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Bastl Instruments Pizza Crust is a “hard-hitting drum voice” for Eurorack built on the digital Pizza platform. With various oscillator configurations, a transient shaper, a fast envelope, and clipping, Pizza Crust serves up speaker-melting drum and percussion sounds... The post Bastl Instruments Pizza Crust: Extra-Crispy Drum Module appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Exciting news for all owners of the UDO Audio Super 6! At Superbooth 24, the manufacturer has announced the SuperTouch 49 keyboard upgrade kit with polyphonic aftertouch. The kit, which you can install yourself, brings the keyboard of your Super 6 up to the same standard as the Super Gemini and Super 8... The post UDO Audio SuperTouch 49: Polyphonic Aftertouch for your Super 6! appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Everybody’s favourite boutique synth co Black Corp has announced Kijimi MK2 and Eurorack-ready ISE-NIN Voice. Wallet, stand by for a battering! ... The post Black Corporation Kijimi MK2 and ISE-NIN Voice appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Erica Synths announces two more new products for Superbooth24, the tabletop reverb unit Nightverb and Eurorack module Graphic Resonant Equalizer... The post Erica Synths Nightverb and Graphic Resonant Equalizer appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

It’s official! Oberheim is releasing the TEO-5, a five-voice analogue poly in a Sequential Take 5 form factor. And the best part? It’s affordable! Read on to find out the price and specs... The post Oberheim TEO-5: Affordable Obie in a Take 5 Stylee appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

UDO reveal the Super 8, a 16-voice hybrid analogue synth in the same vein as the Super 6 and Super Gemini... The post UDO Audio Super 8: Be still my beating heart appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Grab ASM’s limited edition Hydrasynth Keyboard 5th Anniversary Silver Edition and Hydrasynth Deluxe 5th Anniversary Silver Edition fast! ... The post ASM Hydrasynth 5th Anniversary Silver Editions: Silver Surfers appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Vavra, from the developer The Usual Suspects, is a plugin that supports emulations of the Waldorf MircoQ. I’ll come out and say I have a heavy bias regarding the work being done by The Usual Suspects. Osirus, OsTirus, and Vavra, today’s focus, all feature quite heavily in my productions. There is something about the sounds [...] View post: Vavra Is A FREE Emulation Of The Waldorf MicroQ Synthesizer View the full article

Just in time for Superbooth 24, Groove Synthesis has announced an exciting software update for the 3rd Wave Advanced Wavetable Synthesizer. The new OS adds the ability to record samples and mix them with the synth’s wavetable and virtual analog sounds... The post The Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave now offers Sampling! appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Frap Tools is introducing two new modules at Superbooth 24: Bagài and 411. Bagài is a multifunctional module that can do anything from analog Sample&Hold to bit crushing and downsampling to random voltages. 411 is a quad VCA and mixer for audio and CV signals... The post Frap Tools Bagài and 411: Analog Sample&Hold and Quad VCA appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

SoundForce has introduced Samples II, a 5-channel 4HP Eurorack USB Sample Player.… Read More Soundforce Intros Samples II 5-channel Eurorack Sample PlayerView the full article

FAC Smash is a new AUv3 plug-in that's designed to add "explosive energy' to your beats and sounds.… Read More FAC Smash New Plugin Fx | Smash Your Beats Up ! Available as Pre-OrderView the full article

I’m feeling my age this morning as I write this and so I decided to find some patches for old synths, both hardware and software! ... I am, myself, a vintage model and so are most of my hardware keyboards! There are some pieces in my collection that aren’t much younger than I am. So it is lovely to see people out there creating new patches for old synths. Here’s a few I have found this week to rejuvenate some old classics. The post Sounds and Presets – Life In The Old Dogs Yet! appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Befaco Oneroi is a complete Eurorack synth voice for expansive ambient soundscapes and drones. Thanks to a built-in looper, you could perform an entire live set just on this one module... The post Befaco Oneroi: One-stop Shop for Drones and Ambient Soundscapes appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Hot on the heels of the Spectravox announcement comes the leak of the Labyrinth, a West Coast-inspired synth from Moog. A-maze-ing! ... The post Moog Labyrinth Leak! Get Lost In West Coast Moog Synthesis? appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

