We're back in Berlin for the biggest synthesizer and electronic music gear event of the year: Superbooth. Dozens of manufacturers have gathered to show off their latest developments—ranging from Eurorack modules to standalone instruments, exotic effect processors, and more. We've already seen the Buchla Ziggy desktop synthesizer, as well as new modules from Knobula, Instruo, Vostok, Expert Sleepers, and others...and there's certainly much more to come.

We'll update this article as more information becomes available: so stay tuned, and keep your fingers on that refresh button!

1010 Music Blackbox 2

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Blackbox 2 Sampling Workstation

$649.00

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1010 Music have returned with an upgrade to their now-legendary sampler with Blackbox 2; redesigned from the ground up to provide deeper sampling capabilities, better performance, and now a rechargeable battery for completely mobile sound creation. One of the biggest improvements in the hardware is the new high resolution screen, which now measures in at 4", which gives you more real estate when navigating with the touchscreen functionality. Blackbox 2 features expanded connectivity to your external gear with the dedicated Host and Device USB ports, allowing for multichannel audio and MIDI I/O.

On the software side, nearly every menu has gotten an upgrade, with the Launch, Scene, Song, Mixing and Effects screens getting performance-based upgrades, similar to that found on the bento. The sampling engine has gotten a substantial overhaul, offering a brand new Track screen which allows for loading up to four instances of the Loop, Slicer, One-Shot or Multisample instruments; with the Loop and One-Shot instruments supporting 16 sample per-patch.

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Internally sample and resample your creations for even more complex sound creation, and with the effects engine being freely reroutable per-track, you're able to sculpt complex, multi-layered sounds all within the Blackbox 2. The onboard sequencer provides a number of different methods for track creation with Step, Grid / Piano roll, and Probability behaviors available—allowing for deep sound design, or expressive performance sessions, all of which are savable via the microSD card slot. If you find yourself drawn to the world of portable sound makers, the Blackbox 2 from 1010 Music is shaping up to be the next big leap forward in on-the-go sampling technology.

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4MS LEQA Leveling EQ Amplifier

14hp NEW

LEQA Leveling EQ Amplifier

$345.00

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4MS make their arrival at this year's Superbooth with a very interesting utility module, the LEQA, (Leveling EQ Amplifier) an all-in-one end-of-chain audio processor focused on improving the sound, width, and headroom of your patches. LEQA fuses the magic of some of history's most important outboard gear into a single 14HP module, combining a compressor, EQ and stereo width processing to create a single module to polish your sounds, and bring them to life. The compressor section provides an emulation of the legendary LA-2A optical compressor, while the EQ section is inspired by the sound of the 1073. The EQ is equipped with a three band shelf style equalizer, with an optional high-pass filter with frequency-selection for the highest band. 4MS have opted for a fixed-frequency selection for the shelves, providing a more intuitive, immediate workflow. There's some clever routing control as well, with a toggle switch for placing the EQ before or after the compressor, with a third bypass option also available. Additionally, there's a global input for the EQ, allowing you to make its effects exponentially more pronounced.

Keeping in line with the immediacy of the EQ, the compressor section offers a simple, intuitive set of controls to get you the best possible sound as quickly as your fingers can twiddle a knob. The Amount knob defines the threshold, while Gain supplies post-compression makeup gain to your signal, which can all be blended to your signal as you see fit with the Mix knob. Set the ratio with the toggle switch, which allows you to choose from a smooth 3:1 ratio, an aggressive 10:1 limiting ratio, or bypassing the compressor entirely to leave room for the EQ and stereo widening. The Width control is simplified into a single knob, with the whole spectrum of stereo width represented—all the way from mono, to super-wide mid/side stereo processing. This allows you to apply stereo width to mono signals, or even tame stereo signals that feel too wide to be more centralized. On top of that, the Width control has its own CV control jack, giving you access to stereo processing that can expand, contract, and everything in between. There's a reason equalization and compression are often applied to the end of a signal chain before final processing, and the results tend to speak for themselves. If you're looking to bring that studio level of polish to your Eurorack patches, the LEQA from 4MS is something to look forward to.

LEQA is up for preorders, and is expected to ship at the end of June.

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4MS Mesa Reverb

4MS and Valley Audio have joined forces to unleash Mesa, a long-awaited hardware version of Valley Audio's Plateau VCV Rack module—which centers its sound around the legendary Dattorro reverb algorithm. Mesa aims to retain all the same sound quality as its digital counterpart, with the internal buffer running at 96kHz with 64-bit double-precision processing to produce extremely high fidelity audio. The reverb's sound is based on plate reverbs, providing a bright, lush space for your sounds, while pushing the timbre beyond what any earthly plate could provide. Mesa is equipped with a variety of controls to finetune your spaces at every level, or create completely other-worldly reverbs as the situation may call for. The buffer can be directly affected using the diffusion controls; the Diffusion knob defines the amount of diffusion present in the buffered signal, producing a sharper, clearer sound with less diffusion, or a more blurred, smudged sound when diffusion is increased.

There are two discrete filter sections for both pre and post reverb, giving you deep tonal control of your signal. The Tuned Size button reshapes the reverb and filters in an instant to create a more harmonically-musical result, tuning the parameters to respond to 1V/oct sources. Underneath the hood of Mesa lives four synced (yet offset) LFOs, which apply deeper modulation to the left and right delay buffers as the Mod Depth parameter is increased, creating more and more abstract reverberation. 4MS have made a name for themselves in the world of out-there Eurorack effects, but Mesa is shaping up to be a fascinating blend of utilitarian spatial effect, and abstract soundscape generator.

Mesa's ship date is TBD, expected for late summer of this year.

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Acid Rain Technology Trellis + Splitwave

Acid Rain Technology has come to the Superbooth with a pair of modules in tow that add to their already well-appointed lineup of useful and musical modules. The Splitwave is a dual frequency band wavefolder based on digital table lookup functions with independent wavefolder controls over the high and low frequency bands along with the frequency split. CV Controls are available for all controls including over the wavetable lookups. Both the High and Low bands can have different wavefolding tables allowing for complex tonal varieties.

