Modor DR-2, Belgian beast of a drum machine, now does basslines, too

Modor’s DR-2 is a monster truck of digital drum machines. Apart from being massive physically, it’s got brutal sounds — aggressive filters, pounding kicks — and its developer keeps packing in more. The latest update now adds bass models to the many features lurking behind this panel.

Free Surge XT 1.3 adds OSC, command line, new effects, more features

If you weren’t already in love with the free synthesis powerhouse that is Surge XT, here’s a big 1.3.0 release with a candy store of new features, from Open Sound Control to command line interface to visualizations in the tuning editor.

Peter Kirn - December 8, 2023

Donner’s $199 B1 bass synth – sequencer just got song mode and randomization

Donner’s $199 Essential B1 Bass Synth just got a serious new firmware update. This love child of a 303, a Casio, and a BeatStep now adds song mode and a performance-friendly feature called Live Random. Here’s a look.

Peter Kirn - August 17, 2023

1976’s growling CAT synth now in a plug-in, co-created with original designer Carmine Bonanno

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2023

MOD Devices made a guitar synth you can actually play like a synth – so your guitar is the CV

Peter Kirn - May 24, 2022

Moog’s Subsequent 25 synth is here, and it’s got an animated film to go with it

Peter Kirn - January 16, 2020

Leakage is a freaky Ableton Live bass machine, Wavetable monster, from $0

Peter Kirn - July 10, 2019

Celebrate 303 day by finding old classics, fresh inspiration

Peter Kirn - March 3, 2019

iBassist is a virtual bass player for your iPad

Ashley Elsdon - July 17, 2018

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