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Intellijel has introduced MEMS Mic – a 2HP Microphone Module for Eurorack.

The MEMS Mic makes it easy to bring outside sounds into your system, with a tiny omni mic component hidden behind the panel.

Features:

• MEMS omni microphone with flat frequency response
• Output level can be controlled via slider and/or CV input
• When modulating with CV, the slider becomes an attenuator
• Patch and modulate two independently for stereo effects
• Activity (green) and overload (red) indicator LEDs
• Fixed low-frequency roll-of switch (180Hz, 6dB/oct)

The MEMS Mic is priced at $99. It’s currently listed as out of stock.

Moog Music has released a free firmware update for the Moog One, addressing bugs and improving its MIDI support.

New in Moog One Firmware v1.8.0:

• Improvements and Fixes Found in v1.8.0L
• Fixed USB descriptor to improve MIDI compatiblity with Windows.
• Fixed crashes when receiving large amounts of MIDI data.
• Fixed when ARP is on, MIDI is being output with the original key presses instead of just the ARP.
• Fixed turning ARP on while already playing, only sending out ARP notes after one loop of the ARP.
• Fixed EG ATTACK SYNC, DECAY SYNC, and RELEASE SYNC not being MIDI mappable.
• Fixed LFO RATE SYNC not being MIDI mappable.
• Fixed GLIDE ON and GLIDE RATE not being MIDI mappable.
• Fixed changing LADDER filter slope via MIDI not being represented in the UI or the front panel.
• Fixed changing SVF filter mode via MIDI not being represented in the UI or the front panel.
• Fixed changing OSC HARD SYNC through MIDI CC causing panel lag and crashes.
• Fixed LHC More Semitone Transpose not affecting MIDI note number.
• Fixed hanging notes while changing MIDI IN ports or channels while receiving notes.
• Fixed MIDI PANIC causing the note A5 to trigger.
• Fixed multiple issues with EG LOOP and LATCH.
• Improved INIT patch by setting all OSCs TRI by default to 0% and SAW to have the fastest reset times.

It’s available now at the Moog site.

Sampleson has introduced Twinkle, a virtual instrument for macOS & Windows that turns gestures into short, orchestrated musical phrases.

Twinkle is designed to create cinematic musical passages by just dragging your mouse. It generates short, fast, and decorative phrases — arpeggios, trills, runs, and sparkling bursts of notes.

Twinkle features 32 modes, each with its own unique set of ornaments. You can choose from a wide range of scales and root notes to craft the emotional tone of your gestures.

Features:

• Generate expressive musical ornaments with a single gesture.
• Interactive canvas for intuitive phrase creation.
• Two independently assignable scales and root notes.
• Full MIDI Out to control external instruments.
• Includes mockup instruments.
• Retina- and 4K-ready user interface.
• No musical knowledge required.

Twinkle is available now for $29 (normally $49).