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To complement the Splitwave, the Acid Rain Trellis is a stereo 6x3 matrix mixer. Indeed the humble matrix mixer has had a moment these past few months and for good reason: they rule. It's a creative and mutable take on mixing audio and CV allowing you to send a single signal to multiple locations with each destination having a different level. Trellis does this, but it is specifically designed to work with stereo inputs and outputs. With so many stereo options becoming more readily available in the Eurorack environment, this is a no-brainer and a fun-sustainer.

Minimal and elegant, Acid Rain Technology always brings thoughtful designs to the modular ecosystem. This year's Superbooth is no different, Trellis and Splitwave aren't available yet, so keep checking the 'Circuit to stay ahead of the curve.

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Aircraft Designs Axis + More

Aircraft Designs have carved out a nice niche for themselves in the Eurorack world by making ultra-high quality modules for audio processing. This year at Superbooth, they continue that tradition with two new modules and a standalone device designed to give you high quality audio wherever you may be. The first module that they offer up is called Control, a high quality monitoring tool that gives you a high quality headphone output along with a couple of handy tools. Switch from stereo to mono with the switch of a button and use the built-in Freq Range button to monitor the full range of your system's sound or you can narrow it down to just the area of the spectrum you want to focus on. Just like a high-end headphone amp, you get a Crossfeed control that will add a little bit of the left to the right and vice versa to give you a more live, acoustic sound in your headphones.

Their second module is a soft clipper called MX which purely adds a little bit of coloration to your otherwise—thanks to your other Aircraft modules—pristine signal. Choose from FET, Diode, LED, or VCA style soft clipping for your desired flavor of breakup with a single control to set the clipping point from 0 to +18db. We added to the already stacked lineup of studio-quality, end-of-chain devices the MX is where you can add a little extra character to your patch.

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Their standalone device, simply called Axis, is a pocket sized mastering chain that is designed to work with any audio signal in the studio, stage, or anywhere thanks to its USB power. Axis gives you a VCA-style compressor with Threshold, Makeup, and Balance controls, along with a few switches for attack, release, ratio, and sidechain filter. This then feeds a precise 2-band EQ for Lows and Highs with a selectable frequency center before finally going into a soft clipper. The soft clipper gives you selectable saturation and clipping types along with controls forSaturation amount and Ceiling.

Quietly, Aircraft Designs has been revolutionizing the modular landscape bridging the gap between professional studio equipment and Eurorack—based on this year's offerings: the sky is the limit, and fortunately they are ready to take flight.

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AnalogFX Larynx

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Dutch boutique synthesis designers at AnalogFX are showing off a new keyboard synthesizer at Superbooth this year, the Larynx, which expands their astoundingly characterful SER-2020 semi-modular synth into a full keyboard instrument. Drawing inspiration from the rare Synton Syrinx, the Larynx lives up to its anatomical moniker with a decidedly vocal-forward formant filter that enables similarly captivating and throaty tones. The Syrinx has already won the hearts of legendary acts like Aphex Twin, Air, and Depeche Mode, and thanks to AnalogFX, the Larynx seems primed to inspire a new generation of electronic music pioneers towards its rich analog sound.

While the formant filter onboard and its vocaloid capabilities take center stage in Larynx, there are plenty of new enhancements to the SER-2020 design that are well worth exploring. Most notably, the device has a 37-key keybed with aftertouch, allowing you to shape pitch, filter, and amplitude in real time, control modulation with pressure, and achieve a level of expression often disregarded in the realm of semi-modular monosynths. Also onboard is the unique Touch'n'bend pad, offering a literally and figuratively flexible source of expressive control, while MPE compatibility and two control pedal inputs expand Larynx's expressive capabilities well beyond the bilingual.

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The synth section itself follows much of the same story as SER-2020, refined for maximum sound design and expression potential. CEM chips are employed for both the dual VCOs with sub-oscillator and the character-defining triple filter sections, the latter of which includes both the two resonant peak filters and a dedicated 24dB low pass filter. It is hard to overstate the role these filters take in providing Larynx its organic and lively sound—they provide a richly resonant profile across many unique timbres that you'll likely find yourself getting lost in for hours on end. In addition to the aforementioned expressive sources for control, Larynx offers plentiful possibilities for modulation and timbral expansion, including noise generation and ring modulation, two ADSR envelopes, two LFOs with reset and waveshaping, sample & hold, and characterful portamento for squelching, sliding, acid-washed fun. Also onboard is a competent arpeggiator and sequencer for performing rhythmic passages with ease, as well as a stereo or dual delay line for creating dark and dreamy repeats.

Because of its semi-modular architecture, Larynx is just as suitable for classic monosynth applications with unique character as it is in a fully experimental patching environment. Likewise, modular synth users will undoubtedly find Larynx opens a new world of possibilities when integrated into a broader modular environment. While numbers from the first batch are limited to only 50 units worldwide and not expected until later on in the year, AnalogFX's Larynx offers plenty to talk about, and we can't wait to yap it up once it lands stateside.

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Animal Factory Asura

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Animal Factory has graced Superbooth with an exciting announcement—their very first foray into the world of standalone synthesizers, Asura. A compact, four-voice polyphonic hybrid wavetable synthesizer, sporting two wavetable oscillators per-voice. Each of the two wavetables can be affected independently, with seven different waveforms to choose from, and smooth interpolation from one to another. Despite its compact size, Asura is shaping up to be a fully fledged hybrid synth with control over both analog and digital parameters, both of which are able to be modulated using the seven assignable modulation sources, including: LFOs, ASR envelopes, CV, and polyphonic pressure as its applied to the keyboard.

Like Animal Factory's previous creations, distortion plays a big role in the sound of Asura, including a fully-analog distortion circuit with 5 controllable parameters. Control these, and every other parameter of Asura via the bidirectional MIDI functionality with DIN or USB connections. In addition to a flexible MIDI CC functionality, the USB port can be used to connect to the web editor, giving you access to wavetable tweaking, along with loading custom wavetables and firmware updates. The onboard 8-step sequencer offers control over not only note playback, but also parameter locks for every single parameter—making it an excellent tool for moving, evolving patches. These patches can be easily saved and recalled from the internal memory for building your own personal library of audacious synthesized sounds. If you're looking for a synthesizer that goes above and beyond the ordinary, Asura from Animal Factory is shaping up to be something truly special.

