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One of their most successful digital synths, the KORG multi/poly module delivers it in a compact 19″ rack mount/desktop unit. It’s only been about three months since KORG dropped their rather fabulous multi/poly synth and, as expected, they’ve followed it up with a module version, as they did with the wavestate, opsix and modwave... The post KORG multi/poly module – The Mono/Poly Inspired Synth In Your Rack appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article KORG multi/poly module · Source: KORG -
Thanks to firmware V1.25, PWM Mantis now has four voices of polyphony. Yes, polyphony. And maybe a new OSCar is on the way? PWM Mantis Is Now Polyphonic PWM Mantis was already a powerfully capable hybrid duophonic synthesizer with two DCO oscillators per voice and dual OSCar filters. Now, thanks to a new firmware update, this black and green beast is now a fully polyphonic four-voice monster thanks to Quad mode. “I’ve been enjoying the Mantis greatly. It can be a work horse and do what I want from a mono synth but being able to hit the Quad button is very useful and changes everything,” said Paul Hartnoll of Orbital. PWM says that Quad mode is achieved with re-engineered dynamic voice allocation... The post PWM Mantis Is Now a Fully Polyphonic 4-Voice Synth! appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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Need some keys for your next gig? These five best synths for the stage will elevate your performance. And they’re relatively affordable too! Best Synths for the Stage Clavia Nord Lead A1 Roland Juno-D8 Arturia AstroLab Moog Subsequent 37 Behringer UB-Xa Not every synth nut is a studio rat. Some actually get out into the world and play live. For those who like to take it to the stage, you need synthesizers that can work well in a live performance environment. What that entails, however, depends on the musician. Some are virtuoso players and will need a solid keybed and playable bread and butter sounds. Others will be going the synth lord route, and so need an instrument with a full, rich sound. Genre can make a difference too. Someone playing bass keys in a funk band is going to have very different needs than an indie rock keyboardist. Keeping all of this in mind, I’ve assembled a list of the five best synths for the stage that are currently on the market today. Many of these are fairly affordable as well. I’ve avoided arrangers and stage pianos as well as workstations. Some of these may be controversial picks but keep an open mind. And if you really hate what I’ve chosen, the comments section is right down at the bottom just waiting for you... The post 5 Best Synths for the Stage appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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Korg multi/poly native puts the multi/poly hardware synth inside your DAW. Korg multi/poly native Didn’t see this one coming! Or at least not this quickly. On the same day that Korg has released the multi/poly module, the company has gone and made the Korg multi/poly native available as a plugin for your DAW. And it’s fully compatible with the classic Mono/Poly-inspired hardware... The post Korg multi/poly native: Korg’s Excellent Virtual Analog Hardware Synth Now in Your Computer appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article Multi/poly native · Source: Korg
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KORG announce the KORG miniKORG 700Sm, a mini version of the classic “mini” but with all the spec. The KORG miniKORG 700s holds a very dear place in my heart. It was the first proper synthesizer I actually spent time with. I’d recently changed high school and I immediately visited the music department to check out their drum kit, being the drummer that I am. The post KORG miniKORG 700Sm – KORG’s Definitive Monosynth becomes Diminutive appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article KORG miniKORG 700Sm · Source: KORG
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KORG KRONOS returns, a collective sigh of relief is emitted from its fanbase and we have another killer workstation to enjoy! It’s Been a Long Wait For some time now, KORG KRONOS fans have been crying out for a new version of the flagship workstation. Every time KORG made an announcement in recent years, it was pre-empted by a sharp intake of breath, followed shortly after by a loud groan as the third iteration of the KRONOS failed to appear yet again. Not this time, though. It’s huge, it’s here, and it’s coming to a music store near you very soon! KORG can easily lay claim to being the originators of the keyboard workstation, way back with the legendary M1. Since then, they’ve remained pretty much top of the game in that field, with Yamaha and Roland stealing a march in recent years... The post KORG KRONOS – Their Flagship Returns appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article KORG KRONOS · Source: KORG
