Robin Vincent

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PWM Mantis V2 Update Adds Original OSCar Wavetables!

6 days ago | gearnews.com | Robin Vincent

09 May by Robin Vincent | 4,2 / 5,0 | Approximate reading time: 6 Minutes PWM Mantis Update V2 · Source: PWM Previous Next ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT [9 May 2025] Both modeled and sampled OSCar wavetables heading for the PWM Mantis. Plus sneaky new three-osc synth previewed. PWM MantisPWM Mantis V2 UpdateSneaky New SynthesizerPWM Mantis Is Now a Fully Polyphonic 4-Voice Synth!PWM Mantis Is Now PolyphonicFirmware V1.25New PWM OSCar on the Way?
Melbourne Instruments Nina Massive Update Adds 4-Track Polyphonic Sequencer, 64 Noise Types

1 week ago | gearnews.com | Robin Vincent

02 May by Robin Vincent | 3,7 / 5,0 | Approximate reading time: 4 Minutes Melbourne Instruments Nina Update · Source: Melbourne Instruments Melbourne Instruments Nina · Source: Sonic State Melbourne Instruments Nina · Source: Melbourne Instruments Melbourne Instruments Nina · Source: Melbourne Instruments Previous Next ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT [2 May 2025] Take advantage of those motorized knobs with this free new Melbourne Instruments update for the Nina and turn it into a multi-track...
Intuitive Instruments Exquis: Is it Now the Best Controller for Ableton Live?

2 weeks ago | gearnews.com | Robin Vincent

30 Apr by Robin Vincent | 4,5 / 5,0 | Approximate reading time: 4 Minutes Intuitive Instruments Exquis now optimized for Ableton Live · Source: Intuitive Instruments Intuitive Instruments Exquis · Source: Intuitive Instruments Intuitive Instruments Exquis · Source: Intuitive Instruments Intuitive Instruments Exquis · Source: Intuitive Instruments Previous Next ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT [30 April 2025] The latest update turns your Intuitive Instruments Exquis into an MPE-equipped Ableton...
Studio One: Session Navigation

3 weeks ago | soundonsound.com | Robin Vincent

Speed up your S1 session navigation with these pro‑user tips. Studio One has a well-earned reputation for speed and agility. It has the sort of interface that feels fluid, integrated and easy to navigate. But that only really starts to gel once you’ve mastered a number of essential key commands and shortcuts. Otherwise, working your way through menus can be as dull as it is in any other DAW environment.
RYK Envy Machine

4 weeks ago | soundonsound.com | Robin Vincent

Another swish‑looking module from RYK Modular. Gorgeous in black with those pin‑prick LEDs and mysterious‑looking endless encoders. The Envy Machine is a four‑channel, five‑function modulation generator that fools you into thinking it’s intuitive when you might need to concentrate and learn some ropes before the enjoyment begins to flow. The layout appears simple enough. You have a column of three patch points for each channel, and above them is a rather lovely LED strip crowned with an encoder.
Studio One: Impact XT

1 month ago | soundonsound.com | Robin Vincent

Impact XT is now right at home in Studio One's MIDI editor. With Studio One v7, PreSonus decided to pull the interface of their Impact drum machine into the Piano Roll/Drum/Note editor window. No more having to deal with floating windows when making beats or fiddling with samples. I wonder if this concept will spread to other instruments, because it is indeed very tidy.
The SOS Guide To Gigging With Modular Synths

1 month ago | soundonsound.com | Robin Vincent

Thinking of taking your Eurorack on the road? We offer some expert advice... As musicians, we suffer from that inescapable desire to project our music out into the world. With the rise in EMOM (Electronic Music Open Mic) gatherings and consistent interest in experimental electronic music, there’s more opportunity than ever to perform live electronically.
Winter Plankton DassBrum

1 month ago | soundonsound.com | Robin Vincent

I am often fascinated by the amount of control and possibility that gets loaded onto a module designed to make one particular sound. In a regular synthesizer or drum machine the kick drum is pretty well defined, and if you’re lucky, you might get a decay or tone control. In Eurorack, you seem to get every control you can think of, which makes me wonder whether anyone is happy with their kick drum. Do we need to be constantly tweaking it into something unique, or at least something else?
Studio One: The Tempo Track

2 months ago | soundonsound.com | Robin Vincent

Take your music off‑grid with Studio One’s powerful tempo tools. Nestled amongst the more familiar Global tracks such as Lyrics, Chord, Arranger and Marker tracks is the often ignored Tempo track. The Tempo track keeps pace with the gear changes in our projects and lets us make sudden or smooth alterations in speed. If your music production is dedicated to the truth of a single bpm, then the Tempo track is probably completely unnecessary.
DivKid & Making Sound Machines DivSkip

2 months ago | soundonsound.com | Robin Vincent

DivSkip is a four‑channel trigger machine dressed in a dazzling festival of lights. It bombards you with the flashing possibilities and colourful trigger patterns of an all‑night rave. The functionality is based around the tilting and balancing of two outcomes: A or B. Through multiple modes and a handful of mathematicians we get to craft fascinating patterns from Bernoulli coin tosses, Turing algorithms and Euclidean rhythms.