Morphor Echon 6 BBD Poly Synth - SonicLAB

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"Note: We have created a set of sampled in Decent Sampler for this - available on our / sonicstate and to 16-bit YouTube Members

@morphor.radical.acoustics‬ Morphor Echon 6 is a six-voice desktop analogue polyphonic, multitimbral BBD synthesizer. Each voice combines a basic analogue exciter with a tunable BBD resonator, giving Karplus-Strong-style pitched delay behaviour that follows incoming MIDI notes. It really got our interest at Superbooth this year, where it won best in show for its unusual synthesis method and sounds.

In this Sonic LAB, we spend time with its oscillator shapes, noise source, onset delay, resonator feedback and filtering. The instrument has six voice outputs, stereo outs, headphones, external input, MIDI in/out/thru, USB and power. There is no onboard display, though an editor exists for patch naming and sharing.

Modulation centres on an envelope, four LFOs, random generation, mod wheel, velocity, aftertouch and key follow. Lit buttons show modulatable destinations, and routings can be muted or cleared. Voice groups allow splits such as six monos, two groups of three or layered unison patches, with separate outputs available.

In practice, the Echon 6 sounds highly dynamic and can become level-heavy quickly.
We use external Ventris reverb at points, as there are no onboard effects.
Street price is around £1,979."

Arturia Introduces the MiniFreak 49

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Playlist:

1. MiniFreak 49 | Explore the unconventional | ARTURIA
2. MiniFreak 49 | Playthrough | ARTURIA
3. MiniFreak 49 | Overview | ARTURIA
4. Arturia MINIFREAK 49 is an Absolute BEAST! Sound Demo |No Talking| ⁨@ArturiaOfficial⁩ - Davide Puxeddu and Arturia
5. Arturia MiniFreak 49 - More Control - SonicLAB Presentation - sonicstate
6. MiniFreak 49 vs MiniFreak // There’s nothing mini about it // Review & tutorial - loopop
7. I Called the MiniFreak Synth of the Year in 2023. It Just Grew Up. - Vulture Culture
8. Arturia MINIFREAK 49 — An Almost Perfect Synthesizer - BoBeats
9. The not so Minifreak // Arturia Minifreak 49 - Starsky Carr
10. Arturia MINIFREAK 49 | MUSIC DEMO (No Talking) | Spontaneous SYNTH Patches played by Jalvac 🎹🔥 - FutureMusic.es
11. Arturia MiniFreak 49 Review: Still a Game Changer? - Sineway
12. The New Minifreak 49 Goes Hard! Exploring What Makes it Special - The Midlife Synthesist

Press release follows:

49 full-size semi-weighted keys, expanded panel controls, and a pressure-sensitive XYZ touch matrix bring a new physical dimension to the Freak architecture, while Audio-rate Filter FM and Voice Panning extend its sonic reach - making shaping a patch and playing it feel like the same act.

_Explore the unconventional

Two digital engines. Analog Filters and VCAs per voice. A restless appetite for experimentation. MiniFreak 49 puts the familiar and the unruly within reach, from rich polyphonic textures to fractured rhythms and abrasive harmonics. Play a chord, reach for a control, press into the matrix. Playing a patch is only the beginning.

_Touch, press, transform

The new XYZ touch matrix brings performance, modulation, and navigation onto one surface.

Assign modulation with direct, color-coded feedback, swipe through presets, or watch reactive visualizers follow your playing.

Switch to Freak Control and put the sound under your fingers.

Push a Macro further, tighten the Gate, or use Spice to introduce variation.

Bipolar and vector layouts let you move between contrasting settings and blend across four corners, with pressure adding a third dimension of expression.

_That's not all

Room to play

49 full-size semi-weighted keys with velocity and mono aftertouch give chords, melodic lines, and two-handed performances room to breathe. Aluminum pitch and modulation wheels keep expression under your left hand.

Push every sound further

Audio-rate Filter FM from either engine adds harmonics, grit, and vocal-like textures. Dedicated Type, Wave, Timbre, and Shape controls, plus three selection shortcuts per oscillator, make sound shaping more immediate.

