Mach Devices MD-7: the open-source pocket synth with motorized haptic knobs (around $299)
A young Hong Kong outfit shows up with a pocket synth unlike anything else on the shelf: the MD-7 swaps ordinary encoders…
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Jun Murakami Synth-80: the Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter finally emulated as a VST3/AU/AAX plugin
Japanese developer Jun Murakami has released Synth-80, which he presents as the first complete software emulation of the Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter…
Behringer Mini Pops 7: the Korg rhythm box behind Jarre’s Oxygène edges toward release
Spotted in the latest Syntribe software, the Behringer Mini Pops 7 is no longer a rumor: the clone of the legendary Korg…
Asparion D700 Rack: the modular control surface goes rackmount, 16 motorized faders for $2,299
Asparion spins its modular D700 control surface into a 19-inch rackmount version: 16 high-resolution 100mm motorized faders, 17 RGB encoders, 76 LED…
ASM Leviasynth firmware 1.2: the Sequencer Entropy engine goes live on ASM’s FM flagship
ASM has finalized the Sequencer Entropy Deviation engine on the Leviasynth. Firmware 1.2 turns the 16-voice, 8-operator FM flagship's sequencer into a…
Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II: firmware 2.5 adds USB audio, arpeggiator and reverse
Teenage Engineering is rolling out OS 2.5 for its EP-133 K.O. II sampler as a free update. On the menu: a class-compliant…
Behringer CS Mini: the pocket-sized Yamaha CS-80 tribute resurfaces — and it’s getting close (around $100)
Three years after its first tease, the Behringer CS Mini is back — this time surfacing in the Synthtribe software, a sign…
Xaoc Devices Skopje and Budapeszt: the most complete dual quantizer meets a wild stereo spectral processor
Xaoc Devices turns two Superbooth prototypes into shipping reality. The Skopje is a dual quantizer of rare precision, out now for around…
Modular Audio Tools MAT 16X8: a 16-in/8-out audio and MIDI interface that fits in your pocket
At 135 grams, the MAT 16X8 squeezes sixteen inputs and eight outputs into a box the size of a phone. USB bus-powered,…
8 channel strips to color your tracks (free and paid)
The Acustica Mystic 2 put the tube console channel back in the spotlight with its neural modeling. Around the same idea (preamp,…