"The second generation of our flagship 104HP x 7U Performance Case.
Upgrades and new features:
• Upgraded Power Supply with 34 x Headers and lower noise
• 8 x 1/4" TRS jack sockets for inputs and outputs
• Complete MIDI I/O with USB-C
• New Locking Cover design
• New Built-in Stand design
• VESA Mount Compatible
• Joiner Plate Compatible - stack your cases!
Available in both Silver and Black."
"Have modular. Will travel.
Studio, cafe, stage, floor, coffee table—the 7U Performance case doesn't care where you play with it. Two 3U rows house and power all the modules you love (or one day hope to love), while the additional 1U row accommodates an extensive selection of specialized utility modules. Power, audio and MIDI/USB jacks on the back handle all the necessary inputs and outputs, ensuring all that rack space remains free for the "fun" modules. The lid has enough clearance to keep your system patched in transit, and two cases can be stacked with a set of joiners."
Play All Day are shipping to the USA again, and now it’s easier than ever!
All import fees and taxes are included in the flat shipping fee shown at checkout for US orders.
Using the Zonos platform, all fees are pre-paid on your behalf so that customers don’t have any costly surprises at customs. Based on recent deliveries, the parcels are sailing through customs without delay too ✌️
"I ordered my Beat Friend at SuperBooth 2025 and it arrived a couple of weeks ago. This is the first chance I've really had to sit down with it. I love it-- it's inspiring and can be pretty good to chill with.
The Minichord is also delightful for chilling. I need to get more into the patch editor.
Played live while recording on my phone for lofi excitement."
"When the Cocoquantus2 first appeared, it didn’t just find an audience—it created one. Musicians, experimentalists, producers, and curious tinkerers fell in love with its organic chaos, character, and uncanny ability to turn accidents into art. It became a modern cult instrument because you couldn’t play it without forming a relationship with it.
Café Quantum continues that lineage with reverence—then boldly invents a new chapter.
At its core, Café Quantum preserves the tactile immediacy and playful unpredictability of the Coco ecosystem. But surrounding that familiar heart are entirely new tools designed to make the instrument feel more alive, more intelligent, and more expressive.
One of the biggest leaps is the open-source programmable engine. For the first time, players can write their own behaviors—little sonic personalities— at the Cafe modules, one for each side, and the Quantum module can carry them out by patching points. Whether it’s generative patches, evolving modulation, rhythmic structures, or strange autonomous rituals, the instrument becomes a creative partner. And thanks to the dedicated banana sockets, these behaviors integrate directly into the patch ecosystem. The Cafe module becomes a blank page for your imagination, shaped as far as your coding skills can carry you
The preamp has grown up too. Now it features a Norton gain character and adds a VCA input, making external dynamics, sidechaining, and voltage-controlled level manipulation feel effortless. On top of the newly redesigned preamp features you still have the envelope follower that opens the door to all sorts of expressive interactions between incoming audio and internal modulation.
Then comes the new magic trick: A radio-based gestural controller sits atop the entire system, allowing 4 hands-free modulation reminiscent of a theremin. Move in space, and the instrument responds—pitch, delay time, grain density, feedback paths, whatever you choose. It transforms performance from knob-twisting to full-body expression."
"I patched the two Dubreq Stylophone CPM modules together to create a binaural stereo synth patch which I then played from a Keystep. Effects are from the DF-8 (delay) and Korg NTS-1 (flanger and reverb).
Bella joins in and wants scritches and to play while I'm trying to play.
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This issue brings news of an incredible The NDLR deal (and sweet new color scheme), availability and instructions for accessing the special edition The NDLR Rev1 to Rev2 upgrade kit, and a little bit of rehash of previous news.
Black Friday? Cyber Monday? The NDLR is On Sale Now!
The NDLR is currently on sale for the lowest price we've ever offered, at conductivelabs.com/shop and at Amazon.com, and Amazon.ca (colors vary by location and availability).
And is available at select retailers worldwide. See The NDLR product page at conductivelabs.com for a list of retailers, including Perfect Circuit, Thomann, Juno UK, Control Voltage, Moog Audio and more. [check dealers on the right]
If you have a The NDLR Rev2 with the red base, be sure to check out the Release 3 firmware at conductivelabs.com/download if you don't already have it. There's a fresh manual for it too.
The NDLR Rev1 to Rev2 Upgrade Kit
We did an upgrade kit crowd funding to enable NDLR Rev1 to have all of the great new features we've added to the Rev2 hardware with Version 3 firmware. We've fulfilled most of the crowd funded kits and have some left to offer to those who missed it.
This is a limited edition, 1 per person/NDLR/household offer. Proof of ownership by providing your NDLR Rev1 serial number is required.
"Discover the Behringer BDS-3, the analog synth that rewrites the rules of drum machines!
With powerful sounds and full control, the BDS-3 is perfect for those looking for intense vibes, crushing bass, and unique percussion. It’s the synth you didn’t think you could have, but one that will make you fall in love with every beat.
From the raw energy of analog drums to more experimental sounds, the BDS-3 delivers everything you need to create unforgettable music, whether live or in the studio.
Watch this video for an engaging performance and see how the Behringer BDS-3 can transform your sound!"
