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    Moog Mavis

    Semi-modular Synthesizer

    Meet Mavis, Moog’s affordable semi‑modular with more than a few tricks up its sleeve.

    Reviews Jul 2022
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    Roland JX-08

    Synthesizer

    Roland add another classic polysynth to their Boutique range.

    Reviews Jul 2022
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    Moog Etherwave

    Theremin

    Theremins have been part of Moog’s story since day one, and their latest is the culmination of all that experience.

    Reviews Jul 2022
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    Modal Electronics Cobalt5S

    Virtual Analogue Synthesizer

    A streamlined version of Modal’s Cobalt8, is the Cobalt5S even better than its sibling?

    Reviews Jul 2022
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    mki x es.EDU VCO & Dual VCA

    Eurorack Modules

    We explore the first two DIY synth modules resulting from the Erica Synths/Moritz Klein collaborative venture that is mki x es.EDU.

    Reviews Jul 2022
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    Miso Cornflakes

    Eurorack Module

    Cornflakes is a 14HP granular oscillator module from a new Danish company called Miso.

    Reviews Jul 2022
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    Will Gregory: My Favourite Synthesizers

    VIDEO FEATURE

    Composer, producer and one half of Goldfrapp, Will Gregory opens up about the instruments that mean the most to him — and shows us how great they can sound in the right hands.

    People Jul 2022
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    Modular Profile: Moritz Klein & Girts Ozolins

    DIY Education

    German DIY electronics whiz Moritz Klein and Erica Synths founder Girt Ozolins explain the motivation behind their mki x es.EDU collaboration.

    People Jul 2022
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    Behringer 2600

    Semi-modular Analogue Synthesizer

    Behringer’s version of the classic ARP 2600 could be the one you’ve been waiting for.

    Reviews Jun 2022
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    Lunacy Audio Cube

    Software Synthesizer

    Lunacy Audio take a different approach to in‑the‑box sound design.

    Reviews Jun 2022
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    Roland JD-08

    Synthesizer

    How does Roland’s Boutique version of their classic JD‑800 synth compare to the original?

    Reviews Jun 2022
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    Expert Sleepers Lorelei, Ivo, Beatrix & Persephone

    Eurorack Modules

    “New modules (not a new Disting)” declared an Expert Sleepers Instagram post shortly before the announcement of a ...

    Reviews Jun 2022
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    Modbap Modular Osiris

    Eurorack Module

    Osiris has four banks of 32 wavetables, harbouring 32 waveforms each, that you can browse and smooth between...

    Reviews Jun 2022
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    Modular Profile: Mylar Melodies

    Getting Better At Making Music

    Mylar Melodies has in recent years ascended to become one of the Internet’s premier educators in all things modular.

    People Jun 2022
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    Dave Smith at Synthplex.

    Farewell to the Father Of MIDI & Prophet polysynths

    Dave Smith (1950 - 2022)

    It is with increasing sadness that we note the passing of this legendary synthesizer pioneer.

    People Jun 2022
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    JJ Jeczalik - Art of Noise

    JJ Jeczalik - Art of Noise | Podcast

    Sampling Pioneer

    JJ Jeczalik emerged as the pre-eminent Fairlight programmer of the 1980s primarily as one fifth of the art-pop collective, Art of Noise, but also in projects ranging from ABC and Dollar to Yes and Malcolm McLaren.

    People Jun 2022
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    Dreadbox Nymphes

    Analogue Synthesizer

    Dreadbox are on form with an instrument that packs a lot of synth into a very small box.

    Reviews May 2022
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    Scanner (aka Robin Rimbaud)

    Modular Profile: Scanner

    Robin Rimbaud: Contemporary Electronic & Experimental Music

    A widely lauded innovator in the world of contemporary electronic and experimental music, British artist Robin Rimbaud, aka Scanner, has been creating music and works of sonic art for the best part of 40 years.

    People May 2022
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    ALM/Busy Circuits Tyso Daiko: 14HP, +12V 70mA, -12V 35mA.

    ALM/Busy Circuits Tyso Daiko

    Eurorack Module

    ALM/Busy Circuits’ Tyso Daiko is a dual-voice 12-bit wavetable drum module that packs a punch.

    Reviews May 2022
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    Behringer BRAINS: 16HP, +12V 130mA, -12V 10mA.

    Behringer BRAINS

    Eurorack Module

    After recreating the Moog modular, Roland System 100M and ARP 2500 modules in Eurorack form, Behringer decided to tackle something more modern in the shape of a multi-engine digital oscillator module.

    Reviews May 2022
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    Nervous Squirrel: Incredible DIY Modular Synth

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    David Cranmer, aka Nervous Squirrel, builds amazing musical instruments, including alpaca sound systems, a Theremin in a badger and one of the biggest modular synthesizers in the world. Here he explains how anyone can master the skills needed to build your own modules.

    People May 2022

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