We got to the end of another summer and most of us thankfully didn’t melt into non existance. But as I’ve been away and busy with kids and dogs and stuff I’m going to keep this a bit shorter than usual
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Diktaat is four channels of button-thumping trigger sequencing for instant patterns and percussive bliss. Diktaat is a very capable pattern machine that’s right under your fingertips and ready to play. https://mzourack.com/ Buy from Perfect Circuit – https://moltenmt.com/perfect-diktaat
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The Essential L1 is Donner’s take on the classic Roland SH-101. They’ve folded in a few extras and smartened up the interface but how well does do the whole synthesizing thing
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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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