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Whether you need a wide keybed, expanded synthesis options or just a massive sound, these seven big synths have what you need... The post Best Big Synths: 7 Sizable Synthesizers That Prove Bigger Is Better appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article Korg Nautilus · Source: Korg
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A short detour to the Polymoog. After its release in 1975, it was every keyboardist’s dream. Maximum polyphony at 71 voices (!), a well-weighted and velocity-sensitive keyboard … the instrument… Read More The post Polymoog – it doesn’t get any more VINTAGE than this appeared first on GreatSynthesizers. View the full article -
Last week, astute Reddit users cottoned on to a potential new product from the Teenage Engineering camp, thanks to an FCC filing which suggested the imminent launch of the OP-XY. Now, the OP-XY, a successor to the Swedish brand’s OP-Z synth, has officially arrived. Dubbed an “all-in-one powerful synthesizer and composer with deep, direct sequencing capabilities”, the OP-XY takes the advanced sequencing of the OP-Z and places it in a smaller enclosure, more similar to the brands’ OP-1... The post “We dare say it’s probably the most complete, portable sequencer ever built”: Teenage Engineering introduces the OP-XY appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article -
Teenage Engineering today introduced the OP-XY, a new portable instrument that features a powerful sequencer, synthesizer, and sampler.… Read More Teenage Engineering Intros $2,299 OP-XY Synthesizer, Sequencer & SamplerView the full article -
Our new weekly column Synth Journal continues with all of the latest synthesizer news that was too small to warrant its own story but too interesting to let die on the vine. This week we’ve got tasty synth bonbons about a new Yamaha CS-80 clone, Koma Elektronik’s hot-wired hot plate Chromaplane, Roger Linn makes a beat on an MPC and more… The post Yamaha CS-80 Clone, Make Noise Bruxa & More: Synth Journal appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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Building your first modular synth can be a challenge, with the range of modules available. To save you some time, and hopefully money, we’ve selected some of the best budget Eurorack modules for those starting out... The post 5 Of The Best Budget Eurorack Modules: Building Synths from Scratch appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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Modern big-budget movie scores are full of synths, both hardware and soft. Read on to find out how to get the soundtrack synth sounds of Dune, Furiosa, Oppenheimer and more... The post Soundtrack Synths: Get That Blockbuster Sound appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article -
More great sounds and presets this week, including some for the latest Arturia plugin and a bank that sold me a synth! There’s an unwritten rule when voicing a new synth. The very first patch when you turn a synth on is the one that sells it. KORG’s M1 had ‘Universe’ and the Prophecy had ‘Prophetic Steps’. Roland’s D-50 had ‘Fantasia’ and the JD-800 had ‘Millenium’. Heck, even Arturia’s PolyBrute 12 opening patch, cleverly called ‘The Opening’, is a real sonic statement of intent. The theory was that when a customer walked into a music store (remember those?), they would turn a synth on or select Bank A Patch 1 and play. This patch needed to grab them and draw them in. It’s the same as the first sentence in a book. That initial interaction has to sell the synth. Just ask Alesis how important that is. On their ill-fated Fusion workstation, the first 10 patches were pianos. And the very first one wasn’t even that great. Amongst a raft of other things, when the user played it for the first time, all they got was a bog standard piano. It was downhill from there… The post Sounds and Presets: Great Patches That Sell Synths appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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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
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The sound of the miniMoog is a distinctive rich tone that leaps out of your speakers at you. We’ve selected some of the best miniMoog Alternatives for recreating authentic leads and basslines. We’ve discussed how to do this using software plug-ins previously, but for many of us software can often be too clinical to capture the experience of using the real thing. First introduced in back 1970, the miniMoog Model D was one of the first synthesizers to feature a pitch wheel. It took most of the basic functionality from Moog’s massive modular systems of the time and rescaled the architecture for a new compact format. The post The Best miniMoog Alternatives for getting that classic sound appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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