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Modular NAMM 2018.8: Steady State Fate, Five12, WMD, and Warm Star

Modular NAMM 2018.8: Steady State Fate, Five12, WMD, and Warm Star

by Chris Meyer | Feb 17, 2018 | Trade Show Reports | 0 comments

We are getting close to the end of the companies I visited during this year’s NAMM show, and I’ve been saving some of my favorites for last. Today I talk more about oscillators, semi-modulars, sequencers, granular synthesis, and some modules we saw last year but which...
Modular NAMM 2017.4: Soulsby, Catalyst, & Warm Star

Modular NAMM 2017.4: Soulsby, Catalyst, & Warm Star

by Chris Meyer | Jan 24, 2017 | Trade Show Reports | 0 comments

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.

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