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Hügelton Instruments releases SynBe, a plugin based on the Korg SB-100
Hügelton Instruments released SynBe, a $5 monophonic bass synth plugin in VST3 and AU for macOS and Windows, inspired by the 1975 Korg SB-100 Synthe Bass.
Open-source tool swaps firmware between Roland Aira eurorack modules
The aira-switcher project lets Bitrazer, Demora, Torcido and Scooper owners run any of the four firmwares on any unit. The developer says they differ by a byte.
Loula Yorke records Starling Sessions on a Make Noise Shared System
Loula Yorke released Starling Sessions on Truxalis on 4 September 2026. Eight tracks improvised over eight days on a borrowed Make Noise Shared System.
Ian Boddy and Scanner release Juxtapositions on DiN
Ian Boddy and Robin Rimbaud released Juxtapositions on the DiN label on 4 September 2026. Nine tracks, a 500-copy limited CD at £12 and a digital album at £7.
Knobcon 14 names Terry Michaels guest of honor and confirms its vendor list
Knobcon 14 runs 11 to 13 September at the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, with Terry Michaels as guest of honor, $75 three-day tickets and over 80 exhibitors.
Bastl adds humanize and swing to the Kastle 2 with firmware 1.7
Bastl's free firmware 1.7 for the Kastle 2 and Citadel adds sequencer humanize and swing, assignable LFO modulation and MIDI velocity and sustain for Alchemy.
SynTesla lays out 2026 and 2027 plans for a larger 5U system, a polysynth and pedals
SynTesla published a 2026 and 2027 roadmap covering the GigaHertz 5U system, new modules, the SynTesla IX polysynth, effects pedals and desktop units.
Frank Funke modular techno set from Signal
Frank Funke performs Live Techno, modular synthesizers, analog drum machines, digital hardware and samplers.
DSKO runs modular and film-craft together on Piqued 40
Episode 40 of Piqued.fm, broadcast January 18, 2023, featured DSKO.
Thierry Holweck brings modular and theremin to Piqued 39
Holweck's set was a captured performance rather than a studio composition, a live pass through his modular system.
Synthesaurio finds home in experimental cumbia on Piqued 41
Synthesaurio calls it experimental cumbia: Latin rhythms fused with drones, soundscapes and electronic textures.
EphemCa hybrid live set from Novation Creator Lab in Los Angeles
Novation Creator Lab: Bitwig Edition, an afternoon of hands-on production and hybrid live performance hosted by Novation with Bitwig Studio.
Peter Nyboer live hardware set from Novation Creator Lab in Los Angeles
Novation Creator Lab: Bitwig Edition, an afternoon of hands-on production and hybrid live performance hosted by Novation with Bitwig Studio.
The scene doesn't sleep, neither do they
This month, we're turning the lens on 6AM and WORK, the people, the principles, and the quiet relentlessness that's shaped LA techno for nearly two decades.
Tato Audio releases Aline, a sixteen-layer sequencer that treats composition like a language
Eight engines, sixteen channels that can modulate each other, and a design philosophy that puts performance and composition on equal footing, all from a first-time Brazilian builder.
Craig Heneveld live hardware techno set from Signal
Craig Heneveld, a Denver-based electronic music producer whose journey spans from Florida's late 90s breakbeat and jungle scenes to the hardware-driven techno he creates today.
Torc (Underdog) modular techno set from Signal
Belgian producer and educator Torc (known to many as Oscar from Underdog Electronic Music School) dives deep into the art of live techno performance.
Insical / Piqued FM Live
Insical brings hypnotic techno gems crafted from his journey through Portugal's outdoor raves to LA's underground warehouses.
Driver405 / Piqued FM Live
Driver405 delivers retro-futuristic synthwave from the shadows, known for his neo-retro sound and magnificently manicured mustache.
On the menu, Slices of Pie, Riddim recipe leaks, and Hover d'oeuvres
Robaux's serving pie, Teenage Engineering's cooking dub, and Sequential's back with poly aftertouch.
Leaked images reveal Teenage Engineering's reggae-themed EP-2350 Riddim sampler
The Swedish company appears ready to launch a dub-inspired variant of their EP-133 sampler alongside a compact DJ mixer and effects microphone.
Robaux releases SLØP1, a MIDI processor with innovative circular keyboard interface
The compact Eurorack module features a unique keyboard wheel design for intuitive chord programming and scale quantization.
Sequential introduces Fourm, a compact analog synthesizer with polyphonic aftertouch
The new four-voice analog instrument features a custom Tactive keybed and brings back polyphonic aftertouch for the first time in 40 years.
Ryan Hay / Piqued FM Live
Ryan Hay of Pink Sky creates emotional electronica and art-rock, blending synthesizers, drum machines, and live instrumentation into transcendent performances.