Review: Here’s Moog Mavis, packing analog Moog modular essentials into a 24-jack, $349 box

It looks like another budget semi-modular, but look closer: Moog’s latest is a distillation of a lot of what distinguishes a Moog modular voice, with some significant twists (wavefolder!). And it can work on its own or as an ideal companion to other patchable instruments. Let’s break it down.

The Oberheim OB-X8 is a beast – here are more sounds from it, straight-up

The OB-X8 was live in action at Berlin’s Superbooth – one big highlight was getting to see Dave Smith, Marcus Ryle, and team. But more sounds are coming out, as well.

Peter Kirn - May 19, 2022

The best way to integrate Ableton Live and Eurorack modular – for any rig

It’s spring, it’s Superbooth – modular is in the air this May. So you’ve got your modular, and you’re an Ableton Live user – now’s a great time to revisit how to use the two together effectively.

Peter Kirn - May 18, 2022

Dreadbox’s new 200€ Dysmetria kit is an insane amount of analog groove fun

Peter Kirn - May 16, 2022

Hands-on tour of the Oberheim OB-X8 architecture, feature by feature, with Francis Preve

Francis Preve - May 10, 2022

Oberheim is back with OB-X8, combining three 1980s legends into one analog polysynth

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2022

Superbooth: SOMA Labs shows off microtonal TERRA synthesizer, packed with sensors

Peter Kirn - May 5, 2022

Elektron’s Syntakt, broken down: a box of goodness with synthesis, effects, sequencing

Peter Kirn - April 21, 2022

Bentō is an alive, unstable Japanese noise box by Giorgio Sancristoforo

Peter Kirn - March 21, 2022

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