The M-VAVE FM-1 has become incredibly popular since its launch in the summer, thanks to its relatively low price, decent simulation of the Yamaha DX-7‘s iconic sounds, and because it’s incredibly hackable. Here we round up all the custom firmware releases we currently know about. It may not be an […]
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Audio Modeling has announced the imminent arrival of a polyphonic version of its SWAM (Synchronous Waves Acoustic Modeling) expressive plugin. SWAM, developed by the company, has always deliberately been monophonic, preferring realism and expressive control over attempting polyphony. PolySWAM is a completely rebuilt instrument — SWAM has not been changed […]
Around about three years after a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, the quirky CHOMPI handheld synth is officially discontinued. Once any remaining stock is sold, it’s gone — remaining in the hands of the users who backed, bought and love it. Devs at Chase Bliss put out the video yesterday explaining […]
Music Thing has announced the second version of its Radio Music 4HP Eurorack sample player module will be available towards the end of October this year, five years after the original Radio Music was retired due to a lack of chip availability. The module is something between a CV controllable […]
Spitfire Audio collaborated with technologist and composer BT to create the Phoenix hybrid synth designed for cinematic sound design. It features six synthesis engines — spectral wavetables, FM, sampler, 2OP FM transients, subharmonic generation, and complex noise oscillator — to provide sounds which evolve with movement even from single notes. […]
Roland has announced the imminent opening of its flagship retail store in New York, opening in early October at 414 West 14th Street in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. Not only will it be used to showcase and sell a wide range of Roland, BOSS and Drum Workshop instruments and other products, […]
Very new developer orph has been busy in the first few months of public facing life. In July it launched a free finishing plugin called PLUSH, which adds brilliance and loudness to a mix; August saw the launch of the MONOCHORD harmony workstation plugin; and now the vintage equipment emulator […]
I’ve been a fan of MAME, which most people know as an arcade machine emulator, for many years, but one thing I didn’t know is that its reach has gone some way beyond just arcade games. It has also been used to emulate a number of synths, music keyboards and […]
When we find interesting news, links and resources that don’t warrant a whole article of their own, but are worth sharing, we’ll put them here. Some of them might in the future become full articles, in which case we’ll link to them. 28 September 2026 20 September 2026 18 September […]
Reason Studios has announced the launch of its totally gratis Reason Free Rack, which can be used in any DAW as a VST3/AU/AAX plugin. It features 15 iconic devices in the free plugin: The company suggests that the full mechanics of Rack are still available, just with a cut down […]
The year ticks on and presumably some people have been getting impatient for new Stylophone offerings from manufacturer Dubreq, because they’ve just sent out an update for two of their forthcoming new products — the VOICE and the ON-THE-FLY sequencer. Stylophone VOICE Dubreq suggests that, after thorough testing, production is […]
Temperamento has announced its Mesa Wavetable Visual Engine iOS/Mac app is due to launch. In something rather switching around the process of wavetable synthesis, Mesa turns visuals into wavetables and then displays the sound in real time. Unlike in traditional wavetable synths, which take a number of waveforms and then […]
Honestly, I’ve not heard of the Synido brand until today, but perhaps that’s not too surprising as they’re a young company (launched in 2021), with a mission to building a series of voice and live audio products, particularly aimed at younger and beginning musicians and content creators. So their latest […]
The compact Blackbox 2 sampler from 1010 Music is now shipping, having been demonstrated at this year’s Superbooth. Intended for DAWless music creation and performance, it offers a professional way for creating and manipulating samples, including loops, one-shots, slices and multisamples. It’s had a design revamp compared to the original […]
Steinberg has announced a number of big discounts and free updates to mark the 30th anniversary of Virtual Studio Technology (VST) and 25th anniversary of the HALion synth and sampler platform. VST Over three decades, VST has transformed how musicians and other audio professionals have worked with computer-based music, allowing […]
If you love Teenage Engineering gear, but felt guilty or unable to afford some of their premium prices, perhaps their “secret sale” is worth taking a look at. You’ll get a 30% discount on a range of gear (I’m tempted to say ‘everything’ but I’m genuinely not 100% sure about […]
There’s an emerging trend in modern portable chord synthesisers — often handheld devices which can provide musical inspiration by offering easier ways to create harmonies and chord tracks. They’re often of interest to both beginner and experienced musicians, as they can help to teach some music theory fundamentals as well […]
dadamachines has announced the premiere of its tbd-16 compact, open source, hackable groovebox, which will be shown off at this year’s Superbooth event. Featuring sixteen track, with multiple engines per track, plus a deep step sequencer, mixer, effects, and built-in browser editor, crammed into a 110x110x25mm box for ultra portability. […]
Baby Audio has launched its Grainferno instrument, offering granular synthesis and allowing you chop up and manipulate any sample to create new sounds and textures. Granular synthesis isn’t new, and many DAWs and other plugins already exist to allow you to manipulate samples in this way — Baby Audio suggests […]
One of the most popular new instruments on Kickstarter is the Tembo, a magnetic step sequencer and sampler which lets you build rhythms and sequences simply by placing magnetic discs onto the grid and then jamming with it. First off, the Tembo looks gorgeous, with a natural wooden look just […]