Six voices in stereo

Voice Panning spreads individual voices across the stereo field, adding width to chords and spatial movement to sequences.

MiniFreak 49

Three FX slots, each with a dedicated access button and 13 algorithms, cover everything from chorus and reverb to distortion and vocoder processing.

The Freak architecture

Two digital engines offer 30+ oscillator modes, with algorithms from Arturia, Mutable Instruments and Noise Engineering. Blend their sounds or use Engine 2 to process Engine 1, then shape each voice through its own resonant analog filter.

Shape every step

A 64-step sequencer and four modulation lanes keep notes and timbres in motion. Long-press a step to adjust its length and velocity on the touch matrix. Add arpeggiator ratchets and repeats, or introduce fresh variations with Spice & Dice.

Your Freak in the DAW

Included MiniFreak V brings the hardware’s sound and architecture into your DAW, with preset management and bidirectional control. The MiniFreak 49-compatible version is exclusive to registered MiniFreak 49 hardware owners.

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Roland Announces JUPITER-08 and n/vision Roland Boutique Instruments

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Playlist:
1. Roland Boutique JUPITER-08 Synthesizer | Everything You Need to Know - Roland
2. Roland JUPITER-08 Boutique - More Of Everything - SonicLAB Presentation - Sonicstate
3. Roland Jupiter-8 // Showcase & Sound Demos - Loop Rituals
4. Roland Jupiter-08 Sound Demo (no talking) - Bonedo Synthesizers
5. Roland Jupiter-08: A pocket-sized Jupiter? - Limbic Bits

Roland Boutique n/vision Wavetable Synthesizer
Playlist:
1. Roland Boutique n/vision Wavetable Synthesizer | Everything You Need to Know - Roland
2. Roland N/VISION Their 1st Wavetable Synth - SonicLAB - Sonicstate
3. Roland n/Vision Demo with Presets for Ambient and Techno - Limbic Bits
4. Roland n/vision Demo with Factory and Custom Presets - Bonedo Synthesizers
5. Roland - n/vision - Ambient/Dub/Techno Jam - Loop Rituals Press release follows:

Roland Refreshes the Popular Roland Boutique Lineup with Two Powerful New Additions

Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 2026 — Roland announces two new additions to its long-running lineup of Roland Boutique instruments for on-the-go creation, performance, and music production. The JUPITER-08 is a special release that celebrates 45 years of the Roland JUPITER-8, one of the most coveted analog synthesizers of all time. n/vision is a newly developed instrument that elevates the sophisticated character of classic wavetable synthesis with Roland's latest technologies.

Introduced in 2015, Roland Boutique is a growing world of compact instruments that drive fresh creative approaches in electronic music, expanding on legendary sounds of the past with workflows tailored for modern producers and musicians. The sound is immense and iconic—often inspired by famous Roland designs—while the small, portable form factor is made for in-the-moment creativity. Whether performing live on stage, producing in the studio, or playing for pure enjoyment, Roland Boutique delivers an exceptional musical experience for creators of all kinds.

With the latest additions, the current Roland Boutique lineup now includes eight unique models. The JUPITER-08 and n/vision carry on all the great design features that the series is known for, including built-in speakers, flexible battery/USB-C power, and USB audio/MIDI connectivity for interfacing with music software. These new models also include a K-25m keyboard dock, making them standalone instruments for instant inspiration.

JUPITER-08 Synthesizer

Widely regarded as the king of polysynths, the Roland JUPITER-8 has been revered by generations of musicians since its debut in 1981. This powerhouse instrument helped define the era's electronic music with its huge, dreamy tones, and it continues to be heard in classic synth-pop tracks, video game soundtracks, film scores, modern pop hits, and more. The JUPITER-08 celebrates the 45th anniversary of the analog legend with this special addition to the Roland Boutique series. Offering sonic capabilities and interface features inspired by the original hardware, this powerful mini synth delivers classic sound, hands-on control, and modern performance tools in a go-everywhere design.