Asura is expected to be available this fall.

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Apaeron AFOUR

One of the most mysterious announcements during this year's Superbooth was a sneak peak at an exciting synth from a newcomer in the space, AFOUR from Apaeron.

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AFOUR is a 35-voice polyphonic digital synthesizer with a focus on extensive modulation and forward-thinking digital synthesis. The modulation in particular seems to play a big role in AFOUR's sound, offering an entire modulation matrix at its core with 14 different modulation sources. There are 27 playable keys on the AFOUR equipped with both velocity and polyphonic aftertouch. The OS provides a versatile four channel looper, allowing you to take full advantage of the diverse sound palette AFOUR is capable of, and build whole tracks from the ground up. The front panel offers a plethora of tweakable parameters, featuring 44 individual encoders, including: an oscillator mix knob, per-oscillator drive, ring mod, oscillator phase, two discrete LFOs with frequency, waveform, phase, and amplitude control, and more.

While not much about AFOUR or Apaeron is known as of now, what they've shown thus far of their flagship instrument is exciting enough to get us looking forward to what they've got next in store.

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BASTL Kalimba

Bastl showed off their Kalimba, a new desktop instrument that combines microphones, touch sensors, and an accelerometer, with a user interface inspired by the traditional kalimba particularly with their inclusion of tines as the main form of playing. Plucking on the Kalimba’s tines gets captured by internal microphones and touch-sensitive areas excite both a physical modelling engine and an FM engine. With a focus on motion and expressiveness, Bastl has outdone themselves in creating a device that is familiar yet unique.

The front panel features function-based touch points for pads, pitch slides, and timbral modulation, with two additional assignable touch points on the back. This emphasizes the goal of this device, which is to be handheld and interactive. In addition to the tines and touch plates, an internal accelerometer acts as an additional exciter for the physical modelling engine and also interacts with the FM engine by dynamically filtering the left and right channels as the device is moved or rotated.

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Kalimba also includes custom scales, octave shifting, arpeggiator, presets, an internal layering looper, tempo and metronome, and built-in effects such as reverb, delay, bit-crush, overdrive, filtering, and modulation. Designed for portability and playability, the challenges in creating this device are many from the ergonomics of hand shape to the structural stability of tine-shapes touch sensors. The work has paid off though and we're eagerly awaiting the arrival of the final product—for now, Kalimba is available on Kickstarter.

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Befaco Iroi

Befaco’s Iroi takes the dense effects processing architecture of their Oneiroi drone synthesizer and distills it into a compact Eurorack module built for meandering sonic explorations. It offers four core processors—filter, resonator, echo, and reverb—but the real hook is how fluidly they interact. This isn’t a static multi-FX chain; it’s a microcosmic modular environment, where each section is designed to be pushed into strange, feedback-rich territory.

18hp NEW

Iroi Atmospheric Stereo FX Processor

$300.00

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The filter does more than simple tone-shaping—it can double as a VCA and can be repositioned anywhere in the signal path, opening up some unusual dynamic processing tricks. Morphing continuously from lowpass through notch to highpass, it’s easy to carve (or completely hollow out) a sound. The echo handles everything from subtle rhythmic reinforcement to smeared, looping trails, while the Resonator invites more experimental play—sympathetic ringing, pitched feedback, or even CV-driven pseudo-melodies that blur the line between effect and voice.

Things can escalate quickly, but Iroi gives you ways to rein it back in. The Ambience section adds a reverb that can either stretch everything into enormous washed-out spaces or gently glue the chaos together. Between its routing flexibility and its willingness to self-oscillate and fold back on itself, Iroi feels less like a utility FX module and more like a compact ecosystem—one that rewards curiosity and a tolerance for things getting a little out of hand.

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Befaco x Mylar Melodies RANDOM8

8hp NEW

RANDOM8 8-Channel Random Voltage Generator

$325.00

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The Befaco x Mylar Melodies RANDOM8 gives you 8 independent random voltage generators, each with their own loop controls, letting you grab a phrase with a single button press. The whole thing is designed to be fast enough to use without breaking your focus, and the menu system backs that up with one layer of depth, no button combos: just hold and turn. Thoughtful and easy to use, this is one of the strongest random modules we've seen.

Each channel can be quantized to one of 16 scales, including 14 predefined, unquantized, and scaled to 1V/Oct. Setup a few channels as melody generators feeding oscillators, use the rest for background CV animation, jostling cutoffs, accenting percussion lines, and ultimately keeping a patch interesting. Per-channel slide, probability, clock division, and offset mean you can dial in exactly how much each channel is doing and when.

Eight randomness styles are available per channel, including 5 different distributions of random voltages, one alternating high-then-low voltage, and two wandering voltages that mimic a hand gently vibing a knob. Befaco have done a fantastic job with their many collaborations and this is no exception. We're beyond stoked to rack this puppy up in the showroom for you all to experience fully.

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Befaco x Tesseract Ark

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But RANDOM8 isn't the only Befaco collab at the show: Befaco and Tesseract have joined forces to bring us Ark, an all-in-one sonic sandbox; combining a powerful sequencer, multiple synthesis engines, sampling, and CV MIDI data generation into one self-contained module. Ark is capable of generating both audio and CV, which can be freely routed to any of the eight definable Audio/CV outputs. Additionally, there are seven dedicated CV inputs, which can be used to route your external CV signals into Ark for use as modulation sources for the internal parameters. External audio signals can be routed into the internal mixer, allowing you to mix and process your sounds with the onboard effects, all in one centralized module.

40hp NEW

ARK Modular Workstation

$799.00

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Ark provides a spectrum of deep MIDI functionality, equipped with both MIDI clock and reset inputs and outputs, along with a dedicated 3.5mm TRS output. These can be used to internally route data through individual MIDI channels—making Ark an excellent modulation source for your external gear. The front panel USB port offers another method of connection with your gear, allowing you to connect an external controller as a MIDI host.

At the heart of Ark beats a powerful 16-track sequencer, with each individual track able to behave as a deterministic, stochastic, or Euclidean sequencers for audio or CV generation. This, along with the powerful MIDI and CV routing capabilities allow for a mind boggling amount of control in and out of your Eurorack system. Superbooth continues to surprise with new and exciting innovations in sonic technology, but within the world of Eurorack few modules are inspiring such starry-eye imagination as Ark from Befaco and Tesseract.

