A soft synth that’s made to be played with futuristic, expressive control

We’ve seen lots of new controllers that are designed to be more responsive to gestures. But can they actually make new sounds, to match? ROLI and FXpansion have a new soft synth that’s designed for that.

This hidden gem adds a sub bass to anything, because you want that

Serendipitous collaboration can be magical. Combine an eccentric high-tech guitar company from Switzerland with some high-powered nerds from the USA, and you get some spectacular ways of adding sub octaves and picking apart and modulating sounds.

Peter Kirn - April 16, 2018

Getting creative with a different kind of compressor: Zip [Plugin premiere]

By analyzing different sonic qualities of a sound and then modulating the results, Zip has a new take on the familiar compressor/expander..

Peter Kirn - October 24, 2017

Moog’s Minitaur bass synth just got a lot more interesting

Peter Kirn - August 11, 2017

Elektron’s Analog Heat is a new distortion, filter, computer accessory

Peter Kirn - September 22, 2016

The Intellivision Synthesizer: Twisted Electrons’ AY3 is a Chiptunes Desktop Synth

- May 14, 2014

An Analog Filter That’s Playable for Producers, Guitarists Alike: Waldorf 2-pole Video

- March 10, 2014

Bitwig Sets a Date: Here’s When You’ll Get Bitwig Studio, What It’ll Cost

- January 22, 2014

Diachronic is a Completely Insane Looper Inspired by Turntablism, Free for Max for Live

- January 8, 2014

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