With its flexible sound engine, the JUPITER-08 is a highly capable musical tool. By default, the synth is set for a retro experience with the eight-part/two-voice architecture of the original JUPITER-8, but users can internally expand the polyphony to 32 voices to meet modern playing needs and craft all-new tonalities. With refined voice allocation and pitch behavior, the JUPITER-08 provides a rich, animated playing experience with enhanced polyphonic performance and genuine vintage-inspired character.

The JUPITER-08 comes equipped with a two-part, 64-step polyphonic sequencer and an arpeggio function, ready to capture ideas and build dynamic, evolving sounds on the fly. Onboard processing is also available for extensive sound shaping and spatial enhancement. Users can tap into 17 unique effects—including chorus and MFX—plus dedicated delay and a reverb with five types and a unique shimmer mode.

n/vision Wavetable Synthesizer

n/vision is a small yet mighty synthesizer that elevates classic wavetable synthesis with advanced Roland sound-shaping techniques. Newly developed for the Roland Boutique series, it delivers a powerful platform for crafting rich tonalities and evolving textures, offering hands-on control for immediate creative interaction and deep menu-driven tools for sophisticated sound design.

Powered by Roland’s latest sound advancements, n/vision allows players to build evocative textures through a tactile synthesizer workflow. Users can easily blend and shape two wavetable layers to create animated movement, moving pads, aggressive leads, complex timbres, and more.

Multiple modulation sources can influence wavetable position, layer balance, pitch, and shaping parameters, enabling highly dynamic sound movement. Roland’s innovative wave-shaper technology transforms incoming waveforms through non-linear processing, generating new harmonics and unique textures that go beyond the capabilities of traditional wavetable synthesis.

n/vision’s top-level interface supports immediate sound creation, but users can dive much deeper if they want. Step LFO, envelope modulation, oscillator modulation, motion recording, and extensive parameter control open powerful sound design capabilities. n/vision also provides additional sonic enhancement with a drive-enhanced analog-modeling filter, multiple filter models inspired by classic synths, and the same powerful effects processing options as the JUPITER-08.

Pics:

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Introducing UNA: a hands-on hardware composer for keyboard players

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CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro & capturing a melody 0:16 Parametric sequences: mutes, steps, direction 0:46 Sequencing every parameter 0:57 Chords & chord progressions 1:14 Mixer & rhythm track 1:30 Bass variations with probability 1:41 Modulation 1:57 Soloing over the top 2:13 Patches & patch chains 2:30 Finale: MIDI CC output 2:45 Order UNA"

Midicake UNA Sart MIDI Arpeggiator - SonicLAB Presentation

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"Chris joins us in the studio to show us the new *midicake Una*, a compact MIDI processor and sequencer that takes ideas from MIDI Cake ARP and puts them into a smaller keyboard-focussed format with three intelligent parts driven by MIDI input.

Note: UNA has gained a number of new features and UI improvements since this was filmed, including the Patch Chain and Program Change features mentioned in the video. Head to https://midicake.com/una for what's in the shipping firmware.

UNA is designed to be a musical idea capture device. It uses incoming notes as a harmonic source for three parts: chord, melody and bass. The chord track drives rhythm and harmony, the melody track works as a more complex arpeggiator/sequencer, and the bass track adds generated or edited bass movement. It reverse-engineers played ideas into its parametric sequencing engine rather than simply recording MIDI. It can also be attached to a low cost Android tablet directly for a larger interactive UI to expand control options.

Key features include per-parameter sequencing for pitch, gate, velocity, slice, octave, MIDI channel and delay. It supports ratchets, trills, swing, Euclidean-style mutes and accents, probability-based variation, chord chains, chord suggestions and live play with sustain. Luna also has two MIDI outputs and can route or sequence across multiple MIDI channels.

Una early bird launch offer £399 / $519 / €479 for the first 150 units and sells direct from https://midicake.com"



"Meet Midicake UNA, a hands-on hardware composer for keyboards, synths, and the people who play.

Capture a melody, then play the keyboard. UNA's rhythm, melody and bass tracks follow your chords. Every sequence is parametric and deterministic, so you shape it hands-on and the same settings always give you the same pattern. A pattern is only yours if you can repeat it.

