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UVI has brought together two classic 1980s Akai synthesisers into a hybrid virtual instrument that celebrates them both individually as well as in combination. The appropriately named UVX670 absorbs the AX73 and VX600. UVX670 The name even sounds like a late 80s synthesizer and the front end is absolutely perfect in giving you a tiny […]
On the last day of Superbooth 2019, MFB surprised everyone when they unpacked the prototype of the SYNTH 8 polyphonic analog synthesizer. It’s a polyphonic version of the SYNTH II, but with improved circuits and some new ideas. With three VCOs per voice, we can expect some thick and lush analog sounds! MFB saved the […]
Behringer is at Superbooth and if last year is anything to go by they probably have some surprises up their sleeve. As a little diversion they’ve released a tantalisingly short demo video of the forthcoming UB-Xa. UB-Xa Up until now all we’ve seen is renders and possibilities. This video has a real and somewhat functional […]
It’s only 6 months since the release of the original Polyphenom but OceanSwift believes it’s time for a whole new version. Although you’d be forgiven for not being able to spot the differences. I guess version 2 is about being a little bit more phenomenal, a tad more powerful and a smidgeon more advanced. Polyphenom […]
A page from a German music tech magazine (Beat, we think) posted on Facebook reveals what looks like a stretch version of the Novation Peak complete with keyboard and extended functionality. It’s appropriately named Summit and looks really rather good. Summit What I can gather from the short summary is that it’s a mixture of […]
Yesterday I reported on how Yamaha has been casually asking their users whether they would be interested in a reissued or an evolved version of their classic CS-80 analogue polysynth. The overwhelming response was “YES PLEASE!” and there were dancing and celebration in the synthesizer community. Behringer reacted slightly differently by posting some very provocative […]
So whose hand do we have to bite off to make this happen? It appears that the R&D department at Yamaha has been putting out feelers about the possibility of bringing back the fabled CS-80 analogue polysynth. CS-80 Reissue or evolution? That’s the question. Yamaha insiders were all emailed this question and asked to provide […]
Since the arrival of the sublime Deckard’s Dream Black Corporation has been teasing us with new polysynths inspired by vintage synths. While the Polykobol inspired Kijimi is slowly dragging itself towards availability they have been showing glimpses of the forthcoming Xerxes. They are saying that preorders will open on the Xerxes at Superbooth and in […]
Argentine synth manufacturers GS Music has announced their plans to produce a 12-voice polyphony analogue synthesizer. There are looking to release around September but wanted to froth up some interest with a 3D render. GS Music We became aware of GS Music when they released their Apollo 1 synthesizer back in October. It was a […]
We’ve heard about the Xerxes for a while and seen the odd Instagram post but it was largely ignored in the NAMM coverage. Maybe it’s the slightly annoying lack of information about it anywhere and the fact that it’s based upon a rather obscure Italian made Elka Synthex. Anyway, our friends at Synthanatomy recorded a […]