Media Overkill has a holiday gift for Miniraze owners – a free update that gives users more waveforms, to match the same number found in their flagship Waverazor synth plugin.
Any two of the waves can be sliced and diced together to feed each of the three wave-slicing oscillators. The new version also includes two new formant filters and new sounds by well-known synthesists.
Here are the features of Miniraze 1.5:
3 wave-slicing oscillators let you slice together 2 waveforms per oscillator
Over 150 waveforms, from simple sines to multiple variations and complex waves
390 sounds, including new patches by Dash Glitch, Alex Reid, Xenos Soundworks and Ross Totino
Straightforward layout makes it easy to program complex patches
2 filters in series, each with 15 filter types with subtractive, generative and formant
4 synchronizable LFOs modulate anything from vibrato to dubstep wobbles
4 ADSR envelopes, including a dedicated amp envelope with velocity modulation
Vast Modulation Matrix for under the hood modular-style patching
9 onboard effects, including Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, and Distortion
Built-in arpeggiator produces intricate patterns and random notes from chords
Unison Mode for thick and fat voice stacking
Analog button adds subtle organic randomness to the system
11 colors of noise available to add a variety of textures to your sound
External Audio input lets you process instruments, voices and other sounds
Ring Math processor provides 21 different types of ring modulation
32 different Color Themes available for venturing beyond red and blue
Support for 35 languages, including Sanskrit, Elvish and Klingon
Compatible with AAX/AU/VST on Mac, PC and Linux
New Sound Banks available by Dash Glitch, Alex Reid, Jerry Kovarsky, Ross Totino and Bryan Lee/Xenos Soundworks plus Düsseldorf and Bob Moog Foundation (BMF) Sound Banks (purchased separately with BMF proceeds donated to BMF)
Miniraze is available now, with a holiday sale price of $29 for a limited time. Regular pricing is $99. Free trials are also available. Miniraze 1.5 is a free upgrade for existing users.
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.
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
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.’
