One of the most impressive pieces of news from Musikmesse 2016 was Softube's Modular. An uber affordable and convenient way to emulate a modular synth system. Watch this in-depth video from Messe.
This video from the complete course on the Moog Mother 32 is perfect for those new to the this semi-modular, analog synth or even the world of Eurorack. Watch this free video tutorial below.
In this 6 minute video Davide from SoundMachines presents their latest product, the MODULÖR114. If you like the Moog Mother-32, then you're just going to LOVE this all-in-one Eurorack synth.
BASTL Instruments kindly spent some time showing and explaining how their new Eurorack synth modules & modular synth systems work while at Superbooth 16, Berlin. Worth watching!
BASTL were at Superbooth 16 to show us an ingenious mechanical synth system they've designed that allows you to transform the signal from a modular system to power a motor that plays a guitar.
I was really happy to run into Frap Tools at Superbooth in Berlin this year. They gave us an overview of the CGM (Channel Group Master) creative mixer for Auroral modular synths.
Find out more about the new 4MS eurorack synth modules given a proper overview at Superbooth16, Berlin. Plus, there's news on the new Modular Addiction Awareness Campaign...
Erica Synths have been one of the busier eurorack synth makers so far in 2016, and are back with their new Black Quad VCA which is compact and a good sound shaper to boot. DivKid shows it in action.
Imagine being able to compose MIDI patterns on your Android device and then feed them through a eurorack module to any analog synthesizer of your choice. Stop imagining and check out MIDI-SEQ-8!
Super booth16 is set to become THE modular synth show of the year. Most synth companies are releasing something there, and WMD are no exception. But why wait? Check out this video of their new filter.
The CV Trinity has six channel of modulation that are completely independent. You can cross-modulate them for extreme modulation patterns. This video, popcorn not included shows more.
Erica Synths appear to be one of a handful of synth makers creating modules with vacuum tubes. Very cool. Check out the brand new Erica Fusion Series modules: Ring Modulator & Mixer in action.
It's not often I get this excited about music shows these days... but SuperBooth in March/April 2016 in Berlin this year has got my synth and music making juices flowing. Here's why.
The dates and venue for the 6th Torino Synth Meeting have been announced. It's a unique event for synth and music making enthusiasts with cool exhibitors like Moog Music & Arturia and performances.
Roland are well and truly in the eurorack camp with their System-500 series of 5 modules. They've also been working on the A-01 which fits into the Boutqiue's keyboard and does a whole lot of control.
The eurorack section of NAMM 2016 was buzzing, quite literally! We spent a lot of time exploring the new modules from some of the bigger and smaller players in the auroral modular synth world.
At NAMM 2016 one of the more surprising announcements was from Modal Electronics. The British synthesizer maker announced new eurorack synth modules. Watch the demo with Paul Maddox below.
With names like Popcorn Gate Expander, Clutch, DupDup, and CIAO the new eurorack synth modules from Bastl Instruments each bring cool new features for synth heads to enjoy. NAMM 2016 is synth heaven!
Imagine a powerful, complete modular system from Make Noise which is ready to play out of the box without needing an external controller! Then you've imagined System Cartesian.
Want eurorack synth sounds with the convenience of a plugin? Wave Alchemy's 3.7 GB Mutate is made up of eurorack bass-oriented synths for Kontakt! Noah Pred uncovers its inspirational sonunds.