Label Bureau B has announced a 50th anniversary vinyl release of Peter Baumann‘s Romance ’76.
The limited-edition reissue of Romance ’76 is hand numbered, limited to 500 copies worldwide and features transparent yellow vinyl.
Peter Baumann is best known for his work with seminal electronic music group Tangerine Dream, but he’s also had an active solo career and founded the instrumental music label Private Music.
From 1971 to 1977, Peter Baumann was a member of pioneering Berlin School group Tangerine Dream. Elements of the ’70s Tangerine Dream sound can be heard on tracks from the album, like Bicentenial Presentation:
“Romance 76 resulted from the urge to create new music,” notes Baumann. “I felt we had begun repeating ourselves in Tangerine Dream and I was keen to discover new things, to carry on experimenting.”
Michigan Synth Works has introduced the MSW-820, a 2-oscillator based analog monophonic synthesizer.
The MSW-820 Analogue Synthesizer features an advanced 16-mode voltage controlled filter, 2 envelope generators, digital LFO with sync and trigger functions, digital noise source with 8 flavors, MIDI (TRS or USB).
The synth can be used in desktop format or integrated into a Eurorack system.
Specifications:
VCOs:
AS3340 Based, Pulse and Sawtooth Waveforms
ENV Modulation (OSC1) and LFO Modulation (OSC2)
Range: 16’/8’/4′, 7 Octaves
Pulse Width Modulation: 50% to Min
PWM Mode: ENV/Manual/LFO Modulation
Master and OSC2 (offset) Tune Control
Pulse/Sawtooth Mixer control per Oscillator
2 Hard Sync Modes: O2 Track Pitch or O2 Do not track pitch
2 Reset Modes: Reset O1 on gate or Reset O1 and O2 on gate
Sound Mixer:
External Input (pre filter)OSC 1 Level
OSC 2 Level
Sub Osc Level tracking OSC1 with 1, 2, and 2 PWM Octave Settings
AS3109 Base16 Modes. Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, Allpass (aka Phase)
Cutoff Frequency: 10Hz to 20kHz
Resonance: 0- Self Oscillation
CV Follow: 0-100%
This knob (Audio rate filter modulation from OSC1’s triangle output)
Envelope Modulation via Attenuverter (-5 to 10)
LFO Modulation via Attenuverter (-5 to 10)
Pitch Modulation via Attenuverter (-5 to 10)
External CV Modulation via Attenuverter (-5 to 10)
LFO:
Rate: 0.1 Hz to 22 Hz8 Shapes with crossfade between shapes:Sine, Square, Ramp, Tri, Saw, Expo Decay, Random, Smoothed Random
2 Reset Modes. Reset on Gate and Reset on Gate with Phase Control (via Fade knob)
Fade Control (LFO Delay with Fade in)
Bipolar Rate indicator
Envelopes:
Attack time: 1.5 ms to 2 s
Decay time: 2 ms to 10 s
Sustain Level: 0-100%
Release Time: 2 ms to 10 s
Modulation Envelope is hardwired to Modulation bus
VCA Envelope is hardwired to VCA
VCA/Output Mixer:
VCA Control
External Input (post filter/Env)
Inputs/Outputs:
MIDI IN. TRS 3.5mm PSIMIDI (either A or B)
Clock IN to Control LFO Rate
Gate IN. 5-10V
V/Oct IN
Filter CV IN
LFO Mod IN
Audio IN
Synth/Mix OUT
USB C IN/OUT. 5V Power 200 mA. DC Adapter included. Also serves as USB MIDI
The MSW 820 Analog Synthesizer is priced at $499 and is expected to be available later in Jan 2026. Visit the Michigan Synth Works site for more information.
Ahead of 2026 NAMM Show, Clavia has announced the release of Nord Electro 7. The Nord Electro 7 elevates the Electro series with a powerful fully-fledged new Synth Section, redesigned interface, and dedicated per-section effects processing to the next generation of this long-established stage keyboard, along with many more enhancements.
Nord Electro 7 is the successor to Electro 6, announced at NAMM 2018, building on the foundations of that instrument to create a keyboard Nord tells us is the most versatile model in the Electro line to date. On first glance you’ll notice that Electro 7 has been given a visual refresh, sporting a redesigned front panel with push encoders and a high-resolution colour display.
The most significant addition to Electro 7 is the new Synth Section, which augments Electro 6’s sample-based synthesis with a virtual analogue synth engine and basic FM capabilities. You get mono, legato and glide modes for expressive performance, dual ADR envelopes for amp, filter and FM amount, vibrato and a resonant low-pass filter.
This is joined by an improved Organ Section based on the Nord Organ 3, released at NAMM 2025, boasting authentic emulations of classic pipe, tonewheel and transistor organs along with a sophisticated rotary speaker effect with multiple mic placements. All Electro 7 models now feature physical drawbars with LED indicators for organ control.
Nord Electro 7’s Piano Section draws on an extensive library of grands, uprights, and electric pianos, and has been bolstered by a new compression effect for dynamic shaping, improved timbral editing capabilities and three-voice unison.
The keyboard’s Effect Section has been given a significant refresh, and each sound section now has its own effects chain with independent control. Effects onboard include a global reverb with spring, room, stage, hall and cathedral options and a delay with ping-pong, filtering and an analogue emulation mode. There’s also a compressor, EQ, amp sim and an array of modulation effects.
Nord Electro 7 comes in three editions: 61-key and 73-key versions with a semi-weighted waterfall keyboard and a 73-key edition with a triple-sensor Kawai Hammer Action Portable Keyboard, the Nord Electro 7 HP.
In the connectivity department, Electro 7 features stereo audio outputs, dedicated monitor and headphone jacks, comprehensive pedal support including expression, sustain and rotary control, plus MIDI In/Out and USB-B for MIDI, updates and sound management.
Nord Electro 7 will ship later this year. Electro 7 61 is priced at £2299/$3299, Electro 7 73 is priced at £2499/$3599, and Electro 7 HP is priced at £2799/$3999.
