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Polyend Synth is a $499 polysynth with grid and a ton of synth engines
If what you crave is not so much a groovebox/sequencer as a synthesizer, behold the latest from Polyend. Simply dubbed Synth, it’s a 499 $/€ instrument packed with playable synth engines. And you could see it as the first dedicated synth instrument from the company since their original flagship Medusa.
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Arturia Pigments 5 audio input: video tutorial, tips and tricks, free presets
Pigments 5 from Arturia adds the ability to route audio input into soft synth, opening up new sound design possibilities and turning Pigments into a multi-effects plug-in for any source. Here’s a detailed guide on how to use it, with notes – and some presets to get you going.
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
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Roland SH-4d polysynth: 11 models in one knob-y box with tons of extras, drums – and motion
Peter Kirn - February 23, 2023
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New in Arturia Pigments 4 soft synth: UI, tuning, modulation, effects, filters, engines, sounds
Peter Kirn - December 13, 2022
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Hands-on tour of the Oberheim OB-X8 architecture, feature by feature, with Francis Preve
Francis Preve - May 10, 2022
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Top music gear news from Superbooth 2021 – the CDM monster guide
Peter Kirn - September 22, 2021
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