Superbooth Berlin will return in 2024; kick back with some 2023 highlights

It’s the never-ending question: can we rebound from the setbacks and challenges the pandemic has brought? In the case of Superbooth Berlin, the answer is a resounding yes, thanks to a resilient synth community — that’ll be you. Here’s the news, plus some videos featuring highlights of performances and gear. (Getting to play was definitely a highlight for me!)

Music thing’s Tom Whitwell used ChatGPT to predict Superbooth news – how did they do?

Tom Whitwell, the human who previously blogged about music tech, has turned his attention to just making gear instead under the same banner, Music thing. But that didn’t stop him from getting ChatGPT to hallucinate some news from Superbooth before it happened. Now that we’ve got the real news, how did the AI fare?

Peter Kirn - May 12, 2023

Make Noise brings Tom Erbe’s soundhack spectral ideas to a dual oscillator: Spectraphon

The pandemic apparently brought together modular house Make Noise, instrument maker Jeff Snyder, and soundhack creator Tom Erbe. Spectral analysis/resynthesis, once just an esoteric software process, is now in a beautiful module. Get your hands on some new sounds.

Peter Kirn - May 12, 2023

Teenage Engineering adds a recorder to their growing range of field gadgets

Peter Kirn - May 11, 2023

Elektron Analog Heat +FX: tweakable multi-effects, analog distortions, modulation

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2023

Befaco’s new analog multi-effect Fx Boy module uses Game Boy cartridges

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2023

Beirut Synthesizer Center at Superbooth, on sharing and music in times of crisis

Peter Kirn - May 27, 2022

The Oberheim OB-X8 is a beast – here are more sounds from it, straight-up

Peter Kirn - May 19, 2022

Dreadbox’s new 200€ Dysmetria kit is an insane amount of analog groove fun

Peter Kirn - May 16, 2022

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