Here’s what Polyend’s Medusa can sound like

By laying out faders, encoders, displays, and an 8×8 expressive grid, Polyend hopes you’ll play their Medusa’s synths sounds. So here’s some sound of what was going on in my studio.

Beneath Polyend Medusa grid and knobs, a wealth of possibilities

It’s an analog-wavetable polysynth with an expressive grid – but that only begins to describe what makes the Polyend Medusa such a unique instrument. Here’s a deep dive into this hybrid synthesizer and what it means musically.

Peter Kirn - June 13, 2019

Novation’s super synth for Superbooth leaks: 16-voice Summit

What if Novation put everything great about their recent analog and digital synths into one keyboard? That appears to be exactly what Summit is – and it looks like a show stealer.

Peter Kirn - May 8, 2019

Roland quietly made their DJ controllers into live-hybrid machines

Peter Kirn - February 9, 2018

Roland gets you going on their DJ controllers, Serato with free samples

Peter Kirn - December 26, 2017

Eowave’s Quandrantid Swarm is a weird scifi synth like no other

Peter Kirn - April 20, 2017

Akai MPC Touch is an MPC with a multi-touch screen

Peter Kirn - October 7, 2015

Reaktor met Eurorack, and you won’t believe what happened next

Peter Kirn - September 21, 2015

Mad Zach Has Tips on Finger Drumming, Production, and His Free Live Pack

Peter Kirn - June 29, 2015

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