In this video:
• Capture melodies by step recording or in real time
• Change mutes, steps and direction without touching a note
• Step-sequence every main parameter and slice notes
• Chain chords into progressions, and UNA keeps every track in harmony
• Mix tracks and pick from the factory patterns
• Add controlled variation to the bass with probability
• Modulate internal parameters and MIDI CCs with waveforms and step sequences
• Solo over the top with pitch quantisation
• Switch patches on the fly and chain them into patch progressions

Order UNA at https://midicake.com

Designed and built by hand. Free firmware, forever."

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Knobula Drum Farm - Drum and Percussion module - SonicLAB Review

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"Paulee Bow (@magicalsynthadventure3216 ) reviews the Knobula Drum Farm @knobula_synths - a fascinating drum and percussion based Eurorack module combining a drum synth, two sample players, a sampler and 16 effects. Each drum engine offers decay and two parameters, and Paulee takes us through the voices.
A clever workflow means that the Drum Farm can easily capture the drum synth into Sample players without FX for immediate triggering, while the sampler records into a 16-slot undo buffer with SD card saving and can grab external audio with effects.
CV assignment is assigned dynamically via jack and knob, and lets you apply audio rate modulation which can produce aliased textures.
External sampling uses a trigger into the record socket."

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:52 Welcome and overview
00:03:28 Making the intro bass
00:04:00 The sampler buffer
00:04:19 Drum synth engines
00:08:27 CV assignment
00:11:11 Audio rate modulation
00:11:40 Sampling external audio
00:13:29 Price and availability
00:14:58 Wrap up

Lambda Synthetics Polypulse Algorithmic Performance Workstation SonicLAB Demo

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"​‪@matthsmatthsmatths‬ looks at the Lambda Synthetics Polypulse, a powerful Algorithmic Performance Workstation with five tracks. Each track has an algorithmic sequencer, a polyphonic synthesis engine (subtractive, FM, additive, resonator, quad, granular or external), audio effects, and XY morph pads.
Connectivity includes eight outputs, four inputs, MIDI, Ethernet, per-channel pulse outputs and clock in.
The sequencer decouples pattern from pitch, offering four lanes per pattern, up to 24 patterns per track, and a shared note list with per-note chance, slides and rests.
Effects run per track or on a send, and includes a ducker for sidechain compression.

Matt loads samples over Ethernet, sequences a Dreadbox Artemis with MIDI, and maps MIDI CCs to the twelve dials.

Polypulse costs £1777/€1999 and is available now"

Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms SV-2 Semi-Modular Analogue Subtractive SonicLab Review

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"We take a look at the @pittsburghmodular Lifeforms SV-2, a 37-key semi-modular analogue synthesizer with an East Coast subtractive focus.
It shares the format of the Taiga Keyboard with two main oscillators, two analogue LFOs that can also be oscillators , dual multimode filters, 2ADSR envelopes, 2 VCAs, spring reverb, arpeggiator and extensive patching.

The oscillators include multiple waveforms, Blade shaping and sub outputs on osc 1, while the LFOs can act as extra pitch-tracking oscillators for richer mono or two-note paraphonic patches.
The filters offer several modes and respond strongly to gain, drive and character settings, giving clean tones or more saturated results with a large amount of gain points both in the filters and in the mixer.

Additional function and velocity outputs with various modes add extra useful modulation.

The SV-2 is available now for around €1599 or $1499.

https://pittsbughmodular.com

Key Moments
00:00:00 Introduction to the Lifeforms SV-2
00:01:08 Keyboard, panel layout and 24HP Eurorack bay
00:03:21 Oscillator waveforms and Blade shape
00:06:16 Using the LFOs as oscillators
00:09:56 Dual multimode filters and gain structure
00:13:25 Driven subtractive sound example
00:14:52 Two-note paraphonic patch
00:16:05 Velocity, envelopes and random functions
00:19:42 Arpeggiator modes and legato transpose
00:21:39 Price, availability and closing thoughts"

Korg NTS-4 Performance Mixer | SonicLAB Review

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"We look at the ‪@KorgOfficial‬ Korg NTS-4, a compact Nu:Tekt performance mixer kit with audio interface. Assembly is simple, with clear instructions and no soldering.
It has two mono inputs, four stereo inputs, stereo send and return, cue monitoring, USB retrurn level, headphone output and a two-channel USB audio interface running at 24-bit/48kHz.