It’s Superbooth 2024 week, and we’ve found a couple of amazing deals to celebrate it! Get up to 40 percent off with Eurorack modules from Studio Electronics, a drum machine from Elektron, and a programmable multi-effect from MOD Audio! There is a deal for everyone! ... The post Synth Deals for Studio Electronics, Elektron, and MOD appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Looking for a life less DAW-dinary? We’re looking at 5 ways to go dawless in your home studio. We can all agree that software offers more flexibility than hardware, there’s no doubt about it. But, does this guarantee a creatively fulfilling experience? That’s what we’re here to discuss. Another immediate argument that arises is that using a DAW system allows you to work faster than previous music production mediums, and for the most part this is true when it comes to the average home user... The post Making music outside the box: 5 Ways to Go Dawless appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Korg has introduced the ST1K, a tuner designed specifically for use with analog and modular synths.… Read More Korg Intros ST1K Tune For Analog & Modular SynthesizersView the full article

SoundID VoiceAI is designed to transform your vocal track into the voice of another person or even an instrument, letting you create realistic vocal and backing tracks, with 40+ voice and instrument presets.… Read More Sonarworks SoundID VoiceAI Transforms Vocal Tracks Into New Vocal & Instrumental PerformancesView the full article

Cherry Audio today introduced Chroma, a new virtual instrument, based on the legendary 1982 Rhodes Chroma synthesizer.… Read More Cherry Audio Introduces Chroma, A Virtual Synth Based On The Classic Rhodes ChromaView the full article

While we’re admirers of the mono / paraphonic MatrixBrute since its first day, we were a little more cautious with the original version of the Polybrute. That polyphonic synthesizer, released… Read More The post Arturia PolyBrute 12 – reward for long waits appeared first on GreatSynthesizers. View the full article

Here's a preview of the new sampling feature for the Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave synthesizer.… Read More Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave Update Adds SamplingView the full article

Oneiroi are dark-winged creatures that, each night, emerge from their cave to deliver dreams and nightmares.… Read More Befaco Oneiroi An All-In-One Eurorack Synth Voice For Ambient & Drone MusicView the full article

Here's an in-depth look at the new Korg Kaoss Pad NTS-1.… Read More Korg Kaoss Pad NTS-3 ReviewView the full article

ThinkSpace Education have just released a brand new course for Cubase, looks really good ! DAW School - How To Use Cubase Over 8 hours of video tutorials Interactive videos Downloadable stems and project files Quizzes, tasks, and shareable projects I have purchased some of their other courses (about music theory) which are all excellent. I thought I mainly use Ableton Live now I think I will definitely purchase this new course as I sometimes use Cubase as well and never really nailed the UI & features. Also if you don't already follow Guy…

Rescopic Sound has just released a free expansion of their premium Cosmos sound effects library, and it’s called Cosmic Transitions. It includes 19 originally designed whoosh sound effects provided in 24-bit, 96 kHz as a stereo WAV format. Each audio file contains at least three variations to ensure versatility and variety in sound programming, totalling [...] View post: Rescopic Sound Releases FREE Cosmic Transitions SFX Sample Pack View the full article

GForce’s analogue synth emulation plugin, AXXESS, is currently free with a Loopcloud subscription until June 2. AXXESS is a faithful emulation of the Arp AXXE, a hardware synthesizer designed to be user-friendly and affordable. However, it builds on that with additional unique features that we will get into. Loopcloud has 3 subscription tiers available: Artist, [...] View post: GForce AXXESS Synth Is FREE With Any Loopcloud Subscription View the full article

Here's an in-depth review of the new Moog Spectravox synthesizer and vocoder.… Read More Moog Spectravox In-Depth ReviewView the full article

Synth expert Ziv Eliraz offers his review of the Arturia PolyBrute 12, and calls its FullTouch keyboard "a breakthrough for expressive control".… Read More Is The Arturia PolyBrute 12 Really ‘The Most Expressive Synth Ever’?View the full article

The Polybrute 12 takes their Brute line to new level, pairing their expressive FullTouch keyboard with a powerful 12-voice architecture, and adding a ribbon controller, Morphe?e pad, bi-timbral morphing presets and more.… Read More Arturia PolyBrute 12 Promises To Be ‘The Most Expressive Synth Ever’View the full article