Sound Modules

Groove Synthesis’ PPG‑inspired synth has grown considerably since we last reviewed it. It’s also got a lot smaller...

The Algo is an elegant, complex oscillator bank of four sound sources configurable into multiple algorithms of FM timbres, and it’s a beautiful cluster of additive sine waves that are eager to fold and warp.

When is a filter not a filter? When it is the Dåpf (Dual All‑Pass Filter)...

Australian company Cycle Instruments have burst on to the scene with a very interesting and highly ambitious debut, the Tetrachords sequencer.

The Oct Tone is an eight‑step sequencer, a reimagining of the Octone, originally designed by Instruo’s Jason Lim back in 2016.

Waldorf’s all‑encompassing Iridium engine is now available in its smallest form yet.

These Catalyst modules are based upon the Emblematic Systems module of the same name. However, 4MS have turned it into two modules: a controller, like the original, and a sequencer.

ALM describe the all‑analogue Mega Milton as a ‘smorgasbord’ of handy utilities, designed to greatly extend the functionality of a Eurorack system.

Gamechanger Audio’s Motor Synth MkII updates the company’s idiosyncratic approach to synthesis...

A synth of many paths, Moog’s latest semi‑modular may well see you getting lost completely.

I am reminded by the Nibbler, as I was reminded by the Three Body, of how perfectly modular synthesis often rests on the...

Expert Sleepers' Andrew Ostler provides insight into two of his favourite modular techniques, plus a round-up of Modular news and releases.

The next batch of analogue Expert Sleepers modules expands the line‑up in several new and exciting directions.

The SGR1806‑20 is a brash and spacey analogue drum synth module from Knob Technology.

A pair of Eurorack modules from Xaoc Devices reviewed, how do the Ostrawa mixer and Bohumin expander stack up?

Drawing its inspiration from vast swaths of desert in the American Southwest, the Mojave is concerned with all things granular.

Effects, particularly spatial effects, constitute a relatively modern facet of modular synthesis, but this need not mean they should only be used as enhancement for existing sounds created on other modules.

A “phase and frequency modulation toolkit” is how Eric Schlappi describes the Three Body...

Quick round-up of What's New in the Modular world, plus External Instruments tips.

Erica Synths and Richie Hawtin’s educationally inspired synth isn’t just for kids.

Polyend’s Play gets a major + upgrade.