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This ARP 2500 is the first and only publicly-accessible example of its kind in the USA.… Read More Alan R. Pearlman Foundation Makes Rare ARP 2500 Synthesizer Available To The PublicView the full article

SOMA Laboratory founder Vlad Kreimer demonstrates their new FLUX expressive synthesizer.… Read More Vlad Kreimer On The SOMA FLUX Expressive Synthesizer At Superbooth 2024View the full article

At Superbooth 2024, held May 16-18 in Berlin, LA-based composer/producer Trovarsi gave a live performance Gesprächkonzert, featuring a modular system based around Sonocurrent Eurorack modules.… Read More Modular Techno With Trovarsi On Sonocurrent Eurorack ModulesView the full article

Buzz Zone is a boutique performance-oriented synth with a rich set of features, cutting edge DSP and a streamlined modern interface.… Read More Toybox Buzz Zone A ‘Boutique Performance-Oriented Synth’View the full article

The latest amphibian-themed instrument from Erica Synths is the Bullfrog Drums, a sample-based rhythm box with 909-style buttons... The post Erica Synths Bullfrog Drums Looks Like a Hopping Good Time appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Behind-the-scenes tour of UVI's headquarters, where they create Quadra Modular and other super high-tech VST virtual instruments.

Developer Lotus Sounds has released Ocean Plate, a free reverb plugin for Windows and Mac. Who doesn’t love a new reverb plugin? I’m prone to downloading and testing quite a few, and this is likely one of my favorite effects to add a track. That aside, my plugin folder always has room for a new [...] View post: Ocean Plate Is A FREE Plate Reverb Plugin by Lotus Sounds View the full article

IK Multimedia’s T-RackS 5 V2 is currently available for $40 at Audio Plugin Deals, which is 80% off the list price of $200. T-RackS 5 V2 is a 64-bit only mastering suite for Mac and PC in AU, VST 2, VST 3, and AAX formats. Note that the 80% off deal is only available on [...] View post: Get 80% OFF IK Multimedia T-RackS 5 V2 until June 7 View the full article

"This is going to be a top pick for drum machines once it's out," says an early user. … Read More Erica Synths Bullfrog Drums Sneak PreviewView the full article

Photosynthesis is a new store in Olympia, Washington that specializes in flowers...and synthesizers… Read More New Olympia Washington Store, Photosynthesis, Features Flowers & SynthsView the full article

Function Loops has released a new free drum machine plugin called Tech House Drums for Mac and Windows. Function Loops has previously released many sample packs, of all kinds, for EDM, psytrance, trap, hyperpop, you name it. They also released a free Psytrance Bass ROMpler plugin. If you’re a fan of their previous releases, it’s time [...] View post: Function Loops Releases FREE Tech House Drums Plugin View the full article

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It looks like Korg may be blowing out the remaining stock of their ARP 2600M. … Read More Korg ARP 2600M Available At Blow-Out Price View the full article

SimplexFM is a free alternate firmware for SOMA's Metaconformer MIDI router that turns it into a 4-track digital organismic synth.… Read More Free SimplexFM Firmware Turns SOMA Labs’ Metaconfirmer MIDI Router Into A 4-Voice Organismic SynthesizerView the full article

Flame Sound offers the Firestarter SFX ($59 value) cinematic sound effects library for only $9 until May 26th, 2024. Regular BPB readers already know about Flame Sound – it’s my sound design label that offers free cinematic sound effects and premium SFX collections. Firestarter SFX, one of the best-selling premium packs, is currently available at [...] View post: Get Firestarter Cinematic SFX for only $9 until May 26th! View the full article

Linda Audio has released Digimorph, a free experimental synth VST for Windows. Synth VSTs are often heavily inspired by existing hardware instruments and, in some cases, directly emulate them, like Vavra, a Waldorf MicroQ emulation. It’s not just free synths that often venture down the emulation path; releases like Baby Audio’s BA-1 are the same. [...] View post: Linda Audio releases Digimorph, a FREE experimental synth VST for Windows View the full article