If all goes as planned, Ark should be available around the end of 2026.

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Bela Trails

Your pals at Perfect Circuit find Bela’s Trails to be a welcome addition to the Eurorack ecosystem: it's a forward-thinking touch controller with a fascinating system of visual feedback, acting as a gesture recorder and performance interface all in one. Built around a 3.5" capacitive touch surface, it records gestures directly, translating finger motion into four independent channels of CV or MIDI. Each channel outputs X/Y position data (along with gate), effectively turning your gestures into looping modulation, melodic lines, or evolving control signals. It’s immediate in a way that many other controllers and sequencers aren’t—more like “drawing” modulation than programming it.

22hp NEW

Trails Polyphonic Touch Recorder

$449.00

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Beyond the core gesture recorder, Trails opens up into several complementary modes. Meter view gives you a clear sense of where each channel sits in its loop, with per-channel length and offset controls that make polyrhythms and phase-shifted patterns easy to dial in (and instantly resync if things drift too far). Fader mode swaps the interface into banks of touch sliders for more conventional control. There’s also a built-in quantizer that makes it easy to corral gestures into musical scales without losing their fluidity.

Between its multi-channel architecture, CV/MIDI flexibility, and tactile interface, Trails sits somewhere between sequencer, controller, and modulation source. It’s a strong argument for stepping away from grids and knobs entirely—and for synth users interested in more expressive, hands-on control, it looks like a deep well to explore.

Trails is now up for preorders, and is expected to ship in June.

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Body Synths Laboratory

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Body Synths brought their latest creation, a dual-channel effects processor and feedback system simply called the Laboratory. Aptly named, this device will keep you busy for hours devising your own sonic experiments for any type of instrument. Four feedback paths bless the core of the Laboratory allowing you to route signals, control delay repeats, or add gritty textures with ease. Even without any input, the device can become an instrument all on its own with self-oscillation readily available. Perfect for anyone looking to add a little bit of harshness or hands-on experimentation to their setup, the Laboratory seems like a welcome addition to the already stacked lineup that Body Synths offers.

Each of the 2 channels feature 3 effects: gain, delay, and filter, all of which are voltage controllable and can be set up in series or in parallel. A resonant filter gives us low and high pass options or chain the two channels in series to create band pass responses. A final clipping stage at the end of each channel adds compression and distortion when driven to extremes. Of course, everything can be modulated with the included Global Modulator that can be an envelope or LFO with 2 positive and negative CV outputs. Patch them to other devices or self-patch for creating flange, phaser, vibrato, or experiment with esoteric effect patching.

The Laboratory from Body synths is under development with an expected street release sometime this year.

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BoredBrain Music Xcelon SL

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Mix masters at BoredBrain Music are showing off their Xcelon SL Performance Mixer at the Booth this year. While Xcelon SL was already teased at Buchla & Friends earlier in the year, BoredBrain is announcing it's finally ready for public release, with preorders opening faster than you can say "comprehensive analog performance mixer for live electronic music".

Xcelon SL Dynamic Analog Mix Performer

$1,799.00

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If you missed the earlier announcement, Xcelon SL is the type of gear that electronic musicians dream about while devising wonky workarounds on other devices to suit their creative needs. Given the success of the Eurorack version of Xcelon which inspired it, it's no surprise that many electronic musicians are looking forward to this standalone version. While DJ mixers may get closer than your bog-standard board to the sort of creative live performance tool the hardware performance crowd craves, Xcelon SL goes the extra mile, offering an incredibly feature-packed routing and mixing centerpiece that is at once convenient and creatively inspiring.

Across its relatively compact frame at only about 14" wide, Xcelon SL gives you eight stereo channels, with the last channel able to work for either line level sources or dynamic microphones. Each channel offers a great deal of sound shaping potential, including clean or saturating gain stages, tilt or mid control EQ options, a selectably punchy compressor, and either panning or crossfader control for each side of the stereo input. Each channel also gives you dedicated direct outputs, as well as playable level faders, mute switches, and additional routing options. Like its Eurorack counterpart, you get main outputs alongside two stereo busses to route channels at will to a variety of destinations, as well as a cue system for auditioning sounds before they land in the main mix.

At the center of the unit, things get even more interesting. Controls for the two FX sends are found here at the top, as well as master and headphone level controls. The onboard sidechain controls for the compressor give you a ton of flexibility, with normalled connection to channel 1 and an external sidechain input to replace it. Last but certainly not least, a large knob gives you access to a great sounding tilt filter, with independent resonance control for both low pass and high pass, as well as a bypass switch for momentary filter fun.

If you've been looking for a formidable mixer to enhance everything from studio workflows to stage performances, now is the time—Xcelon SL is available for preorder starting on May 14th!

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Buchla Ziggy Desktop Synth

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Ziggy Analog Desktop Synthesizer

$999.00

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Just ahead of Superbooth, Buchla USA announced Ziggy: a compact desktop synth that distills much of the company's background in experimental instruments into a self-contained, MIDI-friendly format designed for the modern studio or performance setup. It’s monophonic, with an analog signal path at its core and digital effects and control. Perhaps the bigger point to note, though, is its accessibility. At $999, Ziggy is by far the most affordable complete instrument in the contemporary Buchla USA catalog, and it intentionally steps away from the patch-cable-heavy workflows of their other instruments in favor of something more immediate, preset-capable, and performance-ready.

At Ziggy's core is a classic Buchla-style complex oscillator, complete with wavefolding and a dedicated modulation oscillator for AM/FM duties. You can smoothly morph from sine into sharper waveforms, then push things into rich, harmonically dense territory—or straight into metallic chaos. A secondary audio source can be blended in before the analog low pass gate, which includes its own envelope and characteristic LPG response. A suite of stereo digital effects round out the signal path, including delays, reverbs, pitch shifting, and more. Simply choose an effect and you're ready to go, with a single macro control adapting to each effect in context.

