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The Bob Moog Foundation has announced their winter fundraising raffle. The grand prize, a custom-built Eurorack modular synthesizer system housed in a handcrafted 15U (126 hp), is themed around the question, “What Would Bob Do?“.

Valued at $24,000, the system includes 50 Eurorack modules, 11 controllers, and components from 52 companies across 17 countries.

Tickets for the raffle are $25 each, 5 for $100, 12 for $200, and 35 for $500. The raffle is open internationally. Please read the rules and regulations before purchasing tickets.

The first prize winner of the raffle will also receive a copy of the 352-page Bjooks book Push, Turn, Move, signed by Kim Bjorn (publisher). Synthesizer pioneer and educator Chris Meyer, who curated and assembled the modular system, will also provide the winner free access to his Learning Modular online courses. Patch cables and a gift pack from Luigi’s Modular Supply will also be supplied.

Second and third place prizes don’t always happen, but for this raffle, Expressive E provided an Osmose MPE synthesizer (valued at $1799) for the second prize, and a copy of software synthesizer Noisy 2 (valued at $149) for third prize.

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Each component of the system was donated by the following manufacturers: 1010 Music, ADDAC System, After Later Audio, ALM Busy Circuits, Bastl Instruments, Befaco, Bela IO, Biopower Audio, Bubblesound Instruments, Daitron, Doepfer, Endorphin, Erica Synths, Erogenous Tones, Expert Sleepers, Expressive E, Five12, Frap Tools, Genus Modu, Hack Modular / Look Mum No Computer, Instruo, Kat Percussion, Klavis, Learning Modular, Make Noise, Mehr Music Machines, Modular Synth Lab, Moog Music, Modbap, Morphor, Mystic Circuits, Nekyia Circuits, Noise Engineering, Pittsburgh Modular, Plum Audio, Pusherman, Roland, Roli, Rossum Electro-Music, RYK Modular, Tall Dog Electronics, TipTop Audio, vpme.de, Weston Precision Audio, Xaoc Devices, Xodes, and Zlob Modular. Cables were provided by Luigi’s Modular Supply. (Full list of specific components and manufacturers below).

“The theme for this year’s modular system is: What would Bob do? I started with his interest in alternate controllers: from the Theremin kits he originally sold, to the ribbon and percussion controllers he offered with the original Moog modular system, to his later research into more expressive keyboard controllers. Then I looked at the columns he wrote for Keyboard Magazine explaining different synthesis techniques, including frequency modulation, phase distortion, Karplus-Strong, VOSIM, additive synthesis, resynthesis, and sampling.

“I made sure all of those and more were represented in this instrument, along with all of the normal filters, envelope generators, amplifiers, modulators, sequencers, mixers, and utility modules you need to create a complete system. The result is a very advanced, expressive, versatile modular instrument capable of playing several voices at once and which will keep its new owner deeply engaged in sonic exploration for many years to come.” — Chris Meyer

A complete simulation of the system to be included in the first place raffle prize can be viewed on ModularGrid.

Specific modules, peripherals, and other components include:

• 1010 Music || Bitbox mk2 Intuitive Sampling Module
• A&R Engravers || Branded brass plate for system
• ADDAC System || ADDAC307 Heart Sensing Module
• After Later Audio || Bartender Stereo Production Mixer, Barback Mixer Expander, & Typhoon
• ALM Busy Circuits || Cizzle (dual “Phase Distortion” VCO)
• Bastl Instruments || Ciao!! (output module)
• Befaco || 3mm Knurlies (Eurorack module screws, two sets of 100)
• Bela IO || Gliss Touch Control (3U version)
• Biopower Audio || Axe and Razor Ribbon Controller
• Bubblesound Instruments || LP40 (Low Pass Filter)
• Daitron || LFS50A & LFS150A (12V power supplies)
• Doepfer || A-178 Theremin CV Sources (2) & A-140-2 Dual ADSR
• es || Squawk Dirty To Me (multiple algorithm VCF) &a Milky Way (effects module)
• Erica Synths || Black Joystick 2 MIDI to Trigger Module
• Erogenous Tones || VC8 (octal VCA module)
• Expert Sleepers || FH-2 “factotum” (MIDI interface module) & FHX-8CV Expander
• Expressive E || Touché (left hand controller)
• Five12 || Vector (sequencer), with a Jack Expander donated by Chris Meyer
• Frap Tools || Falistri Movement Manager & 330 Pro Audio Sum & Distribute
• Genus Modu || LIBB Bus boards (5), along with assorted terminal blocks, wires, and other hardware
• Hack Modular / Look Mum No Computer || LMNC #1114 Filter GRR
• Instruó || DivKid øchd, øchd expander & làrachd (input utility)
• Kat Percussion || KTMP1 Percussion Sound Module, KT-HC1 hi-hat controller, & KT-KP1 bass drum trigger
• Klavis || Grainity filter & Nodrain power adapters (5)
• Luigi’s Modular Supply|| Assorted cables
• Make Noise || Spectraphon (dual Spectral Oscillator)
• Mehr Music Machines || Truths (Boolian logic array)
• Modular Synth Lab || Assorted Eurorack hardware
• Moog Music || Labyrinth Analog Synthesizer
• Modbap || Trinity 2.0 Digital Drum Synth Array
• Morphor || Plectrum Analog BBD Pluck
• Mystic Circuits || 3DVCA (quad VCA)
• Nekyia Circuits || Mezcal CV
• Noise Engineering || Loquelic Iteritas (multiple algorithm VCO, including VOSIM)
• Pittsburgh Modular || 2+2 Okapi Mixer
• Plum Audio || OCP X
• Pusherman || uGrids (drum module)
• Roland || FS-6 Dual Footswitch
• Roli || Seaboard 2
• Rossum Electro-Music || Panharmonium Mutating Spectral Resynthesizer (signed by Dave Rossum)
• RYK Modular || Algo FM Oscillator
• Tall Dog Electronics || DS0 2 Dual Channel Oscilloscope (no link available)
• TipTop Audio || Z4000 NS (ASDR envelope) & MISO utility module
• de || QD Quad Drum Voice
• Weston Precision Audio || 2V2 Dual Oscillator
• Xaoc Devices || Odessa Additive Oscillator
• Xodes || AC3
• Zlob Modular || Entropy 2 (random voltage and noise generator)

