Rage with the machine: Pigments 7 with new filters, new FX, sound features

Bonkers new filters? A Play mode everyone will actually want to use? Yeah, December isn’t done with you yet, synth fans. Meet the new Pigments 7 with Rage, Ripple, and Reverb filters, Corroder effect, improved amplitude envelopes, FM modulation on the filter, and more.

KORG’s 1995 Trinity, 1977 PS-3300, SGX-2 piano now in software

In case you hadn’t been watching KORG software releases lately, here’s a secret: they’re suddenly awesome. New models are coming far closer to the originals, featuring more and more perfect recreations of the best of KORG’s digital and analog back catalog. Today we get some bombshells: the flagship KORG grand piano engine, but most importantly, 1995’s Trinity and 1977’s PS-3300.

Peter Kirn - October 28, 2025

What to know about the Roland TR-1000, from voices to slicing to samples

Roland’s new flagship drum machine leaked everywhere. But we’ve got details on what’s new under the hood, including specifics on analog voices, expanded ACB modeling and other digital features, and new sampling powers, direct from the source. You wanted a new monster from Japan? You got it.

Peter Kirn - October 1, 2025

Tekno, new bendable drum machine synth: we’ve got free patterns and kits

Peter Kirn - September 2, 2025

The best of Universal Audio’s native plug-ins, in Spark or standalone

Peter Kirn - March 30, 2025

Mix and patch ChowDSP’s tape modeling for free in VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - March 10, 2025

KORG multi/poly native is as satisfying as a desktop plug-in as it in hardware

Peter Kirn - March 6, 2025

Arturia’s take on Elka Synthex puts buttery layers, hypnotic arps in reach

Peter Kirn - October 28, 2024

Synthesizers.com in VCV Rack gives you Moog-like 5U in software, for free

Peter Kirn - October 25, 2024

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