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Where Ziggy gets especially interesting is in its modulation structure. Alongside an assignable LFO, it introduces the Cycler: a flexible, shape-morphing modulation source that can act as an LFO, envelope, random generator, or pattern generator—with an “Uncertainty” parameter that injects controlled randomness into its own behavior. Modulation routing is fast and tactile, external control is strongly accounted for (with CV input, DIN and TRS MIDI, and USB-C all on board), and patch storage and recall is a breeze, with over 100 preset slots and LED-equipped sliders for visual feedback.

For those familiar with the Music Easel, 200e, or older Buchla modular systems, Ziggy presents a different take on Buchla concepts: it's not so much about patching, instead focusing on expedient and modern means of control. And while that means it'll work well for your monophonic lead and bass sounds, it is still clearly capable of the weird, animated textures that have drawn curious minds to Buchla instruments since their inception.

Be sure to check out our full review!

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Naturally, Buchla USA also brought along several of their other products, including the long-standing 200e series modular synthesizer, as well as contemporary clones and reimagined versions of original Buchla & Associates designs. These included 200 Series replicas by the MEMS Project, as well as modernized renditions of 200 Series modules by Black Corporation's Roman Filippov—marketed under the brand name Source of Uncertainty. Filippov is the person behind Buchla USA's "classic reissue" series of modules, and his redesign of the rare 219 keyboard hit the streets last year, and more reimagined Buchla 200 modules are soon expected to be on their way.

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Cyma Forma RND Synth

In an age of endless customization and screens jammed into palm-sized chassis with an inappropriate amount of features, Cyma Forma has done the opposite with the RND Synth. A collaboration between them and French artist Bambounou, this humble device is just a square with a single knob that generates sound. That's it: no screen, no presets, not endless fiddling until you get it just right, no scrolling through samples, just pure serendipity. As much art piece and it is piece of gear, this can be the source of inspiration for an entire track or that last little bit of je ne sais quoi.

Beneath the simple exterior is actually a fairly refined ecosystem of 8 synthesis engines that give you everything from FM to Noise, Additive to Speech, and even Karplus-Strong. When you hit the button up to 4 instruments per patch can be generated and when using the USB-C audio, you can mix each output individually. Each of the 4 tracks can be individually addressed by internal or external sequences playable via MIDI and quantizable to 1 of 20 different scales. 5 Filter types festoon the inner workings of the RND Synth and can add whole worlds of expression to the aether that gets transmuted through your device.

While living in a post-scarcity sonic landscape can offer us a boundless array of sounds, the amount of choices are often far too limiting to let us fully explore our own creative desires. Free yourself from the trappings of society and give in to the pulse of the universe and do it all with just a simple press of a button. The RND Synth answers that age-old question: what if you could change everything at the press of a button?

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dadamachines TBD-16

The tbd-16 from dadamachines is a standalone handheld groovebox designed to give you all the features of a larger device at a fraction of the size. Sixteen tracks with multiple engines per track makes this an incredibly capable device—along with a mixer, effects, and a browser editor, the tbd-16 punches well above its weight. The design of the device is quite a sight to behold: 4 endless encoders, 30 tactile buttons, a crispy 2.4" OLED display, and a dedicated volume wheel tuck neatly into the Anodized aluminum top, powder-coated steel base.

The sequencer is ready to go as soon as you receive the device and if you have an extra Novation Launchpad Mini—Mk3 or 4—plug it right in and your performance area is ready to go. While the sequencer is incredibly solid, the sound engines, what they call machines, have their own parameters and presets. Machines based on Mutable Instruments’ Plaits, Braids, and Rings sit alongside original CTAG voices like a custom FM kick, a new clap, and a 24-engine macro voice with an AHR envelope. Connect the tbd-16 to your computer and use the webapp to load in different plugins or create your own. Open source by design, this is a tweaker's dream.

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Doepfer 1U Modules

This year's Superbooth has brought us an exciting development in the world of Doepfer; a new line of 1U, Intellijel format modules. At the moment there are only a handful of modules in this forthcoming line, but so far it seems each module provides the expected level of Doepfer functionality and quality.

First up is a 1U iteration of Doepfer's classic A-190 MIDI-to-CV line of modules, with the outputs being nearly identical to that of the A-190-9. This version is in a compact 8HP housing, offering the most essential functions of any MIDI-to-CV converter, while minimizing the HP footprint as much as possible. This module features a single input, a MIDI TRS jack, where the signal is then routed to a MIDI Thru jack right below. The data is then converted into individual CV and gate signals, which are sent to their respective outputs. There are two CV and Gate outputs each, offering a multiple of both signals, allowing you to modulate your system beyond basic pitch and envelope control, without the need of a buffered mult.

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The A-142-5 Dual Decy/LFO offers two discrete envelope generators, each with their own decay control, along with loop switches for using them as LFOs. Each envelope generator can be switched to an LFO independently, meaning this single module can provide both a triggerable EG and an LFO at the same time.

Similar to the A-142-5, the A-142-6 AD/LFO module offers a combination envelope generator and LFO, with this version being a more trimmed down, single function generator. There are manual controls for both Attack and Decay, giving you a wide range of possible CV shapes to patch with. A trigger input is provided for initiating the function when you choose, but alternatively this modulation can be looped to create an LFO.

Bring the power of the ever-important VCA to your case with the A-130-2/U, a two-channel linear and exponential VCA in 1U. Each of the two channels offers control over both Gain and CV for attenuating the level of incoming signal's gain, and the amount of CV that will control the amp—this extra level of attenuation make the A-130-2/U a fully functional 1U mixer as well. Each VCA can be individually switched to linear or exponential response behaviors, making it useful in a wide range of applications throughout your system.

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And finally, Doepfer have merged the worlds of their high quality mixer modules with the 1U format to bring us the A-138-6; a six channel mixer with two individual outputs and routing switches for each channel. Every channel is equipped with its own potentiometer, allowing you to easily set the gain staging for your mix as you patch. The per-channel routing switch allows you to define which of the two outputs the channel's signal will be routed to, with a third option for routing a signal to both outputs 1 and 2. If you're in need of a complex mixer, the A-138-6 is sure to provide all the functionality of Doepfer's other offers while freeing up your 3U space for other modules.

In summary, Doepfer have the rare honor of more-or-less inventing the format of Eurorack, and they have remained a pillar of the community throughout the decades by consistently designing useful, high quality 3U modules; and starting this year, they will be bringing that same level of quality to the 1U Intellijel format.

