SynTesla, the French maker that built the Giorgio III modular system for Hans Zimmer, has published a roadmap covering the rest of 2026 and 2027. It spans new 5U and eurorack modules, a larger cabinet, a polyphonic synth, effects pedals and a travel instrument.

5U and eurorack

The company's first commercial system, the MegaHertz, is a three-section 5U cabinet totalling 42MU with oak sides. SynTesla describes it as "a consumer version of the monumental 'Giorgio III' synthesiser that we built for Hans Zimmer's 2025/2026 European tour". It carries two VCOs, a wavefolder, a diode ladder filter and a 6 to 24dB low-pass, four DADSR envelopes, two dual VCAs, a super-LFO, a triple logic module and a three-band resonator. It is listed at 7,200 euros excluding tax, limited to 15 units, with availability from the end of the second quarter of 2026.

A larger sibling, the GigaHertz, is a 3x24MU system that the company says will go to pre-order. SynTesla is also producing a series of 5U modules: a DCO, a sequencer, a drone engine, a noise generator, an exotic filter, a wave animator, a multi-segment envelope, a barber-pole effect, stereo and quad reverbs, a CV multiband resonator, and HZ series master keyboards with 61 keys and either four or eight CV channels. On the eurorack side, the SLFO-16 and the Toolbox STBX-10 MKII are in production, with more modules and complete systems planned over the next two years.

Plans for 2027

SynTesla says 2027 brings the SynTesla IX, a polyphonic synth in a desktop expander and a keyboard version. A pedal line for keyboards and guitars is planned, covering the TINAC modulator, the Cascade Flanger, the Sparkling Riser, the Warp Filter, a multiband overdrive and Saturation Lab. Desktop products are to include a stereo multi-filter and an effects and modulation generator.

The company also has a travel modular prototype in progress with Hans Zimmer and the luggage maker Rimowa, and a 2027 partnership with Autism New Tech on an instrument designed for people on the autism spectrum and people with disabilities. SynTesla builds to order in runs of ten to fifteen units.

Via Synth Anatomy. More at SynTesla.