Dixonbeats and ErrorTheProducer have released Midnight, a Phonk-inspired plugin and loop kit for macOS and Windows. Dixonbeats also kindly provided two FREE copies for two lucky BPB readers – read on to learn more about the giveaway. If you’re asking yourself, “What the funk is phonk?” you’re probably not alone. I’m a pretty big hip-hop/rap [...] View post: GIVEAWAY: Dixonbeats Midnight Plugin (Two FREE Copies Inside) View the full article

Big polys dominated the show floor with the best synths of Superbooth24 coming from Arturia, Melbourne Instruments and Oberheim… but what about Moog? This year’s Superbooth was quite a show. What was once a small and Eurorack-focussed affair has grown into the synthesizer event of the year, even surpassing NAMM for sheer synth-related announcements. May 16 to 18 saw Superbooth24 dominated by polyphonic synthesizers, with more flagships on display than Fleet Week. Arturia’s PolyBrute 12, Oberheim’s TEO-5 and Melbourne Instruments’ Delia were just a few of the impressive instruments on hand. It being Superbooth, there were plenty of Eurorack modules and bout…

I remember the first time I heard the word dubstep. It was my brother telling me: “You’ve got to listen to this dubstep track!” The track was Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites. And the artist was Skrillex. I had never heard anything like it. It was aggressive, in your face, atonal but yet musical. From […] The post What is Dubstep? Everything You Need to Know in 5min appeared first on EDMProd. View the full article

If there's a silver lining to the conflict between the mega-corporation and the 87-year old synth pioneer, it's that synthesists have more and better choices than ever.… Read More Tom Oberheim Sets The Record Straight On Behringer’s Copies, Saying “There Is No Collaboration Between Us”View the full article

Izotope’s Neutron 4 Elements channel strip plugin is currently available to download for free until July 8th, 2024. The product is normally priced at $49 and is available in AU, VST3, and AAX plugin formats for Windows and Mac. Neutron 4 Elements is the little brother of the full Neutron 4 suite, which costs $249. However, [...] View post: Izotope Neutron 4 Elements is FREE Until July 8th! View the full article

Here's an overview and demo of the Nonlinear Labs C15 synthesizer, including new features of the synth engine.… Read More Nonlinear Labs C15 Overview & Demo At Superbooth 2024View the full article

Of all the electro-mechanical keyboards, the Hohner Pianet T probably gets the least love or recognition. Martinic set out to address that. Think about electro-mechanical keyboards and you will, almost certainly, think of the Fender Rhodes or Wurlitzer 200A. Maybe even the Yamaha CP70. But the Hohner Pianet T is always the bridesmaid, never the bride... The post Martinic Pianet T – Resurrecting the NASA-Influenced Keyboard appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Universal Audio announced its analogue-inspired Luna digital audio workstation is now finally available for Windows as a free beta. Luna was previously only available for macOS users with Universal Audio Apollo interfaces, but now the developer has made it available for all Windows and Mac users. As development progresses and Luna becomes compatible with both [...] View post: Universal Audio’s FREE Luna DAW is now on Windows, too! View the full article

Post-Superbooth24 update includes new Model 15, K-2 MKII and VCS3! Get all your Behringer clone news with this constantly updating list. And of course there are some rumors included... The post Meet the Clones – All Of Behringer’s Upcoming Synthesizers appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

With PlayDFAM, you can run the DFAM in sync with your DAW, modify the clock speed, use different sequencing directions and even sequence specific steps.… Read More New Plugin, PlayDFAM, Integrates Moog DFAM With Your DAWView the full article

The CRUM2 is described as a 'generative percussive harmonic device'. It's part synth and part drum machine.… Read More Analog Sweden Announces First Production Synth Design From Designer Love HulténView the full article

In this video, UDO founder Georgn Hearn offers an overview of the Super 8, and an extended performance demo featuring their Super 8 and Super Gemini synthesizers.… Read More UDO Super 8 Synthesizer Introduction & Demo At Superbooth 2024View the full article

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