Sound Modules

Synthesist and producer Julien Guillot started his project Stazma the Junglechrist back in 2008, in his words at “the super violent and punk end” of the breakcore scene, before breaking out into more experimental territory.

Paul Wiffen takes a trip down memory lane to look at Behringer’s remake of the Wasp from Electronic Dream Plant, his first employer in the synthesizer industry back in 1981. How does it compare to Chris Huggett’s original innovative design?

The latest device to take up the challenge of ‘tape without tape’ is the Stardust, which Qu‑Bit describe as a ‘cosmic tape looper’.

Music Thing’s Workshop System is a modular toolkit that’s designed to inspire.

Thinking of taking your Eurorack on the road? We offer some expert advice...

It’s a synth called Synth!

DivSkip is a four‑channel trigger machine dressed in a dazzling festival of lights.

New from Patching Panda are a pair of 10HP percussion modules, each offering a wide range of traditional sounds, but with some serious experimental potential as well.

Atop his role as one half of the wildly off‑kilter Unicorn Ship Explosion, Sasha Lewis has honed his craft working with the likes of Four Tet and Jon Hopkins, and has provided sound design for numerous film companies.

The Vector is a digital sequencer with eight parts assignable as quantised mono or chord tracks, or four‑lane drum tracks.

The Mutant Machine is a little like its own miniature modular system for drums...

Jake Knight founded RYK Modular back in 2009, hitting the scene with the excellent M185 sequencer.

With the introduction of CV Instrument, you can control your modular rig from Studio One!

William Stokes talks to Tony Rolando, the founder, lead designer and co-owner of Make Noise, a modular synth company launched in 2008.