A 4-voice paraphonic instrument inspired by the Roland JP-8000, this features two analogue oscillators per voice, an analogue filter, an arpeggiator and an OLED screen, but will pretty much fit in the palm of your hand.
Behringer advises that you shouldn’t let the small size fool you, as this is “a full-blown synthesizer in a micro package”. There’s a built-in touch keyboard, but you’ll more likely plug in your MIDI controller and use that.
The JT-4000 was originally slated to cost $49, but a year on from its initial reveal the projected price has risen slightly to $69. That still makes it eminently affordable, though, and fans of the ‘90s synth that it emulates will doubtless be keen to hear how close it gets to the original.
It seems like several more long-teased Behringer synths could be arriving soon, as well. The company says on its Facebook page: “As chips become more available we’re now warming up with lots product releases”.
The JP-8000 was an analogue modelling synth that was released by Roland back in 1996. Known for its Supersaw waveform and hands-on interface, it was powered by an (at the time) new kind of modelling technology and promised to blend the best of analogue and digital.
Meet MolliLooper, the stuttering, freezing iOS audio looper that “never forgets” – A standalone app and AUv3 plugin that’s always listening.
Molli Labs has introduced MolliLooper the latest release from Matt Davey and Oliver Greschke, who’ve previously won acclaim for their Elastic Drums, Elastic FX and Flip Sampler apps.
MilliLooper is not an ordinary looper – it is also a stutter/freeze effect that’s said to be particularly suited to live performance.
Operating either standalone or as an AUv3 plugin, once activated, MolliLooper will keep recording the input audio. This is why its developers call it “the looper that never forgets.”
The recorded audio can then be triggered whenever you need it, and it’s easy to jump to specific sections that snap to grid at a variety of resolutions. The timing is synced to host clock, and you can fire off everything from multi-bar loops to machine gun 16th and 32nd notes. And you can scroll through the recording.
Other features include a built-in low-pass/high-pass resonant filter that’s based on a 4-pole ladder design. Long-tapping the XY pad that’s used to control this will keep the filter position locked. And limiter/booster effect.
Features:
Combination of looper and stutter/freeze effect
Continuous recording: instant recording/looping
Runs in sync with host clock
Jumps to meaningful places in the recording: „Snap to grid“
Developer Bram Bos has introduced Hilda Synthesizer for iOS, a synth that inspired by the most interesting aspects of both West Coast and East Coast synthesis.
It features a wave folder, lowpass gate, and audio-rate modulations, but also a 12-mode filter and traditional VCA circuit.
Bos says that all parts of the instrument are carefully circuit-modeled to sound as analog (or digital, where applicable) as possible.