There are two FX engines, one on the send which includes delays, reverbs, chorus and a range of master effects such as filters, phaser, decimator, drive, distortion, compression and limiting.
These effects are fixed rather than expandable via the Logue SDK of others in the Nu:Tekt range , but they suit hands-on performance - albeit a little fiddly.

The cue system works pre-fader, giving a basic extra bus at a pinch.
USB ground loop noise is possible in some setups.

Price is around £200"

UDO Audio DMNO Binaural Dynamic Synth Review - SonicLAB, Sample Pack

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Superbooth videos mentioned posted here.

"In this SonicLAB, we look into the @udo_audio UDO Audio DMNO, an 8-voice polyphonic binaural analog hybrid synthesizer with dynamic signal architecture.

The DMNO is sonically different from the Super Series, featuring a grittier, more aggressive sound. With dual synth engines, though each DMNO integrates the familiar Super DDS oscillators and custom wavetables and both support both stereo and binaural modes. With 8 voices total, when running two DMNOs in Binaural mode, in split or layer, that will reduce the voice count to 2.

The oscillators can cross mod and route with plenty of audio rate modulation , the LFO 1 also can run tracked and in Audio Rate mode too.

There's lots of configuration, routing and drive with the stereo analog filter, these have multiple modes, stereo, parallel and series routings with Frequency delta between each 'side' of the filters for some lovely formant and vowel like articulations.

Mod matrix has 7 slots plus two fixed routings for wheel and envelope velocity - perhaps the selection of source and destinations could be increased if the FPGA pathways allow for it, and it would be nice to see FX parameters as a destination at some point.

With EQ, Chorus and Drive per DMNO and a shared Delay/Reverb on send, there's some decent additional sound sculpting to be had.

Priced at £2,599, this synth gives an alternative to the other synths in the UDO range"

Exclusive DMNO Sample Sets For Decent Sampler

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"Spent the afternoon sampling the excellent UDO Audio DMNO - our review is now online.

The result is 10 DMNO Samples as multi-samples instruments for our custom Decent Sampler instrument with our custom UI from @VenusTheory . Some sampled from custom patches during he review, and some of the presets already on board.

Here's the link to download them on YouTube (16-bit members)

And on Patreon (Star level and up): / decent-samples-160904082

note: you can also purchase them from our Patreon store: / shop

Decent Sampler is free!
https://decentsamples.com"

REVNET algorithmic reverb

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"sonicLAB REVNET is an algorithmic reverb with uncompromising sonic quality."

"WHY ANOTHER REVERB ?

There are already hundreds of reverb plugins on the market. The question is, why do you need another one?

Because sonicLAB offers a unique approach to defining control and modulation across multi-scale elements—from sound processors to MIDI event generators—delivering uncompromising sonic quality.

We are happy to introduce REVNet, a complex algorithmic reverberation and spatial sound design instrument. Rather than simply emulating traditional plates or rooms, REVNet is designed to create unique reverberations. By combining dynamic feedback topologies, stochastic modulation, and pitch-tracked harmonic resonance, REVNet operates as much as a synthesizer as it does a spatial effect.

REVNet is for uncompromising sound design. Crucially, unlike static reverb algorithms, REVNet allows you to manipulate its internal reflection network on the fly."

UDO Audio DMNO Synthesizer - In Depth 1st Look - SonicLAB

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"A new synth from ‪@udo_audio‬
yes please! Following on from their Super series, the DMNO is a new synth with twin synth engines, multi-mode analogue filter and a more comprehensive FX engine. It also has a display - and not just any display, but a high-contrast, long lasting, electroluminescent glass vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) With 8 two-oscillator voices in mono or 4 in binaural.
We had a long chat with George Hearn , who's been working hard to get DMNO ready for release in early 2026.
https://www.udo-audio.com/dmno"

Check with dealers on the right on upcoming availablity and price.