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Elektron Outbox + Powerhub

Elektron came to Superbooth with a couple new little utility boxes that add some niceties to your studio. The first box is the Outbox 8 which works with any Overbridge compatible Elektron box to give you 8 discrete outputs for the connected device. Route any of your tracks to the outputs ready for independent signal processing. Each output is a balanced mono output, but you can group 2 together to create a stereo output, with a max of 4 per device. The Outbox 8 also features 2 USB-C, one for power and the other for data.

Speaking of power, the other box Elektron is showing off is the Powerhub, a USB-C hub that can power up to 6 devices. While you could use independent PSUs or try some cheaper daisy chains, the Powerhub offers independently isolated circuits for each USB port, ensuring that you get noise-free power. Both the Outbox 8 and Powerhub are available soon and will find their place in any Elektron-festooned studio space.

Elta Polivoks-8

Elta Music has released the Polivoks-8, an eight-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer available in desktop and 4U rack-mount formats. Each of the eight voices has two fully analog oscillators with FM, sync, and ring mod, a sub-oscillator, and a noise generator with both white and pink outputs. Choose from the classic trifecta of waveforms (triangle, PWM, saw) on oscillator 1 and saw, square, and pulse on oscillator 2. Blending the two opens up a world of sonic delights, but the filters, as one might expect from a Polivoks-inspired instrument, is what makes it a standout.

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Every voice runs two analog VCFs that can be routed in serial, parallel, or a blend of the two. VCF 1 is a genuine Polivoks-type filter built around a genuine Soviet K140UD12 OTAs, the exact same that's festooned in the original Formanta Polivoks. VCF 2 is a 24dB ladder filter with resonance drop compensation giving you a smooth and consistent behavior no matter the resonance setting. Used in tandem, they give: thick acid, airy pads, soaring leads, and skronky goodness. The modulation architecture is equally impressive with 3 envelopes and 8 per-voice LFOs, plus the ability to capture and save custom waveforms. Not to bury the lead, but there's also an analog joystick designed to record real-time movements.

If there's one thing we here at Perfect Circuit love it's a joystick on a device and when a brand like Elta, whose Solar 42 joystick is a thing of beauty, releases another device with a stick of joy, well it's a cause for celebration. The trend of analog synths with digital controls is nothing new, but with more synths offering this combination in smaller and smaller packages, there's never been a better time to pick up a new device. With choices abound, the Polivoks-8 is a serious head-turner.

Polivoks-8 isn't quite ready for sale, but is expected to be in production soon.

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Enjoy Electronics Memento

Enjoy Electronics is unleashing a new device in their growing line of unique and innovative audio processors called Memento, which is a quadraphonic multi effects unit with performance-oriented control. Dubbed a "Mindscapes Synaptics Flow Processor", the Memento provides a vast range of processors built around managing and mangling stereo delay lines, creating interesting textures and complex soundscapes from any input signal. In some ways, Memento is a follow-up to Enjoy's RemindeR delay processor, but both its core concepts and design are something entirely new, both within Enjoy's line-up and beyond.

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Memento offers a number of creative ways to route audio into and out of its captivating effects engines, though the complex possibilities it enables can be understood as essentially a dry path that can be shaped itself alongside a variable-length loop that can be manipulated to create complimentary textures. A bidirectional stereo delay is onboard that supports deep sound design, with independent right and left channels that can be set up for simultaneous forward and reverse delays, rhythmic repeats, filtered timbres, and plenty of other unique stereophonic spaces. The multimodal Mindscape Textures engines provide a number of different ways to manipulate the buffer or "Overlay" loop path, including complex multi-head tape emulation, granular-esque fragments, and the raucously rhythmic Double Pulse Delay. There's also a reverb effect with shimmer control and plenty of filters along Memento's paths for in-depth sound sculpting that evolves in each iteration.

Memento's conceptual focus comes to the fore with its ability to dynamically reverse routing flows of sections and effects onboard, letting you dramatically shift a texture toward a new musical moment. Modulation sources eschew the typical for something more profound, with two independent modulation engines that can act as a parametric step sequencer or LFO, as well as expressive motion recording. Speaking of expression, the strip of material at the front of Memento is an advanced multi-touch control surface, allowing for instant interaction with any assignable parameter for gestural control. In both the modulation engines and this expressive touch controller, routing assignments are easy as pie, with controls that can detect your touch for simple and intuitive selection and modulation routing.

Enjoy's Memento offers a wonderful blend of practical sound manipulation and creative, characterful design, and we're looking forward to forming many lasting memories with it once it's shipping out to inspired users worldwide.

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Erica Synths Bullfrog Drums

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Latvian synth aficionados Erica Synths are unveiling two new products at this year's superbooth, including a powerful sample based Drum Machine in their Bullfrog Line, as well as a desktop adaptation of their formidable Resonant Filterbank.

The Erica Synths Bullfrog Drums is a portable, sample-based groovebox that leans into immediacy without sacrificing depth. You get seven voices, each freely assignable thanks to its sample engine—so it’s just as comfortable spitting out classic drum machine sounds as it is synth tones or unusual bits of custom sound design. Out of the box, it includes multiple banks of sounds (with contributions from Richie Hawtin), plus room for user samples and kit storage, making it easy to build a personalized palette and swap it on the fly.

NEW

Bullfrog Drums Sample-Based Drum Machine

$779.00

In stock

Each voice has a solid set of controls—pitch, decay, loop points, filtering, drive, panning, and more—so you have plenty of options for varying your tone as you play. The sequencer follows a familiar X0X-style workflow but also offers deeper options: parameter locks, step probability, ratcheting, and microtiming are all accommodated, along with flexible pattern lengths and playback modes (forward, reverse, ping-pong) for instant variation.

Beyond the core sequencing engine, Bullfrog Drums is clearly built with portability and integration in mind. There’s CV/Gate and full MIDI I/O for controlling external gear, plus onboard sampling via mic or line input—so you can capture sounds wherever you are and immediately fold them into a pattern. Add a built-in speaker, rugged aluminum chassis, and USB-C for sample management, and it becomes a surprisingly far-reaching hub for rhythmic-centric performance.

