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The Oberheim Matrix-12 is one of the most legendary analog polyphonic synthesizers of all time. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of this instrument, the Bob Moog Foundation is holding a special raffle: one lucky winner will receive a fully restored Matrix-12 signed by Tom Oberheim, Marcus Ryle and Michel Doidic. The provenance of this instrument is particularly noteworthy: it was personally owned by Doug Curtis, the developer of the legendary Curtis chips used in countless synthesizers in the 1970s and 1980s. His widow, Mary Curtis, donated the unit for the raffle, the proceeds of which will support the work of the Bob Moog Foundation... The post Oberheim Matrix-12 Turns 40: Win One of the Most Legendary Analog Synths and Donate! appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article -
The Behringer Wave looks like a dream come true for all fans of wavetable synthesis. As an affordable clone of the PPG Wave 2.2/2.3, it brings back the legendary instrument that pioneered the synthesis technique in the early 80s. Does the Behringer Wave live up to the expectations? Read our review to find out... The post Behringer Wave Review: Wave Surfing Like It’s 1981 appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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Nearly two years after it was first announced, Soma Laboratory’s FLUX synth is finally shipping. The highly anticipated instrument reimagines expressive electronic performance by allowing musicians to control sound entirely through hand motions. Unlike traditional synthesizers, FLUX eliminates the need for physical touch, using magnetic sensors and handheld bows to shape pitch, volume, and synthesis parameters in real time... The post FLUX, Soma’s wild theremin-inspired synthesizer controlled by hand motions, is shipping now appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article -
Fancy winning an Oberheim Matrix-12 synthesizer signed by Tom Oberheim himself? Well, here’s your chance. The Bob Moog Foundation – the nonprofit organisation set up in 2006 following the death of synth pioneer Robert Moog – has announced a fundraising raffle, with the winner taking home a signed Oberheim Matrix-12 valued at $20,000... The post Here’s your chance to win a signed Oberheim Matrix-12 synthesizer worth $20,000 appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article
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Moog released some of its most iconic synthesizers after Bob left in the late 1970s. These are the classic Moog synths made without Bob… The post Classic Moog Synths of the ‘70s and ‘80s: Moog Without Bob appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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Creating sounds similar to your eurorack modular system using software plug-ins isn’t easy, if possible at all. Hardware simply behaves differently and requires a different creative process. However, this doesn’t mean that the software versions don’t produce animated and organic sounds. With the best modular synth plugins, you still have access to a huge range of sound creation features… The post The best modular synth plugins for your DAW appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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A new project promises to bring back the Oberheim Xpander, a powerful digitally-controlled analog synthesizer from 1984. … Read More New Project Promises To Bring Back The Powerful Oberheim Xpander SynthesizerView the full article -
Behringer shared this first look at their upcoming copy of the Elka Synthex, an 8-voice DCO polysynth design from 1981.… Read More Behringer STX Synthesizer (Elka Synthex Copy) Live DemoView the full article
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Everyone knows the Prophet-5 but it’s just one of the best synths from Sequential. Here are the company’s top five instruments. Five of the Best Synths From Sequential Prophet-5 Pro-One Prophet VS Prophet Rev2 Pro 3 Few synthesizer companies can boast of a track record like Sequential. Founded by the late Dave Smith in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1974, the company would soon become world-famous thanks to its breakthrough product, the Prophet-5. Launched in 1978, the Prophet-5 would kick start five decades of synthesizer development, a legacy that continues to this day. However, we’re not here today to talk about the history of Sequential. You can read about that here as well as on the company’s own site. No, today we’re trying to choose just five synths from the company’s catalog that we can call the best – a tough thing to do, given how many incredible instruments bear the Sequential name. Here then is our attempt at a list of the five best synths from Sequential. Apologies if your favorite didn’t make the cut. Let us know your top five in the comments below… The post Five of the Best Synths From Sequential: Complete the Circuit appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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Developer Klevgrand has released the SyndtSphere v2.0.0 Sound Surfer Synth, which is free to download for macOS and Windows. Syndtsphere, the Sound Surfer Synth is back and is now in version 2.0.0. Klevgränd released the original Syndtsphere around seven years ago (roughly), and it took an interesting approach to blending sounds. Version 2.0.0 features a [...] View post: Klevgrand releases FREE SyndtSphere v2 Sound Surfer Synth View the full article -
Moog overhauls your bottom end with the fat, punchy and dynamic Mariana bass synth. It borrows liberally from the Taurus, Sub Phatty, Minitaur and Model D and yet finds depth in its own identity. Now with 40 % off! The post Moog Mariana Bass Synthesizer – Monster tones with 40 % off! appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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Full Bucket Music has introduced Paralogy, a free software synth for Mac & Windows that's inspired by the Crumar Trilogy and Stratus synths of the '80s.… Read More Full Bucket Music Paralogy Is A Free Software Synth Based On The Crumar Trilogy & StratusView the full article
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Unstable from Morphoice is a free polyphonic synthesizer inspired by the legendary Yamaha CS-80 analogue synthesizer. The developer, Morphoice, describes Unstable as “in no way intended to be a CS-80 emulator, but still probably closer to the real hardware than anything out there”. In recent weeks, unstable is the second classic Yamaha-inspired synth after BaconPaul’s [...] View post: Morphoice releases Unstable (early beta), a FREE CS-80-inspired poly synth VST View the full article
