Erica Synths has debuted MIDI DISPATCH, a successor to their first-ever desktop unit, the MIDI THRU BOX.
MIDI DISPATCH adds a lot of useful new features, making it an easy-to-use, hands-on command center of your studio setup.
MIDI DISPATCH is, essentially, an ultra-low latency splitter from one MIDI input to eight outputs, with advanced MIDI filtering options. It allows for connecting up to eight instruments to your MIDI keyboard, sequencer and directly to your laptop via USB-C. The user can configure each output separately, allowing for high flexibility in any studio or live setting.
MIDI DISPATCH Features:
Ultra-low latency MIDI signal splitting
USB-C port for computer connection (MIDI over USB)
Per-output MIDI filtering and routing
Easy-to-use web-based configuration interface
Powered via USB-C or 12V DC input
8 independent MIDI outputs
Erica Synths’ MIDI DISPATCH is €125 and is available now via the Erica Synths website.
This week, Noise Engineering announced the opening of preorders for Mimetic Digitwolis. Mimetic Digitwolis (MD2) is the sequel to the Mimetic Digitalis, Noise Engineering’s classic Cartesian performance sequencer. MD2 builds on the concepts but updates the feature set dramatically, making it an incredible performance sequencer for Eurorack.
This upgraded second edition features individually configurable inputs and outputs, customizable quantizers for both internal and external signals, internal sequence-length and clock divisions, triggerable step randomization, an internal clock, MIDI, and a whole lot more, all on a completely revamped interface.
New features include:
Completely configurable interface: customize trigger ins, CV ins, and outputs
Sequence CV, triggers, or gate signals
Use the internal quantizer to generate sequences or quantize external CV
Edit quantizer scales manually or with a MIDI keyboard
Infinite sequencing possibilities: trigger step randomization, navigate across different dimensions, or use CV to address sequences – or some of everything!
User-requested features like new output types, internal clock divisions, easy sequence editing, and MIDI capabilities
Generate clock internally for standalone sequencing
Like the original, MD2 is a compact 10HP.
Mimetic Digitwolis (MD2) is available for preorder for $385, and will begin shipping September 18, 2025.
Eternal Research has announced that its triangular instrument, The Demon Box, will be “ready for the world” and on sale for preorders.
Years in development, the Demon Box uses 33 inductors grouped in three triangular channels of 11 inductors to transform electromagnetic frequencies. The Demon Box can be used on its own to create unique sounds or it can be incorporated into a larger setup including as an audio-visual controller. The instrument is perfect for sound designers, composers, artists, and other creatives who want to find new ways to conjure and explore sound. It also offers ample opportunity for visual applications like video synthesis, DMX lighting, and coding platforms like Max, Jitter, and TouchDesigner.
Eternal Research founder Alexandra Fierra explains, “The Demon Box is a physical manifestation of a bigger idea. It’s an idea in contrast to the idea that all the organizing principles we’ve hitherto devised are music, and all that is not part of that is noise.” She adds, “Our goal is to bridge the gap between science and music, to turn the forces that made the electric guitar and MIDI possible into an instrument for the 21st century.”
Demon Boxes can mesh with nearly any set up, thanks to their comprehensive connectivity: three mono audio ins, three mono audio outs, a triphonic audio output, 3 control voltage outputs, and MIDI out sending CC and note data via a DIN port and USB-C. Each channel comes equipped with parameter controls, enabling you to mix both the EMF channels and external gear to your liking in real time.
According to Eternal Research’s head engineer Bryn Nieboer, “Stereo is limited. Three channels allow you to sculpt and navigate with panning, phasing, and effects layering, to create an immersive, triphonic sound that sets the Demon Box apart.”
The Demon Box ($999.00) is available for preorder now at this link, and is expected to ship later this autumn. Eternal Research is offering a special discount of $100 off the $999.00 original purchase price of The Demon Box that runs September 5- 13, 2025. The offer can be used once per Demon Box transaction with the code DEMON33.
The Demon Box and other Eternal Research projects will be part of this year’s Knobcon in Chicago on September 5-7, 2025. They will be available for Knobcon attendees to explore at the Eternal Research booth B400.
