We did it! Synth East 2024 was a bit of triumph. Hundreds of people came, we shared our fascination with synths and electronic music, beer was drunk, music was enjoyed, and we hope to do it all again. A huge thank you to everyone who came along; you made it busy and exceptional. I am humbled and floored by the response and enthusiasm for our little show. Also, my heartfelt thanks to the lovely artists who came and supported me in putting on the Patch-Off and other performances. Steve, Gaz, Jason, Ben, Alex, Fiona, Nina, Tristan and Barry, thank you. We do have a date for 2025: the weekend of t ..read more

It’s all the news from February about synths, modular and music technology. Featuring: Index – 0:00 Intro – 0:12 Synth East – 1:42 Behringer CZ-1 Mini, UB-Xa Mini and RD-78 – 3:54 Cherry Audio CR-78 – 8:53 IOLabs Particles – 10:29 Winterbloom Neptune – 14:08 Akai Pro MPC Key 37 – 15:38 Erica Synths Hexinverter Mutant Machine – 18:24 Moog Mirror – 20:18 ALM Motto Akemie – 23:42 Oddment Audio Groc – 24:56 Pittsburgh Local Parks – 26:42 Feedback VCZIII and LFO – 28:51 Eowave Portal – 31:07 Instruo DAPF – 33:00 Gforce OB-EZ – 34:48 Sampleslicer MKIII – 36:34 Expert Sleepers Otterley – 38:26 Nano ..read more

It’s been almost a year since I last looked at the Deckard’s Dream. It was almost completed, I got sound out and was happy enough to let that feel like a conclusion to the epic journey of a build. But I still felt there was more to do, and I never quite managed to screw it into the box and put the slider caps on. So here we are, testing the voice cards, seeing if I can iron out the last issues and allow the machine to blossom into an instrument. The post Deckard’s Dream DIY Build 19 – The trouble with voice cards appeared first on Molten Music Technology ..read more

It’s a space-age analogue percussion monster that’s definitely from another planet. Here’s my review of the SGR1806-20. More details here (there’s no website to speak of): https://www.modulargrid.net/e/knob-technology-sgr1806-20 The post Knob Technology SGR1806-20 Percussion Module Review appeared first on Molten Music Technology ..read more

Is it brooding, dark and mysterious, or is it a groovy dance party in a module? Neo Trinity is fun, fast, fabulous and fiddly. It can run your rack with modulation, envelopes, LFOs, triggers and notes and then drink you under the table. Buy one from: Thomann: https://thmn.to/thoprod/584139?offid=1&affid=1460  Perfect Circuit: http://tinyurl.com/perfectcircuit-neotrinity Bastl website: https://bastl-instruments.com/eurorack/modules/neo-trinity The post Bastl Neo Trinity Review appeared first on Molten Music Technology ..read more

Welcome to the first Molten Monthly of the year, featuring the small amount of news from a very un-special NAMM, but we did have fun at Buchla and Friends and I’ve got all the other synth and music tech news. Index – 0:00 Intro – 0:14 Korg – Everything – 1:34 4ms catalyst Sequencer and Controller – 12:37 Stylophone Theremin and CPM DS-2 – 14:51 Bastl Neo Trinity – 18:01 Flame Airlectron – 21:05 Midiverse SideBander – 21:59 Earthquaker Wave Transformer – 23:48 ADDAC Swell Physics – 24:45 Yamaha SEQTRAK – 26:47 Gamechanger MOD Pedals – 29:47 muSonics The Vanilla Synthesizer – 32:32 Supercritic ..read more

For the first time in its 99-year history, the Norfolk County Music Festival has a category for Electronic Music. So bring your synths, bring your noise machines, your bleeps, bloops, loops and beats and take part in this wonderful opportunity to perform your music. It’s open to anyone making electronic music and would like the opportunity to perform and get some feedback in a nice bit auditorium. The Electronic Music category takes place at Duke’s Street Baptist Church on Tuesday, 19th March, kicking off at 6pm and aims to finish by 9pm. To enter the Festival usually costs £16.50 but I’m spon ..read more

December’s edition rolled into the New Year just a little which gives me the chance to share my favourite synths, modular and music tech from 2023 along with all the latest news. Index – 0:00 Intro – 0:13 Arturia Minifreak 2.0, V Collection X and Keystep Pro Chroma – 3:12 Moog Mariana – 9:37 Nano Performance Mixer – 13:24 Floating Knobs Cuisine – 16:11 Nono Major Tom – 20:02 Gforce Axxess – 24:29 Arthur Joly RecoDrum update – 25:56 SPC Plugins Neptune – 27:50 Endless Expander – 29:43 Maneco Labs Pikoloops – 32:09 Dreadbox Psychosis – 33:25 BeepBoop uTape Scrubber – 36:53 Nervous Squirrel Stri ..read more

Bullfrog is a collaboration between Erica Synths and Richie Hawtins and is designed as an educational platform for teaching synthesis, sound and modular music making. It’s huge; it’s a mono synth but with a special slot of splendidness. It’s not just for kids though; there’s plenty for the beginner and the more experienced to enjoy. https://bullfrog.ericasynths.lv/ Buy it from Thomann: https://thmn.to/thoprod/574060?offid=1&affid=1460 Perfect Circuit: http://tinyurl.com/perfectcircuit-bullfrog The post Erica Synths Bullfrog Synthesizer Review appeared first on Molten Music Technology ..read more

Mariana is a dual-oscillator, dual-layer software synthesizer that pulls in the Taurus, Minitaur, Model D and Sub Phatty for some seriously analogue monophonic bass synth action. https://www.moogmusic.com/news/introducing-mariana Buy from Thomann: https://thmn.to/thoprod/581087?offid=1&affid=1460 The post Moog Mariana Bass Synthesizer Review appeared first on Molten Music Technology ..read more