Modular NAMM 2017.7: STG, Doepfer, and Oberheim
If there’s a theme to this installment, it’s promising modules we saw previewed last year (and that we thought were going to ship last year) getting refined and re-introduced this year. I’m not complaining; all benefitted from the additional thought and user feedback. It’s not like there’s an outcry that new modules aren’t being introduced fast enough…
Modular NAMM 2017.6: WMD, 4ms, and Make Noise
After covering a few lesser-known (in the US) European modular companies in the previous installment, this time around I’m going to cover three of the better known US manufacturers. The themes running through this installment are live performance and sample manipulation.
Modular NAMM 2017.5: AQA ElektriX, birdkids, Frap Tools, & Endorphin.es
Many European synth module manufacturers that we are less familiar with here in the US focus on higher end modules with a focus on features, sound quality, or both (admittedly, with a correspondingly higher price tag). I’m going to look at four of those companies in this installment.
Modular NAMM 2017.4: Soulsby, Catalyst, & Warm Star
After discussing some rather advanced modules in the previous installment, this time I focus on low-fi modules from Catalyst (Buchla 100 recreations and Soulsby (8-bit oscillator+filter+…), as well as a couple of interesting new offerings from Warm Star.
Modular NAMM 2017.3: Expert Sleepers, Five12, & Rossum Electro-Music
In this installment I discuss updates to the Expert Sleepers Disting and ES-8, the introduction of the Five12 Vector Sequencer (hardware cousin of their Numerology sequencing software), and share conversations with Dave Rossum about design challenges in his new Morpheus filter and upcoming Assimil8or sample player.