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Bob Moog Foundation starts a ticketed livestream series with Dave Rossum
The Bob Moog Foundation opens its From the Source livestream series on 24 October with Dave Rossum, on a Zoom call capped at 100 people. Tickets are $20.
Nopia opens Kickstarter pre-orders for its chord synth on 15 September
Nopia, the chord-based semi-modular synth from Martin Grieco and Rocio Gal, opens Kickstarter pre-orders on 15 September at $650 for the super early bird.
Kevin Saunderson runs Roland's 909 Day workshop on the TR-909 and TR-1000
Roland's 909 Day workshop ran on 12 September at Detroit's Underground Music Academy, with Kevin Saunderson on the TR-909 and TR-1000. It is on YouTube.
Artefakt returns to Delsin Records with the Flow Tide EP
Artefakt released the five-track Flow Tide EP on Delsin on 11 September, the project's first record since 2022 and the first Nick Lapien produced alone.
imagination.project plays a hardware drum and bass set on Odesa's Black Sea coast
Andrii Averin filmed a sunset drum and bass session in Odesa on a Digitakt II, Digitone and Roland S-1, with live guitar and trumpet played over the top.
Make Noise marks ten years of the 0-Coast with an Asheville concert
Make Noise holds free 0-Coast demos, a tape loop installation and a concert along Haywood Road in Asheville on 12 September, ten years after the synth.
Teenage Engineering profiles Esther's OP-XY and MIDI vibraphone rig
Teenage Engineering interviewed Esther on 10 September about her debut album Fragmentality and her live rig, a foldable MIDI vibraphone driving an OP-XY.
Locust releases Spectral+, its first album in nearly three years
Mark Van Hoen's Locust returns with Spectral+, a 10-track album on TODO Records. Neil Halstead, Griff Spex and Olive Kimoto are among the guest vocalists.
Dirtywave releases the M8 Music Tracker for iOS
Dirtywave has put the M8 tracker on iPhone and iPad for $29.99, with the hardware's five instruments and eight-track sequencer. A free display client too.
Noise Engineering adds 16 firmwares to the Legio platform
Noise Engineering has released 16 new firmwares for its 6HP Legio module, taking the platform to 23. All are free to owners and load over USB in a minute.
Shakmat releases Lancer's Lash, a seven-model snare module for eurorack
Shakmat Modular has released Lancer's Lash, an 8HP digital snare drum synthesizer for eurorack with seven synthesis models and 256 presets. It is 285 euros.
Elektron releases the Outbox 8, an eight-output audio and CV interface
Elektron has released the Outbox 8, a USB box that adds eight configurable audio or CV outputs to its instruments. It is $349 or 299 euros and in stock now.
Wavea releases Flite 2.0, a free update that adds MPE support
Wavea has released Flite 2.0, a free update to its sampler and synthesizer plugin, adding MPE support, patch import, new filter modes and a new sequencer.
VAV Synths releases the N-Wave and X-Wave eurorack modules
VAV Synths has released two eurorack modules: the N-Wave, a 10HP waveshaper that reshapes the middle of a waveform, and the X-Wave, a 4HP signal switcher.
Våld Labs opens a public beta for Kurare, a swarm synthesis plugin
Våld Labs has opened a free public beta for Kurare 0.5.0, a 16-voice VST3 and AU plugin that gives each note two swarms of up to 32 coupled oscillators.
Electronic Beats TV profiles Leona Jacewska and her hardware setup
Telekom Electronic Beats TV has published a One To Watch episode on Berlin-based artist Leona Jacewska, filmed around the hardware she writes and performs with.
Iftah releases Sting as a plug-in, taking the acid line generator out of Ableton
Iftah has released Sting, an algorithmic acid line generator, as a VST3, AU and CLAP plug-in for macOS, Windows and Linux. The plug-in costs 35 euro plus VAT.
AI Synthesis releases the AI250 BXR, a eurorack module built from a nuclear test circuit
AI Synthesis has released the AI250 BXR, a 14HP eurorack module adapted from a Boxcar Averager used in nuclear test labs. Kits are $239, built units $269.
Olivia Artz Modular launches a Kickstarter for Patience, an oscillator with cycles up to 60 years
Olivia Artz Modular has put Patience, a 14HP eurorack modulation source running from 60 Hz down to one cycle per 60 years, on Kickstarter until 1 October.
Nightlife Electronics films a cyma forma ALT patch in the shop
The Vancouver retailer posted a demo of the cyma forma ALT on 7 September, patching the pin matrix for rhythmic tones. It lists the synth at CAD$1,850.
Roby M Rage posts Neon Sessions 48, his fourth live hardware set since 20 August
The Trento techno producer posted Neon Sessions 48 on 6 September 2026, the latest in a run of live hardware sets recorded without pre-recorded tracks.
Issue.design previews Bass Frog, an eight-band filter bank synthesizer
Berlin studio Issue.design has previewed Bass Frog, an eight-band filter bank synthesizer with per-band euclidean sequencing. No price or ship date yet.
Loraine James surprise-releases It's Nothing Personal. on Bandcamp
Loraine James self-released the nine-track album It's Nothing Personal. on Bandcamp on 4 September, with no announcement and a name your price download.
Rain City Modular releases the SCS-X, a dual clock parser in 6HP
Rain City Modular's SCS-X is a dual clock multiplier and divider in 6HP with euclidean pattern generation per section. It is $229 and is listed as sold out.