"Like nearly all the high end vintage analog synths we sell, this item has been METICULOUSLY disassembled, cleaned inside and out, FULLY serviced by professionals who’ve been servicing and selling vintage synths and drum machines for more than the last 3 decades, and systematically tested multiple times over a long period to ensure it’s working exactly as it should. No BS. No ebay surprises. We’re perfectionists and don’t cut corners. Although this instrument came to us in relatively good shape, we want our items to be better than the rest and invested *many* hours of tech time plus parts costs to fully overhaul this unit so it would be clean, working like new again and as reliable as possible for its next owner. This was a serious investment of time, love, and money, and was definitely worth the effort and is of course reflected in the higher than usual price. If you’re looking for a great sounding example of this model that works just like it should without needing to invest hundreds or thousands of dollars in tech fees and waiting from weeks to years, this one should make you very happy."
"This is the big boy 8-voice Maximus. It's in superb condition and includes everything it would if you purchased it new. Analogue Solutions makes the most 70's sounding synths in the modern era IMO. Raw, present, fat, but with all the modern accoutrement (modern MIDI, connectivity, etc). I have owned all the legendary vintage big boy polys at some point or another and the Maximus is on another level. Most would agree the 8-voice Oberheim is (EVS) is one of the greatest vintage polys of all time. The Maximus is essentially the modern equivalent but with a dedicated sequencer per voice, more global controls, built in delay per voice, and a superior mixer section. This is unit 15, but serial #22 by special request. I suspect no one will ever build an analog synth like this again as it's a labor of love and costly.
I recommend local pick-up here in Vegas, but I have the original crate it shipped in from England. These rarely come up for sale, especially Stateside, and now with tariffs the way they are you're gonna get hammered buying a high ticket import like this. If you were considering a Maximus, here's your chance.
This one is in via an anonymous reader, from an apparent email from Waldorf.
Update: teaser pic added and more of the email [non-embargoed]:
Dear Waldorf friend,
We hope you’re doing well!
This year, Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, 27 November, and we wanted to give back to our community with what we know best: synthesizers.
Something new is brewing at Waldorf… and for the first time, we’re excited to announce it in a special event. Join us for the very first Synthsgiving in Berlin!
Something new is brewing at Waldorf… and for the first time, we’re excited to announce it in a special event. Join us for the very first Synthsgiving in Berlin!
On Thursday, 27 November, at 8 p.m. CET in Berlin, we’ll introduce a brand-new hardware. There’s not much more we can reveal yet :wink:, but as part of our community, we’d love for you to be among the first to experience it.
The evening will include an introduction to the hardware and a live performance from a Berlin-based artist (surprise, surprise). First drink on us!
Spaces are limited, so please contact us at [address removed out of respect for Waldorf and the invites]
to confirm your attendance and let us know if you’ll be bringing any guests. The venue details will be shared after confirmation.
"In LH Labs, demonstrating Magicós 2 - A triangular oddity born from deranged imagination and psychedelic fandom. Somewhere inside, the voice of Alexis Mardas. Mellotron leads and divine drones, a double-necked wonder indeed. A nothing box plugged into the crystalline emitter, chakras align. In the detachable base, reverse delay/ethereal glow combined with fuzz that filter signals into a carpet of sonic moss.
"In a sweeter universe, a sweeter apple grew and dominated mind-expanding technology. Far from the obsidian slabs, a sacred geometry spawns out of the ruined columns of Athens. Magicós appears to the wanderer, ready to transmit and teleport them to fields beyond the realms we know…"
"Live Composition in the Studio with the Sonicware ELZ_1 play V2 and CyDrums.
In this video, I’m in the studio composing and performing a new track using the Sonicware ELZ_1 play V2 alongside the CyDrums drum machine.
I chose not to synchronize the two machines via MIDI to keep a sense of freedom, tension, and natural drift in the performance, letting the track breathe and evolve on its own.
On the ELZ_1 play V2, I’m working with one of my favorite engines: 8BIT WAVEMEM SYNTH, the 8bit Wave memory.
I love how this engine can shape the track through its evolving waveforms, shifting character depending on timing and modulation. I'm using the internal effect session with a ping pong stereo delay and a shimmer reverb. The arpeggiator is running in random mode, loosely aligned with the tempo of the CyDrums. I love to mute and unmute elements on the dum machine to let the track evolve.
All recorded at 24bit 96kHz PCM on UAD Apollo X hardware with builtin FX and UAD FX.
Fantastic synth. Kudos to Arturia. I love the sound, the synth engines and the limited modulation options that forces you to be creative and efficient in your sound design choices."
Discover how the Access Virus synthesizer revolutionized industrial, EBM, and dark electro music. From the original Virus A to the legendary Virus TI, this German synth became a staple for artists like Rammstein, Nine Inch Nails, Front Line Assembly, Skinny Puppy, and Wumpscut. Dive into its history, evolution, and influence on modern producers. If you love industrial synths, dark electronic music, and music production, this deep dive into the Access Virus is for you!
cEvin Key's Patreon ► / cevinkey
Chapters:
0:00 - intro
0:14 - Origins of Access Music
1:26 - Virus A (1997)
6:50 - Virus B (1999)
11:05 - Virus C (2002)
14:22 - Virus TI (2005)"
"Testing the finished Elektor Formant DIY KIT from Erica Synths.
Improvising using the Antonus Step Brother for play the Formant. Very special and particular sound and behaviour in the Formant, but the Step Brother connects in a very powerful way. I love how also they match in dimensions, Step Brother fits perfect on bottom of the Formant. Very fun and powerful combo!"
