modulation

Roland SH-4d polysynth: 11 models in one knob-y box with tons of extras, drums – and motion

Roland has built one packed instrument to celebrate 50 years of the company's synths. The SH-4d sports eleven synth oscillator...

Neutral Labs Pip module: morphable, complex LFOs designed to be paired, open & DIY

Why work in modular? A good answer: modulation. And modules are increasingly departing from more utilitarian approaches to gesture recording,...

data.train Max for Live instrument-effect mangles and transforms any sample or source

The latest Dillon Baston creation is really special - a do-everything modulated sample player and effect. That green CRT-style display...

Nonlinear Labs’ C15, the human-centered keyboard instrument, expands sound design features

Nonlinear Labs has unveiled a major firmware update for its expression-packed C15 "musicians, not machines" keyboard instrument. No LFOs? No...

Scatter: a granular cloud plug-in with minimalist controls and lovely shimmering pitch

Amidst many granular tools out there, Scatter is nicely focused - intuitive controls plus elegant pitch modulation options. It can...

New Noise Engineering: Jam Jam trigger, polyphony-friendly envelopes, more swappability

Noise Engineering has added new Eurorack hardware: Jam Jam 6HP trigger-and-gate with clock phasing and delay, and Quantus Trajecta 10HP...

Flexible modular percussion, modulation: cool tricks with Tymp Legio, Peaks Dead Man’s Catch

From beautiful toms to alternate LFO modes, here are two Eurorack modules that shine in multiple applications. Take a video...