Knobula Monumatic module at angle and front-on view, with mode selectors for oscillator, filter controls, envelope controls, and CV and MIDI (MPE) inputs.

Knobula Monumatic, the 8-voice, multi-algorithm MPE polysynth in 12HP

Who says modular has to be all about monosynths? Certainly not Knobula, who followed up their Poly Cinematic with this 8-voice polysynth in just 12HP, packed with multiple oscillator and filter modes, built-in reverb, and full MPE support.

Therminator, with a curvy abstract glyph of a box with cables and a dot in the center engraved into the 3D-printed case, USB-C and jack connections

Ther’minator by Eric Singer transforms LIDAR to modular, CV

Eric Singer is back. The interactive artist and inventor helped the idea of robotics and alternative interfaces break out to wider audiences over the past decades – and now he’s gearing up to put LIDAR in your modular rig or other devices with analog CV inputs.

Peter Kirn - April 4, 2025

VCV Rack 2.6: multilingual, drag multiple cables, fit in view – all for free

Both VCV Rack Free and VCV Rack Pro 2.6 are out, including the ability to Zoom to fit / Zoom to fit modules and drag multiple cables stacked on a port. It’s a nice upgrade for this free and open source modular tool (and its partly-proprietary Pro package, too) – while we wait on upcoming v3.

Peter Kirn - March 28, 2025

Xaoc’s Samarkanda is a massive, patchable delay and audio mangler

Peter Kirn - March 25, 2025

Paul Schreiber (Tandy, Moog MG-1, Synthesis Technology) remembered

Peter Kirn - March 24, 2025

SchneidersKeller brings Berlin synth landmark to London

Peter Kirn - March 21, 2025

Mix and patch ChowDSP’s tape modeling for free in VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - March 10, 2025

AAS Multiphonics CV-3 modular review: an expressive and sonic landmark

Peter Kirn - February 18, 2025

TROVARSI x ALX-106 deliver brutal techno fed by serious live chops

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2025

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