Watch the first preview of Sumu, additive FM synth from Madrona Labs
Some 64 partials, each FM synthesis, feed the inbound Sumu synth from Madrona Labs. Few have seen this one yet,...
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Free Surge XT 1.3 adds OSC, command line, new effects, more features
If you weren't already in love with the free synthesis powerhouse that is Surge XT, here's a big 1.3.0 release...
Thump One is a hard-hitting wavetable-kick-supersaw synth – and it’s free
What if you could take the essence of a melodic 808 kick, a wavetable synth, the thick supersaw from a...
2020 is the insane, single-window beat machine from the future – and it’s landed on macOS
Japanese electronic musician Yotaro Shuto has created a single-window, patchable, semi-modular beat machine packs an insane amount of functionality. And...
Mille is a 1000-oscillator swarming droning synth to delight your ears and hurt your eyes
Composer-developer Giorgio Sancristoforo continues to deliver complete hardware sound laboratory experiences in standalone software form for your Mac or PC....
Intellijel’s Flurry is a module full of noise
It's not just static anymore. Noise can be a source of pattern and shape, sound colors, and variety. Intellijel's Flurry...
From a Neapolitan hard techno master, a beautiful, nasty waveshaping distortion plug-in
If we can connect to artists through albums, especially as producers ourselves, why not through instruments and effects, too? A...
Mensla’s MS-2 is a great-sounding FM synth with the safety protocols switched off
Over 60 years after its invention, FM synthesis is still full of surprises. And that's what makes the free MS-2...
1977’s Bell Labs Alles synth demo came pre-Crumar, features Laurie Spiegel cameo
In 1977, the marriage of motion pictures and telephones somehow birthed Hal Alles' Bell Labs Digital Synthesizer - an experimental...
Arturia now lets you choose hardware, software, or both for its synth: MiniFreak V tested
First, there was the hardware keyboard. Then, MiniFreak owners got the MiniFreak V plug-in as an exclusive software companion. Now,...
