Behringer shared this preview for their D Mini Synthesizer, a compact synth that copies the name, styling and some synthesis elements of the Moog Minimoog.
Can a mini-synth capture the true Minimoog sound? Stranger things have happened. But compromises in the design include reducing the architecture down to a single VCO.
Features:
Based on the classic MiniMoog from the 1970s
VCO with 5 selectable wave forms, including saw, triangle, sharktooth, square and pulse
“Vintage-sounding” lowpass filter with resonance for those classic sounds
LFO with 4 different waveforms for amazing vibrato and filter effects
VCA with a dedicated envelope control
Variable envelope amount for filter cut-off control
White and pink noise with its own volume control
27 touch keys
18 controls for access to major functions
USB Type C allows powering via smartphone, power bank or computer
The Behringer D Mini is available to preorder, with a street price of about $120 USD.
Ellitone shared this video demo of the Groov~e Console, described as “a fun and mysterious interactive drum-machine and polyphonic-synthesizer”.
It automatically generates musical “grooves”, consisting of 3 individual sound layers: a drum-machine layer, an ambience-sample layer, and a polyphonic-synthesizer sequence layer. Each layer can be individually tweaked or swapped out.
Groov-e generates original rhythms and note patterns using a complex series of decision-trees and probabilities. A “nearly infinite” number of possible note patterns and rhythm combinations are possible.
The Ellitone Groov~e Console is available now for $325 USD.
Designer & synthesist André Gonçalves has released a new album Offbeats, that turns module tests into tunes.
The album originated with his testing of the ADDAC406 Clock Bender Eurorack module.
This module introduces a unique approach to rhythm, adding complexity to any pattern by superimposing extremely odd divisions, creating syncopation and rhythmic complexity.
The Clock Bender is designed to provide extensive possibilities for rhythmic creation.
Technical Details:
Gonçalves used up to 3 ADDAC406 Clock Benders to trigger samples, throughout several sessions while testing the module’s firmware.
Samples come from ADDAC112 and Erica Synths Drums. External reverb used, with minimal post processing.
You can preview Offbeats below and purchase it at his Bandcamp page.