EnVBot v2.3 - stochastic and distributed envelope generator

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"sonicLAB EnVBot v2.3 update has been released."

via sonicLAB

"rethinking the ADSR..

The ADSR….The essential modulation source of a sound generating system to envelope a certain sonic behavior. Ready to trigger, simple, but also very in outline.

sonicLAB rethinks the ADSR and now releases the EnVBot, an advanced envelope generator in form of a plugin. lt comes also embedded with the distributed audio structure of sonicLAB, first introduced on the VOLBot.

You can augment standard ADSR and contruct its Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release parts with unique GEN modulation sounrces which deliver rich possibilities. Generate never heard before envelopes in seconds…

EnVBot server and client instances communicate..

With one gesture you can command a fleet of EnVBot’s modulating each track.

individual behavior or harmonic relations

You can distribute the EnVBot clients on multiple DAW tracks with their own behavior but controlled from the main track of the EnVBot server.

You can also take each EnVBot output from each track and assign it to your external gear, delivering huge potential to envelope your modular gear.

Multi channel audio inputs will be treated as unique instances and modulated likewise. Mono, Stereo and Quad inputs are accepted."

Oceanic app on the iPAD.

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"Now Oceanic can control the Oceanic bundle plugins WaveBot, WaveCC and FlangerBot from a remote computer or on iPAD in your local area network. All you need is to type in the IP address of the target computer."

Follow-up to this post.


The new WaveCC can generate PitchBend messages as well.
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"As PitchBend messages are in 14bit resolution as opposed to the 7bit resolution of Midi CC messages, they can map the wave probe data on a much wider range."

Protean, We created a thing.

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1. Protean, A sonic odyssey.
2. Protean, A sonic odyssey.
3. Protean, A perpetual dialogue of art and science.
4. Protean, A transforming sonic being.

"PROTEAN is a unique software synthesizer, a groundbreaking audiovisual instrument for sound designers and composers. It uses fluid dynamics and relevant particle forces/interactions to render and organize hundreds of sine waves. Designed & developed by Sinan Bokesoy with presets creations by Ryan Pryor, Laurent Mialon, and Daito Manabe. Protean represents our most ambitious development to date—a true bridge between sonic art and science. Available for OSX and Windows on the sonicLAB/sonicPlanet web-store."

Erica Synths Steampipe Physical Modeling Synth - SonicLAB Review

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"‪@magicalsynthadventure3216‬ takes a look at the ‪@EricaSynths‬ Steampipe, a hardware physical modeling synthesizer from Erica Synths and 112dB (who also worked on NightVerb).

The Steampipe is based on a Reaktor Ensemble from around 2004/5. The hardware unit is nicely made desktop hardware.

Features
8-voice polyphony
Physical modeling engine with 32 adjustable parameters
5 assignable LFOs with delay and sync
Extensive modulation matrix with MIDI controller-specific configurations
64 factory presets and 192 user preset memory
Preset export and import via USB
DIN5 MIDI Input
MIDI Thru/Out
All parameters are MIDI CC controllable

Available now priced at: €990/$1199, £1099"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

Body Synths Metal Fetishist Percussion Synthesizer - SonicLAB Review

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"Extra sounds demo on our http://patreon.com/sonicstate

‪@midierror‬ takes look at the Body Synths Metal Fetishist - an unhinged noise box and percussion synthesizer, capable of making gut-wrenching beats, incendiary fx, and supercharged percussive elements.

It's a unique unit, which is the first release from Body Synths - a monophonic digital synthesizer with sequence generation, rather than a conventional step sequencer.

The combination of an oscillator, noise generator, filter, random modulation, and 2 on-board effects leads to many unexpected results and happy accidents - particularly if you like your sound dark and distorted.

