2+ hour ago   (681+ words) Knobcon 2026: Michigan Synth Works MSW-820S is a new analog mono synth based on the MSW-820 with an added TB-303-style sequencer. Last November, Michigan Synth Works introduced the MSW-820, a dual-VCO analog synth with a 16-mode filter. For me, one…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (615+ words) Arturia has released AudioFuse Studio Rev2, a 2nd gen of its 18-in/20-out audio & MIDI interface with optimized preamps, USB-C, and more. In 2017, Arturia released its first audio interface, the AudioFuse. It arrived two years late, after being originally announced at NAMM…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (529+ words) Oficina de Sonido Clave is a new portable 8-track drum machine powered by a Euclidean sequencer, coming soon to Kickstarter. A kick on the first, fourth, 8th etc. Snare on the third, etc. Anyone who has ever worked with a drum…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (276+ words) Signal Sounds has launched a summer sale 2026 with major discounts on synths, drum machines, and more. Here are some deal highlights. It is September, and the quiet period is gradually coming to an end. Hardware developers are starting to release…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (243+ words) Frostmod Audio FM4OSC is a new 4-operator, 32-algorithm FM oscillator plugin for the Korg microKORG2 Synthesizer. With the firmware 2.0 update for the microKORG 2, Korg opened its synthesis engine. Thanks to the “logue” platform, other developers can now create new oscillator and FX…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (520+ words) The Usual Suspects previews the 88emu, an upcoming free Roland SC-88 Pro simulator for macOS, Linux, and Windows. In the last 24 hours, The Usual Suspects announced two new simulator projects that will soon be available in beta: Blue Giant (the long-awaited…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1726+ words) Wavea Flite 2.0: a major, feature-rich free update for its multi-engine synth, with new oscillator power, an overhauled sequencer engine, FX, and more. Almost exactly two years ago, Wavea, Sharooz Raoofi’s company, released the Flite Synthesizer. Since its release, it has…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (701+ words) Våld Labs Tresse is a new dual-layer 39-engine Synthesizer plugin for macOS, Windows, and soon iOS with a built-in generative sequencer. The beloved open-source Mutable Instruments Plaits algorithms are used in many projects. You can find them in open-source projects…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1763+ words) Aodyo Instruments Loom is a new portable, multidimensional MPE controller designed for touch, slide, strum, and trigger signals, now on Kickstarter. Since Aodyo was acquired by the French company INODESIGN, the team has been working intensively to bring the Loom…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (336+ words) The Ensoniq EPS-16+ sampler now has a free, open-source simulator for macOS by mardlib, built on the MAME framework. ROM simulators of vintage synthesizers and samplers are everywhere. In March, Sojus Records released the Ensoniq SD-1 as an open-source project....