Eventide Misha review: A playful sequencer that says to hell with traditionBy ditching note-based composition for intervals and tone rows, Eventide made a sequencer full of surprises.By T. O'Brien, 03.17.2023
West Pest is an affordable and experimental semimodular synthCre8Audio goes West Coast for its second synth announcement this month.By T. O'Brien, 05.31.2022
Cre8Audio's East Beast is a $250 semi-modular synth with a freaky sideThe company teamed up with Pittsburgh Modular for its first self-contained synthesizer.By T. O'Brien, 05.10.2022
Cre8Audio's NiftyKeys is a MIDI controller you can build a Eurorack synth inCombining a four-octave keyboard and a 112hp Eurorack case for $600 is a surprising bargain.By T. O'Brien, 04.19.2022
VCV will bring its virtual Eurorack synth to your DAW this NovemberThe standalone app will still be free, but you'll need to pay to put VCV Rack inside your DAW.By T. O'Brien, 09.15.2021
Poly Effects starts shipping Hector: The modular synth for your modular synthThe Eurorack sibling of the virtual modular pedal Beebo is now out in the wild.By T. O'Brien, 08.18.2021
Hector is a virtual modular synth you can put in your real modular synthThe highly flexible Poly Effects Digit and Beebo now have a Eurorack cousin.By T. O'Brien, 01.20.2021
86Arturia's KeyStep Pro is a near-perfect MIDI controller for hardware synthsThe playability of the KeyStep and sequencing power of the BeatStep Pro in one affordable package.By T. O'Brien, 09.04.2020
78Pico System III review: A fun and simplified intro to modular synthsAs a tool for sonic exploration and experimentation the Pico System III is a success.By T. O'Brien, 07.24.2020
Behringer’s synth clone train keeps rolling with modular System 100This Eurorack version of Roland's legendary System 100m could make modular much more affordable.By T. O'Brien, 01.16.2020
ZOIA Euroburo is a modular synth you can put inside your modular synthEmpress Effects now has a version of its do-it-all guitar pedal for synth lovers.By T. O'Brien, 01.13.2020
Erica's modular synth helps you make music with preset cardsYou don't have to hook up patch cables every time you recreate a sound.By J. Fingas, 09.22.2019