Chicago’s KnobCon, wrapped: DivKid walkthrough, more highlights

Don’t just call it a Second City to Berlin: Chicago’s epic KnobCon has become a major stop on the world’s synth and modular circuit. DivKid gives us the feel of the place, and here are a few highlights of what was introduced earlier this month.

Here’s a free polysynth built entirely inside Unreal Engine 5

How much can Unreal Engine and MetaSounds accomplish? Developer/artist Matt Spendlove has built a complete open-source polysynth in it, roughly recreating the AudioKit Synth One using Unreal’s internal tools.

Peter Kirn - August 19, 2024

Moog is back: Moog Muse is the 8-voice love child of modular and Voyager

The leaks and rumors are over, and the Moog Muse is here. It looks like the next-gen Moog flagship we’ve been waiting for, combining some of the best of Voyager, modular, and Matriarch in an 8-voice polyphonic instrument.

Peter Kirn - July 31, 2024

Free Surge XT 1.3 adds OSC, command line, new effects, more features

Peter Kirn - December 8, 2023

3rd Wave, wavetable synth beast, does MPE and is now in desktop form

Peter Kirn - September 21, 2023

Arturia’s PolyBrute flagship just got a massive 3.0 firmware update

Peter Kirn - September 19, 2023

Oberheim is shipping the OB-X8 desktop and Tom is posing in the factory to prove it

Peter Kirn - June 12, 2023

1977’s Bell Labs Alles synth demo came pre-Crumar, features Laurie Spiegel cameo

Peter Kirn - February 21, 2023

Arturia now lets you choose hardware, software, or both for its synth: MiniFreak V tested

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2023

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