“Being a cabinet-maker, it’s always a refreshing good time doing a project with the Bob Moog Foundation. Instead of head-scratching on the first day with contractors and home-owners, its done with electrical and sound engineers that are all really good at their jobs. On the outside, the final product is just a small, superior-grade walnut box, but the inside is full of careful design that will hopefully pack a big sonic punch and look good while doing it. I look forward to hearing amazing things come from it.” — Cabinet maker Christopher Perryman.

The Bob Moog Foundation raffle begins Monday, December 1, 2025, at 7:00 am (EST) and ends Friday, December 19, 2025 at 11:59 pm (EST). The raffle is open internationally. The raffle tickets are $25 each, 5 for $100, 12 for $200, and 35 for $500.     The raffle winner will be announced on Tuesday, December 23rd.

UK modular brand ALM Busy Circuits has released a new module, Pamela’s Disco, which allows users to connect a modular system up to a DJ setup via Pro DJ Link.

Disco is a sister module to ALM’s popular Pamela’s Workout range of clocking modules. It’s a simple 4HP module with a LAN input for connecting to DJ gear, plus four analogue outputs – DIN sync-style x24 and Run analogue clock outs, plus Beat and Bar trigger outputs.

Pro DJ Link is a system found on a variety of Pioneer DJ and AlphaTheta products that allows multiple DJ devices to be synchronised using ethernet connections, USB or wi-fi. Pamela’s Disco allows users to connect any ethernet-equipped Pro DJ Link device to a modular system, and convert the incoming master clock into a modular-friendly analogue signal.

Although Disco is designed for use with any Pro DJ Link device, ALM states that the module has only been fully tested with the XDJ-700, XDJ-1000MK2 and CDJ-3000.

Along with its inputs and outputs, Pamela’s Disco has lights to indicate the beat and incoming connection status, along with a button to resync the clock. ALM describes it as an “easy ’just works’ setup with no configuration.”

Despite its simplicity, Pamela’s Disco looks like an enticingly useful device for any DJs and producers looking to dabble in a little live modular alongside a DJ set.

As ALM puts it: “Compact and easy to set up, the Disco opens up new performance possibilities – mix, overdub, spinback and scratch, all locked in time with your modular.”

Pamela’s Disco has a depth of 32mm and is described as ‘skiff friendly with reverse power protection.’

The module is available now priced at £175. Head to the ALM Busy Circuits site for more info.

OXI Instruments is the Spanish manufacturer behind the OXI One, a popular and versatile sequencer that received a MKII update earlier this year.

This week, OXI announced the latest addition to its product lineup: E16, a portable and lightweight controller that OXI promises will allow you to “control your entire set-up from one compact interface”.

OXI One is a powerhouse sequencer with an extensive set of features, and while E16’s design looks a little more stripped-back at first glance, there’s a similarly comprehensive level of functionality under the hood.

E16’s aluminium unibody chassis features 16 endless encoders encircled by LED rings that display parameter values, joined by a single shift button in the top-left corner next to its OLED screen. Each knob has two assignable destinations and the LED colours can be customized to your liking.

Each of E16’s 16 scenes stores 12 pages of controls with 16 per page, giving the user 192 controls per scene that can be mapped directly from the hardware or through OXI’s companion app. Customized layouts and banks of parameter values can be saved to each scene as presets for instant recall.

“We didn’t want to make just another controller – we wanted to bring the OXI philosophy to the MIDI world,” OXI says of the E16 in the demo video embedded above, pointing to a handful of features that expand its capabilities in a live performance context.

E16 offers a neat grouping function that allows the user to link multiple controls together to be controlled via one macro encoder – useful for executing complex transitions that involve a number of different parameters or instruments. E16’s snapshot feature goes even further by letting the user morph, Octatrack-style, between two sets of 16 saved parameters across an entire page of controls with a single knob twist.

There’s also a knob recording function onboard that allows the user to capture the movement of a given encoder, which is played back on an unsynchronized loop – each encoder has its own loop buffer and length, so you’ll be able to dial in evolving, polyrhythmic modulation with ease.

On the I/O front, E16 has two 3.5mm MIDI outputs, a MIDI input and wireless Bluetooth MIDI, alongside its USB-C connection and two virtual USB ports. It’s available in two editions, a standard edition with smooth, non-detented encoders, and a limited edition with “clicky” encoders that give tactile feedback as they’re turned.

Priced at £339/€409/$499, OXI E16 is available for preorder now – first units will ship at the end of December. Find out more on OXI Instruments website.