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Quiet Music has released a new free electric-piano-style virtual instrument called DreamWaves Lite. Over the years, Quiet Music has released several instruments and made free versions of many of them available. This time, it’s no exception, and as you might expect, DreamWaves Lite is a condensed version of their new release, DreamWaves. While offering the [...] View post: Quiet Music Releases FREE Dream Waves Lite Virtual Instrument View the full article

Legendary synthesizer designer Tom Oberheim has spoken about the various emulations of hardware synths on the market, saying that he finds them exciting no matter who releases them... The post Tom Oberheim on synth emulations: “Anything that brings new sounds is exciting — I don’t care what the brand is” appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Behringer’s UB-Xa, which took six years of development, has become Thomann’s best-selling synthesiser. The UB-Xa was first launched in November 2023, and takes inspiration from the classic Oberheim synth used on records from the likes of Depeche Mode, Tangerine Dream, Prince, and more. At its release, Behringer revealed it cost an eye-watering $3.5 million to develop...The post “We got Tom Oberheim’s consent”: Behringer’s UB-Xa becomes the best-selling synth at Thomann appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Madrona Labs has introduced Sumu, a new software synthesizer for Mac OS and Windows that combines additive resynthesis with FM and vector field spatialization.… Read More Madrona Labs Announces Sumu, Additive Resynthesis Softsynth For Mac OS and WindowsView the full article

Êpica Audio has released The Hammer compressor for macOS, which is free for a limited time. As a lowly macOS user, too set in my ways to jump ship (and not responsible enough to steer two ships), I’m occasionally left on the sidelines. At the same time, the Windows folks enjoy various plugins I might never [...] View post: Êpica Audio releases The Hammer for macOS, FREE for a limited time View the full article

Sigmund 2 from D16 is one hell of a plugin. It boasts four independent delay lines and immense scope for complex, layered tone shaping. The original was released 11 years ago and was beloved for its flexibility and high-quality sound. But we’ve seen plenty of top-notch delay plugins since then, so Sigmund 2 is in a much tougher market compared to 2013. Sigmund 2 doesn’t rewrite the rule book but is refined to be extremely versatile and impressively easy to use. But is it the only delay plugin you need? Probably not. The post D16 Group’s Sigmund 2 is surprisingly creative — but is it a delay plugin? appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Melbourne Instruments has announced Delia, a bi-timbral polysynth inspired by pioneering BBC synthesist Delia Derbyshire (Dr. Who). … Read More Melbourne Instruments Intros Delia Synthesizer, Inspired By Pioneering BBC Synthesist Delia DerbyshireView the full article

The mod brings a wide range of bug fixes, workflow improvements and new features to the Roland TR-909.… Read More The Roland TR-909 Gets An Upgrade, After 40 Years, With Revolution 909 ModView the full article

The Kit brings the unique wave-slicing oscillator sounds of the Waverazor Dual Oscillator to Bitbox.… Read More New Waverazor Eurorack Kit For 1010music Bitbox At Superbooth 2024View the full article

At Superbooth 2024, held May 16-18 in Berlin, Shakmat showed three new Eurorack module prototypes: Ballista Blast, Griffin’s Claws & Bishop Miscellany mk2.… Read More Shakmat Debuts Three New Modules at Superbooth 24: Ballista Blast, Griffin’s Claws & Bishop Miscellany mk2View the full article

On Wednesday, Arturia launched the new PolyBrute 12 (€3999/$4449), a polyphonic analog hardware synth the French boffins call “the most expressive synthesizer ever.” Bedroom Producers Blog hit the floor of Superbooth Berlin today and got the scoop on the new synth from Arturia’s sound designer, Lily, as seen in the YouTube video above. Thanks again [...] View post: SUPERBOOTH24: The new Arturia PolyBrute 12 Synth is a Masterpiece View the full article

The Triax8 is a fully analog polyphonic oscillator, featuring 16 analog oscillators designed by pioneering synth designer Dave Rossum.… Read More TipTop Audio Intros Triax8 Polyphonic Eurorack OscillatorView the full article

The two companies have collaborated on a series of Euro reissues of Buchla's 200 series Electric Music Box modules from the early '70s.… Read More Tiptop Audio & Buchla Bringing Programmable Complex Waveform Generator & Frequency Shifter 285t To EurorackView the full article

Here's an overview and demo from Superbooth 2024 of the new Korg Acoustic Synthesis Phase 8.… Read More Korg Acoustic Synthesis Phase 8 Electro-Acoustic Synthesizer At Superbooth 2024View the full article

UDO Audio revealed the Super 8, a 16-voice polyphonic, bitimbral analog-hybrid performance synthesizer. We had the chance to hear it in action and film it at Superbooth24. A big THANK YOU to Minimal Audio for sponsoring our Superbooth24 coverage. Superbooth is in full swing, so you’re bound to see some stuff that inspires a little [...] View post: SUPERBOOTH24: UDO Audio Reveals Super 8 Polyphonic Synthesizer View the full article

