it as the core of a hybrid setup that combines hardware synths with the power of a DAW. But there are few controllers out there with this breadth of connectivity options, especially at the price point.
Terrence O'Brien09.04.2020
Pico System III review: A fun and simplified intro to modular synths
The Pico System III is a reasonably priced entry point into the world of modular and west coast synthesis. It has everything you need to get started exploring the nuts and bolts of analog sound design.
Terrence O'Brien07.24.2020
Behringer’s synth clone train keeps rolling with modular System 100
Regardless of your opinion of Behringer, you can't deny that the company is tireless in its efforts to bring affordable versions of classic synths to the masses. In 2019 alone it successfully launched clones of the Korg MS-20, ARP Odyssey, Sequential Circuits Pro-One, Electronic Dream Plant (EDP) Wasp Deluxe, not to mention the TB-303, TR-808, VP330 and SH-101 all from Roland, and a polyphonic version of the Moog Model D. And we know there are plenty more to come, like the Octave Cat. So it's no surprise that, shortly after it revealed it was getting into the Eurorack case game, Behringer announced its plan to clone some of the most iconic modular synth components ever made: Roland's System 100m.
Terrence O'Brien01.16.2020
ZOIA Euroburo is a modular synth you can put inside your modular synth
Empress Effects ZOIA is perhaps one of the most exciting guitar pedals to come out in recent years. It's effectively a self-contained modular synth in a stompbox format. So, it only makes sense then that Empress would take it and stick in a Eurorack format, so that this mini digital modular synth could sit inside a larger modular synth.
Terrence O'Brien01.13.2020
Erica's modular synth helps you make music with preset cards
Modular synths are incredibly flexible, but convenient? Not so much -- switching sounds frequently means wiring up patch cords, and that makes it harder to use for live gigs and other on-the-fly uses. Erica Synths has a straightforward solution to that: put everything on a card. Its upcoming Pico System III uses "voice cards" with preset patches -- you just plug in and go. There are five pre-configured cards in the box, but you'll also get five DIY cards if you're handy with a soldering iron.
Jon Fingas09.22.2019