Hampshire Electronics, British Euro maker shared this sneak preview for the upcoming Vulcan 8-voice Eurorack analog polyphonic synthesizer.
The Vulcan is a switchable, 4 or 8 voice poly synth in Eurorack format. It features 2 oscillators with independent sub basses and filters. It has two ADSRS, for VCA and LP Filter, and three LFOs assignable, to 10 different destinations.
You can also store your patches in one of the 99 preset slots.
While the Vulcan is a Eurorack module, it does not offer any CV/Gate control – it’s designed to be a synthesizer module that can be mounted in a Eurorack system to add polyphony in a compact format.
Hampshire Electronics says that the Vulcan will be available to purchase very soon at a “very reasonable price”. Details are still to come at Hampshire Electronics website.
Seqsual shared this preview for sqsl Latch, described as a conceptual MIDI controller and sequencer, designed for working with drone, textural or soundscape synthesizer patches.
Latch takes a unique approach to MIDI control and latches notes. When you touch one of the pads, the note is activated and held on until new touch on the same pad is registered. The left slider controls the velocity of note to be activated.
Latch can send out MIDI notes, pitch bend and CC values.
There are 16 groups split into 2 banks (a, b, c, … p). Each group has an assignable MIDI channel, color and 8 Continuous Controllers (CC).
Every group also has a looper that records note state changes. Order and velocity of recorded notes is automatically shuffled after loop restarts to create variety. This function can be disabled by activating the group’s LOCK button. Loop playback speed is also adjustable (CLOCK parameter).
Group parameters (CC values, pitch bend, CLOCK and RATE) can be adjusted using sliders or modulated by internal randomizer, with adjustable range (RANGE parameter) and speed (LAG control – left-most slider).
LAG can be applied to parameter changes. When a new value is selected, the change does not happen immediately, but the value is transitioned to smoothly, based on the LAG time (left-most slider).
Setup setting (CC numbers, channels, colors, scale, root and MIDI output) are saved and recalled when app is restarted. Loops are not saved.
*Note: Latch is a sequencer/MIDI controller and does not create sound on its own. It generates MIDI messages which can be used to control software and hardware synthesizers.
The developers also note that Latch was designed for full-size iPads and it is not recommended for iPad Mini users.
Sonnox, a leading designer of high-quality audio processing plugins has announced that it is now part of the Focusrite Group.
The current team of 16, led by Sonnox founder Rod Densham, will remain with the business post acquisition. The brand, its Oxfordshire HQ, product roadmap and reseller network will also be retained.
The Focusrite Group has established a rapidly growing stable of audio brands, including: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, ADAM Audio, Sequential, Linea Research, Oberheim, Novation, Ampify Music and Sonnox.
“Sonnox is in a strong financial position, expanding our customer base and consistently delivering profit. We believe that by joining Focusrite with their scale, industry expertise and range of premium brands, we can continue to grow, and deliver innovation and excellence to current and future customers alike,” says Densham. “Focusrite have a proven track record of achieving this in our industry, and we are very excited to become part of their Group.”
“This is our first acquisition in the audio software market, and it is an absolute pleasure to welcome Rod and his entire team to the Focusrite Group,” adds Focusrite CEO Tim Carroll. “Sonnox products are globally recognised as best in class, making them a natural fit in our stable, and we are all excited about the opportunities and possibilities that lie ahead with the collective expertise of our combined sales and R&D teams.”
