Inside Vostok’s Atlas, the quad filter module inspired by 80s Roland

Iconic 80s Japanese synths like the SH-101, JUPITER, JUNO, and TR drum machines were defined by both their filters and the engineering around them. We’re fortunate to get to talk about Vostok Instruments about the design of their new four-channel Atlas filter module – what it learns from the 80s classics, and what it adds to the equation.

3rd Wave, wavetable synth beast, does MPE and is now in desktop form

Groove Synthesis, the instrument maker founded by veterans of Sequential and Oberheim, has taken their massive 24-voice wavetable synth and put it into a desktop form.

Peter Kirn - September 21, 2023

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

Don’t overlook the UNO Synth Pro. This digital-analog hybrid synth is accessible and full of character – and it’s discounted now. So that’s a perfect time for a full guide to what it can do. We’ve partnered with IK Multimedia to give you detailed tips on working with this instrument.

Peter Kirn - December 28, 2022

Dave Smith himself tours the Prophet-5 in a six-part series, one year later

Peter Kirn - November 16, 2021

Those new Sequential Prophets just got desktop versions

Peter Kirn - January 12, 2021

If you’ve got $7500, you can also have an E-mu SP-1200 sampler remake

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2020

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