It's available now for around £369.99 RRP
https://bodysynths.com/

midierror has just launched http://potatoaudio.com

Patreons have access to an EXTRA NOISE video, with 10 minutes of no talking, balls-to-the-wall noise explorations, and we'll be following up with some free loops in the new year - exclusively available at https://www.patreon.com/sonicstate

*Key Moments:*
00:00:00 - Introduction to Bodysynths Metal Fetishist
00:00:44 - Overview of Controls and Features
00:01:49 - Exploration of Oscillator and Noise Generator
00:03:50 - Filter Settings and Resonance Effects
00:05:41 - Distinctive Sound Effects: Rust and Corrosion
00:07:26 - Random Step Modulation and Skips
00:10:38 - Performance Insights and Use Cases
00:13:12 - Summary and Closing Remarks"

Moog Muse Analogue Polysynth SonicLAB Review

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"Extra demo and Muse samples already at https://patreon.com/sonicstate
Moog's Muse is the first big release under the new management of inMusic - its an analogue 8 voice poly with 2 oscillators (+ a mod oscillator that can be a 3rd) 3 additional LFOs, twin ladder filters, two ADSRs, sequencer and arpeggiator, dual Diffusion Delay , 16 slot Mod Map.

The electronics have roots in the Voyager / Matriarch and vintage modules to give it plenty of Moog history.

It's also bi-timbral with split or layer options.

Available now, priced at £2999 /$3499"

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PolyNodesAVP

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"PolyNodesAVP is a remote controller for the PolyNodes desktop app and offers a revolutionary platform for sonic interaction. We bring the PolyNodes structure into augmented reality with an 3D spatial navigation experience on Apple Vision Pro.

PolyNodesAVP is available for Apple Vision Pro. ( free download )
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/polynod..."

SonicLAB: UDO Audio Super 8 Binaural Dual Layer Synthesizer Review

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"We're looking at the UDO Audio Super 8, a finely-crafted 16-voice (8 in Binaural mode) polysynth with a polyphonic aftertouch keybed and dual/split synth functions. Priced at £3,000, the Super 8 is a strong contender for your flagship synth"

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

Key Moments:
00:00:00 start
00:00:06 Intro + hardware
00:02:06 sounds
00:06:27 DDS oscillators
00:13:50 Filter
00:18:36 looping envelope 1
00:19:51 Mod matrix
00:21:03 FX
00:22:39 Delay Freeze
00:24:18 Chorus
00:26:06 Mod Matrix
00:27:11 Performance Section
00:30:48 LFO 1 HF Mode
00:32:53 Memories
00:34:08 Dual + Split
00:38:07 Sequencer
00:39:34 Conclusions

Additional UDO Super 8 posts

4ms Meta Module - SonicLAB Review

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"Many have tried to create this kind of platform taking software Eurorack or DSP synthesis from the desktop such as VCV Rack and running that code in a Eurorack hardware module. 4ms are up for the challenge - essentially you get a DSP module able to run some VCV rack modules (160 and counting) - the list is growing - but be sure to check the latest one.

Meta has 2x gate inputs, 6 audio/CV inputs, 8 audio/cv outputs and 12 assignable knobs to freely control the modules you built in it. With USB-C and SD Card storage, you can edit the setups adding modules and control until you run out of DSP, which will happen eventually - thats just the way it it.

You can create patches on the unit itself, with a well thought out UI for adding modules, routing and knob and connection assignments - though inevitably it can get a little clicky, its impressively well done.

Paulee Bow aka ‪@magicalsynthadventure3216‬ takes a look for SonicLAB and finds it can do quite a lot... Available now priced at $649/£569 street"

Check with dealers on the right.

Key Moments:
00:00:00 Introduction to the 4MS Meta Module
00:02:38 Adding and configuring modules
00:03:50 Sound examples and patching
00:05:18 Navigation challenges on the Meta Module
00:06:45 Connectivity & integration with VCV
00:08:10 The Pod case
00:09:00 FM Sound examples
00:10:48 A patch with Mutable Warps
00:11:34 More patch examples
00:13:36 Processing Guitar input
00:14:25 Thoughts and conclusions