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While many producers lean on the well-known parameters of their favorite synths for pads, basses, and leads, some of the best parameters of your favorite soft synths often fly under the radar. Massive X is a synth with a lot going on under the hood, sometimes in obscure menus, and these hidden gems allow you to inject subtle motion, unpredictable variation, and experimental textures into your patches. This article breaks down five of Massive X’s most underrated parameters and shows how they can take your sound design to the next level. Whether you’re exploring custom noise layering, creating evolving modulations, or adding dynamic textures to your tracks, these tools are designed to inspire... Let’s dive in and see how these features can expand your creative workflow, helping you get even more out of Massive X. The post 5 underrated parameters in Massive X for sound design first appeared on Native Instruments Blog. View the full article -
Upon opening Wavea’s Flite plugin in your DAW, you will lay eyes on a pink and purple amorphous arm, the backdrop to Flite’s beautiful and minimalist plugin design. But is there more here than eye candy? The answer comes quickly; beneath the slick exterior, Flite is a powerful hybrid multi-sampler and synth with a lot to give... The post “At $99, this endearing plugin could easily become a firm favourite”: Wavea Flite review appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article
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synths Classic FM Synthesis: Yamaha DX7 Alternatives
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Want to build classic FM sounds from the 1980s and beyond? Here are some of the best Yamaha DX7 Alternatives to take you to FM heaven. Previously, we’ve discussed the illustrious History of Yamaha synthesizers, and we’ve looked at both the DX7 and DX1 in detail: The History of Yamaha The Yamaha DX7 Owning a Yamaha DX1 Here, we’ll look at more modern alternatives for creating the famous FM sounds from some of our favourite records and getting more involved with FM synthesis and building your own sounds... The post Classic FM Synthesis: Yamaha DX7 Alternatives appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article -
Paralogy by Full Bucket Music brings the Crumar Trilogy and Stratus synths to your DAW for FREE! Travel back in time to the early 80s with this free software synth. Full Bucket Music is one of the most productive developers of free software synths, specializing in great-sounding emulations of lesser-known classics that tend to slip under the radar of commercial developers. Their latest release is no exception. Paralogy emulates the Italian-made Crumar Trilogy and Stratus synths from the early 1980s... The post Full Bucket Music Paralogy: FREE Software Synth Emulates the Crumar Trilogy & Stratus appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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MiniBrute V offers 8-voices of polyphony, 168 presets, an arpeggiator, built-in tutorials and more.… Read More Arturia MiniBrute V Recreates Hardware Monosynth As Polyphonic Virtual InstrumentView the full article
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With NAMM 2025 behind us, I take a look at the synth-related high and low points of another momentous week in Anaheim and beyond! My colleague Lasse has already covered the post-NAMM synth-specific event, “Buchla & Friends”, so I will be looking at NAMM specifically, just in case any of you were about to leave a comment scalding me for leaving that excellent event out! … The post The Best and Worst of NAMM 2025 in Synths: Tops and Flops appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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Want to transform your voice into a robot or heavenly synth choir? Look no further than these five best hardware vocoders. The vocoder may not be the most versatile instrument on the planet. But what it does, it does very well: it lets you sing through a synthesizer. Whether that be robot-style like electro classics of the 1980s, heavenly choirs like ELO or Air, or something a little more experimental, if your song is calling for a vocoder then nothing else will substitute. Although the heyday of the vocoder in terms of popularity may be gone (the Autotune era shows no sign of ending), there are still plenty of applications for a good synth song. And it doesn’t have to be just your voice either. You can run all kinds of things through a vocoder, including drums and special effects. If you’ve been thinking about picking up a hardware vocoder, you’ve come to the right place. If you prefer a software one, we’ve got you covered here. And if you need to brush up on how a vocoder works, check this out. Now, may I present to you, five of the best hardware vocoders on the market today... The post 5 of the Best Hardware Vocoders: Sing the Body Electric With These Fun Voice Synths appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article Source: Behringer
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synths Nozoïd Intros Kagouyar Polyphonic Synthesizer
Synthtopia posted a topic in Music Production Forum
Nozoïd let us know that they've introduced the Kagouyar, a semi-modular polyphonic virtual analogue synthesizer.… Read More Nozoïd Intros Kagouyar Polyphonic SynthesizerView the full article -
The Synthe A100 is a hybrid of the Synthi A and Synthi 100.… Read More Switchtrix Electronics Intros EMS-Inspired Synthe A100View the full article
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Arturia has kicked off 2025 with a bang by launching the sixth iteration of its powerful sound design software Pigments. Front and center in the lineup of new features is a new Vocoder, which enables producers to get truly creative with voice modulation. There’s also a new Modal engine, new filters and modulators, and an improved user interface... The post Arturia launches Pigments 6, the sixth iteration of its powerful sound design software appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article
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Save 80% on the ultimate sound design package, including UVI Falcon, 19 premium expansions, and all factory content, available for just $199. FL Studio, the world’s leading Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), has partnered with UVI to launch the Falcon Special, an exclusive bundle designed to elevate music production. This powerhouse package includes UVI’s award-winning Falcon [...] The post FL Studio x UVI: Kickstart 2025 with the UVI Falcon Special appeared first on DJ Life Magazine. View the full article -
Arturia’s flagship soft synth returns for its latest iteration, Pigments 6, and introduces a new Modal engine, new filters, a vocoder effect and more! Pigments has always been a trailblazer when it comes to powerful software synthesis. It has a huge fanbase that revels in its seemingly endless creative prowess and possibilities. And with Pigments 6, Arturia have further increased its ability to astonish and astound. So with it already being a formidable sound design and performance tool, what could Arturia possibly bring to it that takes it beyond the last version and warrant that all-important new version number? I asked my friends in Grenoble and their reply was, “Tiens ma bière!“ ... The post Arturia Pigments 6 – A La Modal appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article
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