Category: Reviews

The KeyStep controllers are superb for their connectivity, ease of use and half decent keybed. When they told me they had a new version coming out my first thought was that they would somehow ruin it.

A super-stringy, super-pipey Karplus Strong module with up to 32 voices. SuperKar+ combines a Chord Voice with a polyphonic Solo Voice for a spectacularly useful module that’s oozing texture and organic tones.

The Gen X-2 is fun synth that’s packed with analogue grit and rosy memories with expanded features that never quite live up to their potential. It’s frustratingly great!

How does it take three modules for form a kick drum?

This is Not Rocket Science has pulled a reverb apart and spun it into space as a conversation between entities Bopp and Steve.

Caress of Stars is a super-wide, 4-channel sequencer in 1U Eurorack. It has up to 64 steps, 16 buttons, scales, ranges and can be CV, Gate or combined, but everything is controlled through a rather nice touch-strip

LOCI has a new version of their versatile stick-a-brick system of stands. I see what I can make of them and put on them in this in-depth review.

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

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

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.