It’s been ten years since I first heaved a Molten Music Monthly into the world. I’ve done it every month since and through thick and thin there’s nothing I enjoy more. The summer is always a bit slow but I’ve pulled together some nice bits and bobs to mull over while applying sun cream or […]
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The Seashell is an adorably cute but tonally powerful semi-modular synthesizer from Instruo. As a desktop synth it’s fabulous but it also has a deeper, darker, software side that could make for perfect DAW integration. How well does it work? Let’s see shall we.
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Reshift 6 is a remarkable 6-voice analogue synthesizer with up to 16 oscillators per voice, stacked or unstacked, unison, polyphonic and paraphonic multitimbral synth machine. There are some alarming holes in the intended feature set, but Supercritical are certainly onto something with the Demon Core Oscillators. https://supercriticalsynthesizers.com/redshift6/
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The summer is usually quiet for synth and music tech releases but we have lots of software this month and I’ve pulled a load of Eurorack into a bumper bonanza roundup. Also available as a podcast https://moltenmusictech.podbean.com/e/molten-music-monthly-june-2025 PMT Online – We were all surprised to learn that PMT, the slightly dodgily named music shop brand […]
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Monumatic is a complete virtual analogue polyphonic synthesizer in a compact Eurorack module. It has 16 analogue-style synth engines, tons of energy, and works like a monosynth over CV and an 8-voice polysynth over MIDI.
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So, you’ve got a couple of grand to drop on a synth hey? Synths start getting serious at this price range and you could end up with something rather special. Here are my picks for the best synths that you can buy from around $1k to $3k. The list is drawn from my experience in […]
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The CV Instrument plugin in PreSonus Studio One Pro 7 lets you run MIDI sequences into your modular by using your audio interface outputs to send out control voltage signals. Here’s how you do that and also how to fudge some modulation control as well. https://www.presonus.com/ Also in this video:
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The Bitwig Connect 4/12 is an audio interface that features Eurorack compatible CV inputs and outputs for direct intergration with your modular. How well does it work? Let’s find out. Bitwig lent me the Connect for review which they are having back afterwards and no money has changed hands. They have no say over the […]
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The AR-110 is a compact metal box of five analog drum sounds with individual outputs and level control – that’s it.
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The dust has settled on another Superbooth filled with fabulous objects of electronic grooviness and now we can step back and take a few moments to share some thoughts on the ones I thought were most interesting. I was there for a day, didn’t get to see very much, but i did talk to some […]
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