GForce just made a West Coast, MPE-playable synth playground

GForce’s MAP is all new — it’s not a recreation or a collaboration with other brands. But this synth has been to history class, studying modular designs by Serge Tcherepnin, Random*Source, and Buchla USA. Put that in a very modern interface, add MPE expression, and you get what feels like Massive X or Serum from an alternate universe where they’re all about West Coast synthesis.

El Jaguar: re-amped Colombian Picó sound systems as instrument

El Jaguar, out now, is a rhythmic excursion from sound library sameness. This toolkit from boutique house MNTRA produces a deeply customizable sound world by re-amping through the legendary Picó sound systems of Barranquilla, Colombia. It’s something new, melding Montréal synth love and afro-Caribbean percussion into a new hybrid playground for producers.

Peter Kirn - May 22, 2025

Multiphonics CV-2 goes waveshaping: what’s in the AAS modular’s 2.1 update

AAS’ Multiphonics CV-2 modular is great; what we want now is more modules. And AAS is delivering, with five new modules for your West Coast, waveshaping, signal sculpting and mangling pleasure. Five may not sound like a lot, but you can do a lot with a couple of these. Here’s a look at what AAS have added in CV-2 version 2.1.

Peter Kirn - August 4, 2023

Serge GTO multi-function module, now shipping, brings a rare legacy to Eurorack

Peter Kirn - April 24, 2023

From Estonia and the Baltic, new composition and rich electronic music in a free broadcast

Peter Kirn - April 22, 2021

Discover Nordanvind, and the imaginative woman behind it, Fjaeder

Zuzana Friday Prikrylova - October 21, 2015

Aphex Twin Releases a Whole “F***ing Racket” Free, Plus Reams of Studio Notes, So Go Nerd Out With Him

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