Dreadbox launched the new Murmux Adept analog polyphonic synthesizer, a hardware unit that’ll set you back a cool €2,180 + VAT (Sweetwater lists it at $2,999.) Bedroom Producers Blog saw this bad boy in action on the floor of Superbooth Berlin this week. Watch our video above the article (thanks to Minimal Audio for sponsoring [...] View post: SUPERBOOTH24: Get Your ‘80s on With Dreadbox Murmux Analog Poly Synth View the full article

Maybe you’ve heard some of those ever-persistent murmurings about the GeneralMusic S-Series: “The S2 synthesizer – a secret sound weapon”, “GEM S2 and S3 are among the best master keyboards… Read More The post GeneralMusic GEM S2 / S2R / S3 – ingenious pro-synthesizers appeared first on GreatSynthesizers. View the full article

Ableton Push 3 has a lot of features that let it be used as a 'modular brain', including standalone operation, CV/Gate outputs, expressive MPE pads and battery operation.… Read More Ableton Push With Modular Synths At Superbooth 2024View the full article

At Superbooth 2024, being held May 16-18 in Berlin, Knobula has introduced Echo Cinematic, a stereo effects module inspired by dub music.… Read More Knobula Introduces Echo Cinematic Module At Superbooth 2024View the full article

At Superbooth 2024, being held May 16-18 in Berlin, Erica Synths has made two new introductions.… Read More Erica Synths Nightverb and ResonantEQ Debut at Superbooth 2024View the full article

Thomas Elroy Oberheim removes his glasses and wipes his cheek. “It still makes tears come to my eyes, I’m sorry.” On the morning before his new synthesizer, the TEO-5, is released, Tom isn’t shedding tears of sadness. He’s just astounded by the impact of his 50-year career and the myriad ways artists have crafted legendary sounds with his namesake Oberheim synths... The post TEO-5, as told by Tom Oberheim: “If we made this 30 years ago, we’d have ruled the world” appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Tangible Waves has four new modules for the compact AE Modular system that communicate via the new IMDI standard. In a nutshell, IMDI is basically MIDI that’s transmitted over the same cables as CV signals. What are the advantages? ... The post Tangible Waves IMDI: Is MIDI the Future of Modular? appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

The TEO-5 is designed to make the classic Oberheim sound available in a modern, affordable instrument.… Read More Oberheim TEO-5 Synthesizer Review & DemoView the full article

These will complement Behringer's line of ARP 2500 Euro format copies, and are largely inspired by 'lost' ARP 2500 designs from 1970.… Read More Ten New ARP 2500 Eurorack Modules Coming From AMSynthsView the full article

Simply Touch by Synthux Academy is a Daisy-based touch synthesizer that can be anything: Synthesizer, looper, drum machine, sampler, effects unit, you name it! Available pre-assembled or as a DIY kit... The post Synthux Academy Simple Touch: Daisy-Powered Touch Synth can be Anything appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

In an industry-leading move, Soundful has become the first AI music platform to enable stem exporting directly to Ableton Live. Using Ableton‘s ALS file format, users can now download their Soundful creations for use in the popular music making software and conveniently, the stems are named and aligned to keep perfect time... The post Soundful becomes first AI music platform to enable stem exporting directly to Ableton Live appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Unsure what the best synth is for you and your needs? Use psychology to help you pick the absolute perfect one... The post The Best Synth for You Based on Your Myers-Briggs Personality Type appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Twisted Electrons Twist FM is an 8-voice polyphonic FM synthesizer based on YMF262 Sound Blaster Chips. With an analog filter, dual layers, and plenty of real-time control, Twist FM delivers lush, polyphonic FM sounds. Twisted Electrons Twist FM Twisted Electrons is showcasing a prototype of the upcoming Twist FM synthesizer at Superbooth 24. Once again, the chiptune experts have reached deep into the vintage computing bag of tricks and dug out a couple of YMF262/OPL3 FM chips from the Sound Blaster era. While these chips are also in the manufacturer’s Blast Beats FM groovebox (read our review here), they’re configured differently in the Twist FM. Blast B…

Vermona is showcasing two new Eurorack modules at Superbooth 24: Bass-Drum and TRANSfourMER. Bass-Drum turns the kick channel of the popular DRM1 MKIV drum synthesizer into a module. TRANSfourMER is a high-quality output module with four balanced XLR outputs... The post Vermona Bass-Drum and TRANSfourMER: New Drum and Output Modules appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Decent Samples has released a new free Casio VL-1 library for the free Decent Sampler. Casio VL-1 is a peculiar device. It’s a monophonic synthesizer, sequencer, and calculator all in one. Made in 1979, it is claimed to be “the first mass produced digital synthesizer ever”, with its warm and fuzzy sound that became iconic [...] View post: Decent Samples Release FREE Casio VL-1 Sample Library View the full article