Sumu arrives, with unique semi-modular take on spectral sound design

Madrona Labs’ Sumu, after an extensive development and Early Access period, is now at version 1.0. It’s semi-modular, it’s an additive synth (with the ability to import your own partials), it does FM, it has a powerful fine-grained spatialization tool. It’s simply a spectral sound design and soundscape powerhouse.

Rift offers playful additive synthesis exploration: Max for Live review

Rainbow Circuit continues to dream up fanciful new Max for Live creations with eye-catching interface inventions. In the latest, Rift, you get a uniquely configurable custom additive synth oscillator.

Peter Kirn - June 27, 2024

Sinevibes has a new oscillator for KORG, and it makes additive synthesis easy

Maybe you don’t need a new synth; maybe you just need your KORG gear to add a magical new oscillator. Sinevibes Flare is here, and it takes all the good stuff in additive synthesis and makes it way more accessible, giving you rich, organic, edgy, and metallic timbres as you desire.

Peter Kirn - June 24, 2024

Digital synthesis, reenvisioned: Madrona Labs’ Sumu hands-on

David Abravanel - May 25, 2024

1977’s Bell Labs Alles synth demo came pre-Crumar, features Laurie Spiegel cameo

Peter Kirn - February 21, 2023

Arturia’s Pigments 3 synth plug-in just got packed with a ton of new features

Peter Kirn - April 20, 2021

Angry Bees! Swarms and Flocks of Sound in a New iPad Synth

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