Arturia PolyBrute 12: 3-mode poly aftertouch expression, 12 voices

You dreamt of it; it’s here. Arturia has unveiled a beast of a flagship. More than just a 12-voice version, the PolyBrute 12 is a deep instrument with 3-mode poly aftertouch and MPE for expression and imaginative morphing and control.

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

It’s got growl, savage bass, an unmistakably aggressive lowpass filter, and unique-sounding cross modulation and oscillator sync. Now the CAT sound is readily accessible to anyone in plug-in form, with input directly from its original designer, Carmine Bonanno. Cherry Audio’s Octave CAT is out now.

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2023

Noise Engineering Univer Inter: USB and MIDI to CV in 6HP, configured however you want

Take 6HP of Eurorack space, add MIDI in and out, USB MIDI, and 8 outputs – then have those outs do whatever you want. It’s Univer Inter, or “UI” for short – and crucially, it does have its own UI, via a powerful Web configuration tool.

Peter Kirn - June 30, 2023

Pyr: A free 12-voice string model for Ableton Live with polyphonic pitch bend

Peter Kirn - April 6, 2023

Spinning scales, melodies, intervals, custom tunings with Eventide’s Misha module

Peter Kirn - August 2, 2022

MIDI Polyphonic Expression has been updated with one powerful feature: better documentation

Peter Kirn - May 17, 2022

Ableton releases free Microtuner – but tuning is more than spaces between notes

Peter Kirn - March 31, 2022

SOMA’s upcoming REFLEX is a polysynth with timbres you touch directly

Peter Kirn - July 1, 2021

Black Corporation’s next hardware is a Jupiter-8 recreation, with MPE and microtuning

Peter Kirn - May 30, 2021

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