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Erica Synths Resonant Filterbank

NEW

Resonant Filterbank

$859.00

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And what better to pair with this powerful drum machine than an equally robust and unique stereo effect? Enter: the Erica Synths Desktop Resonant Filterbank. Derived from their relatively recent Eurorack module, the Resonant Filterbank brings its astounding spectral mayhem to desktop set-ups, offering a 10-band analog Resonant Filterbank with plenty of digital controls that make the most of this wonderful signal sculptor. In the Filterbank, each band is fixed for maximum musicality, with finger-friendly faders on each band. In addition to good ol' fashioned fader flinging, the device offers a number of specific modes to push its functionality over the top. Explore the Multimode Filter option to morph seamlessly between classic filter types, or check out the unique Spectral Compression mode for a characterful dynamics processor. With its configurable feedback paths and generous room for resonant squelching, the Filterbank is sure to inspire totally new sounds from your favorite signal sources.

While manual sculpting and resonance control are perfect for classic studio processing, enabling diverse new timbres from any input signal, things really start to come alive with the Filterbank's comprehensive digital controls. Full MIDI implementation makes it easy to automate the effect from your DAW, allowing any track to breath and dance in the spectral domain. Using the snapshot preset system, you can just as easily morph smoothly between two distinct filter shapes, or snap between them rhythmically, empowering a wide range of creative possibilities. A full set of 20 LFOs and 20 envelope followers are onboard as well, providing plentiful modulation for each of its ten stereo filter bands. The device offers fully balanced stereo I/O, as well as 5-Pin and USB MIDI I/O, with a configurable footswitch input for controlling the Filterbank hands-free.

From fun and funky drum programming to deep sound design processing, Erica Synths has plenty to love at the Booth this year, and we can't wait to get our hands on these new desktop lovelies.

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Expert Sleepers Forever

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Quoting from their own beloved Disting NT module, the Forever is a standalone module from Expert Sleepers that is essentially an expanded and focused version of the Temporal Freeze algorithm. It gives you an infinite sustain/audio freeze effect that can be manually triggered or patch it up and use your favorite modules to automate the process. Unlike the NT version this standalone module gives you just 3 buffers, but each one can be overdubbed and is more than enough for your next all night drone performance.

Controls for Attack and Release let you dial in the perfect dynamics for how you want the sounds to enter and exit. Maybe a soft fade in for evolving pads, or keep 'em short for more percussive and glitchy sounds. Playback can also be pitched an octave down for a thick rich bottom and a Layer control lets you adjust the volume of your fade out with the X-fade control adjusting the time of the fade out. Indeed, this is a wonderful addition to their standalone module series and we can't wait until we get our hands on it and cables in it.

Forever is coming soon with an expected date of Q3 2026.

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Expert Sleepers NTX-8CV

4hp NEW

NTX-8CV Audio / MIDI / CV Super Utility

$219.00

In stock

Expert Sleepers have announced the latest in their run of invaluable Eurorack utility modules with the NTX-8CV, a compact 4HP, eight output USB MIDI to CV converter/audio interface. It features eight channels of DC coupled outputs, capable of handling both audio and CV from your connected host device via the front panel USB-C port. Just connect the module to your laptop or tablet, and it will appear as a MIDI device in your DAW, and translate your chosen data into patchable CV signals. This means that the NTX-8CV is also compatible with software such as Silent Way, CV Tools, and Bitwig Studio for complex DAW-to-Eurorack integration.

In addition to functioning as a USB Audio Class compliant device, the NTX-8CV is also capable of acting as a USB MIDI host, allowing you to connect an external MIDI controller directly to the module for instant playability. On top of that, if you've already got yourself a Disting NT in your system, the NTX-8CV can connect directly to it to add an extra eight CV outputs—with daisy-chaining additional modules available for up to 64 extra CV outputs. Expert Sleepers have continued to prove themselves as innovators in the Eurorack audio and CV interface space, and the NTX-8CV is perhaps their most compact, useful utility to date.

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Expressive E Osmose CE

Expressive E have unleashed their long-awaited MIDI controllers onto the world. The Osmose CE lineup features a 49 and 61 key option housed in a familiar chassis but without the built-in audio engine. These controllers take the same unique keybed from the original Osmoses, intended to work with external hardware or software instruments.

The incomparable feeling of the proprietary Osmose keybed has been a feature on their full synth, which can also work as a MIDI controller, but for many the prospect of another audio engine, no matter how good, can be overwhelming. This is where the Osmose CE comes in: an MPE MIDI controller for those who want a stripped down interface to interact with. With MPE slowly but surely making its way into a device or software near you, having a dedicated MPE-focused controller is all but completely necessary. Expressive E are the leaders in MPE controllers and have pushed the keyboard to its next evolution: it's bound by no rigid system and neither should you.

Osmose CE has already begun to ship!

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Expressive E Osmose CE + More

NEW

Osmose 61 CE MPE MIDI Keyboard Controller

$1,199.00

In stock

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Osmose 49 CE MPE MIDI Keyboard Controller

$999.00

In stock

Osmose Keyboard Synthesizer + MPE MIDI Controller

$1,799.00

In stock

Ferry Island Beacon + Undertow

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Ferry Island Modular out of Finland first entered the scene with their incredible Four Seas four-dimensional wavetable oscillator—and they've shown up to Superbooth with 2 incredible takes on common modules. This first is Beacon, a compact stereo VCA/LPG that uses modeled vactrol responses to create an authentic, realistic LPG feeling. Whether you're in VCA or LPG mode, both have access to the Ping input which creates that classic ringing, "bongo" when acting as an LPG, or snappy percussive dynamics when in VCA mode. Best of all, you don't need to feel stuck with the vactrol response of the stock module, with firmware updates you can change the character of vactrol.

Since we're talking about character, the eponymous Character knob gives you harmonic topologies found in studio units such as the Lab Series L5 and Aphex Aural Exciter Type B. Punching above its weight the Beacon is just a banger of a module, out-shined just barely by the Undertow, also presented by Ferry Island. Undertow is the big daddy of the modulation world with a 5x3 modulation matrix that takes two LFOs and morphs them across the aforementioned matrix patch points. At the bottom corners, you have the the raw output of each of the oscillators—which can run as LFOs or VCOs—moving across the X axis you have various morphed combinations of the waveforms; moving up the Y axis you get an increasing amount of modulation.

