FRMS (pronounced frames) gives granular synthesis a musical edge by mixing it with subtractive and FM synthesis to produce a wide variety of possible timbres.
For just £50 GBP you can get the StartHere DIY monophonic synthesizer kit from The Secret Southside Synthesiser Society. Ideal for those musicians looking to learn new skills.
The standalone, hardware drum machine with sequencer from Erica Synths, Bassline DB-01 synthesiser, does more than just bass... Take a listen and decide whether to get yours in just a couple of weeks.
Grano takes samples like synth lines, field recordings or drums loops and takes you on a journey into unexpected sonic landscapes. It's probably most well suited for ambient and experimental genres.
Loopop is first up with an in-depth video review of the new Polyend Tracker. It's not only comprehensive and informative, but also sonically excellent. Sit back and enjoy.
Tracker from Polyend is a machine combining the retro feel of software trackers with sampler, wavetable, granular FM synthesis, sequencer and arranger in a portable standalone hardware form.
If you're even a tiny bit interested in the Polyend Tracker this is the video you're going to want to watch. One minute of Tracker in action, making sounds, music, tracking and editing audio.
The most anticipated synthesizer and music instrument show of the year is back in Berlin in April 2020. Here's what's going on with the program and education events at the show.
Collaboration between Erica Synths and engineers from Riga Technical University results in a new kind of user interface that inspires users to explore the sonic universe with SYNTRX.
Isotonik Studios may be better known for their Ableton Live, Push and Novation Circuit packs, but now they're branching out into Elektron land with their second release, Nemeis for Digitone.
Francesco Mulassano of Soundmit, tells us the restoration of the MCS 70 is a once in a lifetime occurrence. This incredibly rare Italian analog synthesizer has come back to life.
There's five sound designers at UVI responsible for the vast array of sampled instruments that are part of their highly acclaimed Vintage Vault 3. Find out their sampling workflow secrets here.
Imagine an affordable clone of the iconic Roland CR-78 analog drum machine... and what if you were involved in the creation process, including the design, of the machine itself. Hello Behringer...
XILS 505 is a '˜numeric namesake' virtual instrument inspired by the analog architecture of one of the finest paraphonic string machines of the 70s era.
On top of announcing KeyLab Essential 88 and KeyStep Pro at NAMM 2020, French audio pioneers Arturia have also revealed a surprise update to their popular MicroFreak digital synth.