John Cage

Aug 8, 2024 | synthtopia.com | John Cage

Artium Instruments contacted us to let us know that their new synth, The Swarm, is now available ‘everywhere’. The initial production release of The Swarm was funded via a successful Kickstarter campaign. With the Kickstarter campaign now wrapped up and all rewards fulfilled, The Swarm can be purchased directly from the Artium Instruments website and through a range of third-party retailers, including eBay, Amazon, and Reverb.com.

Aug 4, 2024 | synthtopia.com | John Cage

Behringer has slashed prices on many of its synths and Eurorack modules, with prices cut as much as 50%. The price cuts include most of their ‘knockoff’ style modules and makes their pricing more aggressive than ever, including both keyboards like the Behringer MonoPoly; synth modules like the Behringer Solina String Ensemble; standalone synths like the Behringer Crave; and their Euro-format copies of classic Moog, ARP & Roland synth modules.

Jul 1, 2024 | synthtopia.com | John Cage

In his latest loopop video, host Ziv Eliraz takes an in-depth look at the PWM Mantis synthesizer, a spiritual successor to the EDP Wasp. The Mantis is a collaboration between the late Chris Hugget (Gnat, Wasp, Oscar) and Paul Whittington of PWM.

Jun 16, 2024 | synthtopia.com | John Cage

In his latest video, composer and instrument designer Roger Linn offer his take on the current MPCs, demoing and reviewing the Akia MPC Live 2. Linn is the father of the MPC, and worked with Akai to create and release the original MPC60 in 1988. After collaborating on the classic MPC line, Linn and Akai went their separate ways. And some would argue that the MPC line went into a decline that lasted until a few years ago, when Akai introduced the MPC X and MPC Live.

Jun 16, 2024 | synthtopia.com | John Cage

Developer Momo Müller let us know that he’s introduced a new VST and Standalone Editor for the BehringerPRO-VS mini synthesizer. The PRO-VS Editor gives you direct access from your DAW to the Behringer PRO-VS mini parameters, so you can integrate it into the DAW project. In the PlugIn VST version, you can record the controller movements, so sound changes can be saved. Features:Simple handling of the PRO-VS mini without menu surfing. Complex sound changes can be made easily and quickly.