Surge XT hybrid synth is now a free set of modules for VCV Rack

Free meets free: in a labor-of-love community project, soft synth Surge XT is now available as an exquisitely designed set of modules for VCV Rack. It combines two of the best open-source projects for software synthesis lovers, bringing new ways of patching to both. And that means all this power is on macOS, Windows, and Linux, all three.

New Noise Engineering: Jam Jam trigger, polyphony-friendly envelopes, more swappability

Noise Engineering has added new Eurorack hardware: Jam Jam 6HP trigger-and-gate with clock phasing and delay, and Quantus Trajecta 10HP quad envelope modules. Plus if you’re using the swappable-function Versio and Legio modules, you can now buy ready-made overlays.

Peter Kirn - January 25, 2023

Flexible modular percussion, modulation: cool tricks with Tymp Legio, Peaks Dead Man’s Catch

From beautiful toms to alternate LFO modes, here are two Eurorack modules that shine in multiple applications. Take a video tour of the Dead Man’s Catch firmware for Peaks and variations, and Noise Engineering’s Tymp Legio.

Peter Kirn - January 22, 2023

SOMA’s PULSAR-23 gets an epic free community patch book

Peter Kirn - January 9, 2023

Deep dive on UNO Synth Pro: Complete guide to sound design and performance

Peter Kirn - December 29, 2022

Deep dive on UNO Synth Pro: IK Multimedia’s compact dual-filter analog synths

Peter Kirn - December 28, 2022

Mutable Instruments swan song: end of production leaves huge legacy, one last Plaits update

Peter Kirn - December 15, 2022

1Uesday: the beauty of Intellijel’s Noise Tools 1U

Peter Kirn - December 13, 2022

Listen to Herb Deutsch narrate studies in tape and synthesis, from his 1976 book

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2022

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