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We had our first proper look at Behringer’s take on the classic ARP Odyssey at NAMM in January. And then no news for months until suddenly it’s in a box and on its way to your local store. Apparently Thomann has air-freighted a bunch to make them available as soon as possible. Uli apologises on […]
Rob Papen’s synths are usually hybrids of analogue modelling and digital synthesis but with B.I.T. he goes back-in-time (see what he did there?) to focus on old fashioned analogue synthesis from the “good ole days”. B.I.T. You get two oscillators, two filters, a couple of LFOs and an envelope per voice. No flashy wavetables or […]
Only a few days after they asked us to guess the PCB that looked a lot like the layout to an ARP 2600 Behringer has posted some photos of the metal case they’ve designed for what they are calling the 2600. 2600 So, how close is it to the ARP 2600? On first glance, it’s […]
TTSH or Two Thousand Six Hundred (see what they did there) is an ARP 2600 project by Swedish DIY producers The Human Comparator. Preorders have just opened on the new version 4 which should be available in August. TTSH V4 This new release is a collaboration with SynthCube who are offering 5 different versions depending […]
We reported back in October about how Discrete Synthesizers were working on recreating the ARP 2500 modular synthesizer in Eurorack form. The latest news is that the modules are now available and quickly selling out. ARP 2500 They are calling it the CMS Eurorack System but it’s based on the modules from the ARP 2500 […]
Unlike the VC340 and MS-101 it doesn’t look like Behringer is quite ready to reveal all the details onto the website. In the meantime we can all enjoy this demo of the ODYSSEY and see for ourselves whether it stacks up. Behringer ODYSSEY They call it their tribute to the original ARP ODYSSEY. It’s a […]
I heard vague and unsubstantiated rumours this week that Behringer was in financial trouble. Then a bunch of Midas engineers popped up and said no way, they are still hiring people to build cool and classic synthesizers. And as if to underline that statement Behringer has announced that their latest revitalised synthesizer, the Odyssey is […]
Ableton and Sonic Faction have introduced a set of five innovative step sequencers to the Ableton Live 10 Suite collection. Each one has a different approach to bringing controlled randomization into your tracks and performances. Probability Pack Each sequencer has a unique way of adding probability to patterns and sequences to generate movement, evolution and […]
CMS is an authority on ARP synthesizers. They are the premier US service centre, restorers and upgraders of classic ARP synthesizers. Earlier in the year they released the 1047E multimode filter Eurorack module based upon the filter in the ARP 2500. And they’ve promised to do a lot more than that with their CMS Eurorack […]
Audiotent is releasing a new series of sample packs focusing on modular synthesis. The first collection, Mutant, takes on the Mutable Instruments Plaits macro oscillator. Mutant Apparently, this is a “new concept” – I’m not sure about that but the Plaits is a great place to start sampling modular synthesis. Plaits has a whole load of […]