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Bastl Instruments Kalimba, acoustic-digital hybrid, is already a megahit
The best of show at Superbooth 2026 is an easy pick. Bastl Kalimba, with its combination of acoustic and physical interaction with fluid digital synthesis and sensing, is a triumph of instrument design.
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Elastic OSC, Plaits-derived poly, is now a macOS and Windows plug-in, too
Elastic OSC expands on Émilie Gillet’s 24 original open-source Plaits oscillator models, adding 8-voice polyphony, expression (MPE), a modulation engine, and Elastic effects. And if that sounds like something you wish you had in your computer DAW and not just Android and iOS, now you’re in luck.
Peter Kirn - May 6, 2026
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Zebra 3 is here, a sprawling semi-modular plug-in that runs deep
What if an integrated plug-in instrument could rival even full-blown modulars? That’s the question posed by u-he’s Zebra 3, out now at long last for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It’s unlikely any other soft synth takes on just this much synthesis territory, or with this much depth. From spline-based morphing oscillators to physical modeling and […]
Peter Kirn - April 21, 2026
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Massive power, every format: the BB-777 brings back a boombox icon
Peter Kirn - March 27, 2026
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Inside the new modules in the free AAS Multiphonics CV-3 v3.1 update
Peter Kirn - February 25, 2026
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PatchSeq puts a FM-filled, sequenced patcher inside your VCV Rack
Peter Kirn - January 11, 2026
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Generative analog: Cyma Forma’s Alt soundscape synth takes shape
Peter Kirn - November 17, 2025
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