Needham Woodworks has introduced a Moog Matriarch Eurorack Extension Cabinet, custom side panels and Eurorack cabinet extensions for the Moog Matriarch.
The mods, available in walnut and maple, consist of custom Side Panels and Eurorack Extension Cases. The side panels slide over existing sides and require zero assembly skills. The Matriarch Cabinet provides one 150HP row of standard Eurorack 3U format and one 150HP row 1U Intellijel.
The cabinet includes one Eskatonic Modular powerboard and customer power plate. You will need to provide your own DC Brick to power the system.
In addition to the Moog Matriarch Eurorack Extension Cabinet, similar mods are available for the Moog Grandmother and Sub 37.
Minimal Audio has released Cluster Delay, a multi-tap delay designer with integrated effects. This versatile effects plugin is stacked with features and highly tweakable.
Minimal Audio has announced the release of a new effects plugin, Cluster Delay. A powerful and full-featured multi-tap delay, the plugin’s capable of producing a rich variety of delay effects from simple, functional repeats to experimental sonic textures and expansive soundscapes.
A new plugin from the developers behind Rift and Morph EQ. Cluster Delay enables the user to fine-tune delay sequences of up to eight taps, shaping these in real time by tweaking controls for ramp, space and scatter. The delay can then be routed through six effects for further processing: Diffusion, Chorus, Wobble, Frequency Shifter, Phaser, and Flanger.
Cluster Delay features controls for spread and crossfeed, making it easy to produce lush, spatialized delays that span the stereo field. For those who crave the sound of analogue hardware, there’s an option to introduce analogue modelling to the signal, while the Wobble effect will produce tape-like tones in a similar fashion to the wow and flutter controls found on many other delay plugins and effects units. The plugin’s outfitted with a clean, easy-to-navigate GUI that visualizes the delay pattern while making the most important controls easily accessible. Cluster Delay arrives loaded with 100 presets that, if the audio examples on Minimal Audio’s website are anything to go by, sound pretty good.
In addition, there’s a built-in high and low-pass filter, mid-side mode and a ducker function that allows the input signal to be heard above the delays, sidechain-style. Cluster Delay also benefits from the addition of a Clipper option to dial in clip distortion at the output stage.
Cluster Delay is available for Mac and PC in AU, VST, VST3 and AAX formats. The plugin costs $49. Find out more on Minimal Audio website or watch their walkthrough video below.
Behringer has announced that its Solina synth module, a knockoff of the classic Solina String Ensemble, is now shipping from their factory.
The original was made by Eminent, and marketed as the Solina String Ensemble and the ARP String Ensemble. It uses divide-down technology, which allowed for full polyphony using 70’s technology. The classic string synth sound was a staple of 70’s disco, pop and synth music.
Behringer’s take copies the ARP/Eminent Solina SE-II circuitry, adding a phase shifter, based on the EHX Small Stone.
The official intro:
Features:
Analog stereo string ensemble synthesizer
Reproduction of original “ARP/Eminent Solina SE-II*” circuitry
12 tone generators with octave divide-down technology to provide full polyphony
Eurorack compatible – main module can be transferred to a standard Eurorack case
16 controls give you direct access to all important parameters
‘Comprehensive MIDI implementation’ with MIDI channel and Voice Priority selection
3-Year Warranty Program
Behringer has not announced official pricing and availability for the Solina, but they say it’s now shipping and have previously said that they are targeting a $359 price point.
