robinv, Author at Molten Music Technology

Telepathic Instruments Orchid – Fun or Frivolous?

January 26, 2026robinv

Here’s my review of the achingly hip and cool Orchid Chord Synth thingy from Telepathic Instruments and Tame Impala.

Korg microAUDIO 722 Review – Audio Interface with a freakin’ Filter

January 15, 2026January 26, 2026robinv

Korg had the bonkers idea of putting the analogue filter from the miniKORG 700s into an audio interface.

What is it about the Oberheim TEO-5?

January 12, 2026January 26, 2026robinv

We’ve had the TEO-5 analogue synthesizer on show at the last couple of Synth Picnic events and it’s consistently the synth people like the most.

AtoV Faderpunk Controller – First Impressions

January 9, 2026January 26, 2026robinv

I opened the box in the afternoon and by the evening I was using it at a gig – that’s how easy the Faderpunk is to use and configure

Molten Music Monthly December 2025

December 26, 2025January 26, 2026robinv

To round out the year here’s my pick of 2025 and December’s highlights of modular, synths and wild music technology. Best modular 2025: Best of:January – Bitwig Connect 4.12https://www.bitwig.com/connect/Buy from Signal Sounds – https://moltenmt.com/signal-bitwigconnect412Buy from Perfect Circuit – https://moltenmt.com/perfect-bitwigconnect412 February – Momo Muller Universal Synth Editorhttps://uni-editor-synth-bridge.jimdofree.com/ March – XAOC Quad Digital Delay Samarkandahttps://xaocdevices.com/main/samarkanda/Buy from Signal […]

Synth East 2026 – December Update

December 17, 2025January 26, 2026robinv

Saturday night is sold out but there’s plenty more to entertain you can get your creative electronic music juices flowing.

Shakmat Bishop’s Miscellany Mk2 Review

December 16, 2025January 26, 2026robinv

Bishop’s Miscellany Mk2 is a dual channel sequence recorder, melody generator, note processor and song-building engine that offers some fabulous real-time controls once you gel with the interface.

Divergent Waves Sycamore & Oak Review

December 10, 2025January 26, 2026robinv

Sycamore is a two-channel melody maker that borrows from both the Turing Machine and an unfinished Mutable Instruments project to produce alarmingly engaging music.

Molten Music Monthly November 2025

November 28, 2025December 1, 2025robinv

A bumper bunch of blips and boxes for you this month including some scattered thoughts on the impact of AI on music and our industry. Do/don’t be afraid (delete as applicable). Sponsored by DF Audio – https://dfaudio.com.au Buy from Perfect Circuit – https://moltenmt.com/perfect-dfaudiopatchwork DF Audio are kindly sponsoring this months Molten Monthly. They have a […]

Best Budget Synthesizers – November 2025

November 25, 2025November 25, 2025robinv

In my roundup of the best synths you can get on a budget we’re looking at electronic music making boxes under approximately $300 or there abouts. There’s plenty to play with, lots of explore and whether this is your first synth or you just need some new inspiration, these machines will make the best use […]