Minimal’s Current is a granular-wavetable synth with tons of FX and extras

Minimal Audio, the maker of some of the more unique effects in recent years, is now stepping into the synth space with Current. And they’ve got a real mothership of a synth, merging tons of synthesis and effects ideas into one instrument. It is subscription-based – and they have a particular take on that, too. Here’s a breakdown:

Roland unveils GAIA 2 hybrid polysynth with Model Expansion support

Here’s a product name I didn’t expect to come back: it’s the Roland GAIA 2. But despite the name and form factor, the new GAIA has a different architecture – virtual analog plus wavetable, and support for (some) Model Expansions so you can swap out different instrument engines.

Peter Kirn - September 28, 2023

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

Thump One is a hard-hitting wavetable-kick-supersaw synth – and it’s free

Peter Kirn - September 18, 2023

BLEASS Fusion, a wavetable distortion extra value meal for iOS, Mac, PC

Peter Kirn - August 25, 2023

Surge XT hybrid synth is now a free set of modules for VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - January 27, 2023

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

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2023

Klevgrand Tomofon is a wild “audio model” instrument, capable of realism and extremes

Peter Kirn - December 16, 2022

Nina, 12-voice analog polysynth with motorized controls, now in preorders

Peter Kirn - August 11, 2022

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