Developer Rasmus Nyåker of Unusable Engineering let us know that all of their products are now available on Windows, in addition to MacOS.
The Unusable Engineering line contains 9 audio effects, plus Curves & Membranes, a mono synth built around Bézier wave shaping, orbital motion, and a membrane-style filter model.
Nyåker says that their goal is not to pile on options, but to make software that feels immediate, visually engaging, rewarding to explore and maybe even a bit surprising.
Details on each of their plugins are available at the Unusable Engineering site.
Synthesist Craig Padilla shared this video, capturing a live studio performance, with Marvin Allen, of their track Architects Of Time.
This was recorded live in Padilla’s studio on February 4, 2023. It’s the original live version of the song, before additional production was added to finish it for their album Unfolding Skies.
The album was released on earlier this year on Spotted Peccary Music.
You can preview Unfolding Skies below, and the album is available via Bandcamp.
Vladimir Kuzmin, the Russian engineer and synthesizer designer best known for creating the Formanta Polivoks synthesizer, has demised.
Elta Music, which had collaborated with Kuzmin on several Polivoks-inspired designs, announced the news:
“Greetings to the entire synth enthusiast community. We have some bad news for you.
Vladimir Kuzmin, creator of the iconic POLIVOKS synthesizer, passed away on June 12th.
Rest and peace our dear friend. Our collaboration was wonderful. Condolences to the family.”
Developed in 1980 and manufactured during the Soviet era, the Polivoks became one of the best-known electronic instruments produced in the Soviet Union. It remains sought out by musicians and sound designers, and many instruments and modules have taken inspiration from its design.
The Polivoks was engineered by Kuzmin, while his wive Olimpiada Kuzmin handled the industrial design of the instrument.
Kuzmin’s design lives on in instruments from Elta Music, Erica Synths and others.