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While it is easy to create a turbulent sea of modulation, by adding a clock to either side you get rhythmic derivations across the matrix for complex synced modulations. Each side has an End of Cycle (EOC) output making it a cinch to lock in with other modules throughout your system. Each oscillator's waveform can be chosen from a selection of wavetables splayed across 5 banks, with more available via firmware updates. Ferry Island is coming in strong showing the Eurorack community that there is still room for innovation without reinventing the wheel.

Beacon and Undertow are slated to be available in the Fall.

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Future Sound Systems ENV1

Future Sound Systems’ ENV 1 is a compact dual-channel function generator based on designs from their much-lauded Cric synthesizer. ENV1 leans hard into versatility: each side can cover the usual ground—envelopes, LFOs, even audio-rate oscillation—but it’s the depth of control that makes it feel more like a patch-programmable utility than a simple modulation source. With dedicated Attack and Decay controls for each channel (plus CV over both), it’s easy to dial in anything from snappy transients to slow, evolving slopes.

14hp NEW

ENV1 Cyclical Function Generator

$339.00

In stock

Each channel is peppered with switches for configuring its behavior. You can independently tweak the response curves of Attack and Decay, flip between AD, ASD, or cycling modes, and redefine how the Pulse output behaves. In End-of-Decay mode, you’ll get a trigger at the end of each cycle—perfect for chaining events—while Comparator mode outputs a gate whenever the function crosses its midpoint, opening up more logic-style patching and rhythmic applications.

Like any good function generator, ENV 1 starts simple and quickly reveals deeper possibilities the more you patch it. Whether you’re after tightly synced modulation, self-patching feedback systems, or using it as a sound source in its own right, it’s the kind of module that quietly becomes central to a system—less about flashy features, more about how much ground it can cover once it’s in the rack.

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Grp A10 Synthesizer

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The Grp A10 is a show-stopping, jaw-dropping wall of patch points and knobs that can conjure up just about any sound you can think of. Designed with Grp's philosophy of uncompromising construction, immediate access to all features, an astonishing sequencer that pays homage to the powerful Grp R24 Step Sequencer powers the bank of 4 oscillators. The A10 hosts a complete and flexible Analog Effects section with Wavefolder, Dual Triple Resonator Filter, 1-Sec BBD Stereo Delay, Dual Phaser, and Stereo Spring Reverb which adds new dimensions to the instrument or external inputs.

Not content with just a single filter, VCF 1 can work in -12dB Vactrol or -24 dB Transistor Ladder configuration, while a second VCF can work in -18dB Diode Ladder or -12 dB State Variable Filter configuration with HP2, BP1, LP2, BR1, BR2 options. In addition to the VCFs, two Triple Resonant Filters are available to create unique timbres and textures. Modulation is indeed afoot with the assignable internal modulation options including an envelope follower that is attached to the external input.

This gigantic, no nonsense centerpiece of a synthesizer is sure to wow your clients, friends, and family. Grp's A10 is available for reservation via email with the instruments slated to be rolling out at the end of the year.

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Half Time Modular

Half Time modular comes to the superbooth with a compact duo of modules designed to record every precious patching moment. The 2TR is available in 2 different sizes depending on what you have available in your system: a 3U and a 1U. The 3U is a slim 2hp while the 1U is a slightly more robust 8hp. Both offer the same features and will stay politely out of the way rolling in the background and capturing every detail.

Indeed each detail shall be captured, as no compromise in audio quality is made for modules of this size. 24bit/48kHz sample rate is the norm and the only limitation is the size of your microSD card. Load it up with a multi-TB sized SD card and you have space for days, just make sure you have enough time to review it—you do listen back to your recordings, right? A built-in low memory warning light will illuminate when you are running out of space, giving you a bright, visual cue that it's time to wrap it up.

Additionally, the previously announced Humanizer is now called the Courbes. It's still an envelope generator module designed to inject organic fluctuations that humanize pitch sequences. With an onboard vibrato section that extends into FM territory, allowing the creation of everything from warbly sways to complete timbral transformations. Controllable via MIDI or CV, Humanizer can create imperfections in pitch, adding pitch-bending transients, smooth acidic glides, and ramps that add depth and nuance to every musical gesture.

The 2TR will be available in Summer 2026.

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Instruo Íre External Input Module

Instruō’s Íre is a clean, thoughtfully designed input module aimed at one simple goal: getting real-world signals into your modular system without friction. With a combo 1/4"-XLR combo input, optional phantom power, and a healthy amount of gain on tap, it’s equally comfortable handling studio mics, line-level gear, or instruments that need a bit more push to sit properly in a Eurorack context.

8hp NEW

Íre External Input Module

$385.00

In stock

But Íre isn't just about amplification: it's about interaction. An onboard envelope follower and comparator let you extract control signals directly from your input, turning dynamics into modulation or rhythmic triggers. It’s encourages performative patches involving external sound sources—letting your voice, guitar, or other instruments actively shape what’s happening elsewhere in the system rather than just passing through it. In the best cases, it can be a way of helping your modular system hear you—and to make decisions about how to play along with you.

A switchable high-pass filter keeps unwanted rumble in check, while a -20dB pad makes it easy to tame hotter sources. There’s also a subtle tonal distinction between the inputs, with the 1/4" path offering a slightly more characterful, FET-like response if you want a bit of edge. Altogether, Íre is an uncommonly well-considered and thoughtfully-designed option for those looking to tie their modular system together with the world around it.

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Isobar Industries Serratus

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One of the most mysterious announcements to come out of this year's Superbooth comes from Isobar Industries with their newest module, Serratus—a polymorphic comb-filtered delay matrix engine. This matrix is made up of nine individual different comb algorithms with drive, saturation, and mutation processes—these effects can all be freely morphed together to create complex, otherworldly delays.

Underneath the hood there is a dense network of generative and chaotic modulation processes that affect its parameters in unique and unexpected ways, making its sound truly otherworldly (if you're into that kind of thing). Additionally, there are robust routing controls for defining whether filtering, distortion, and reverb are placed before, inside, or after the feedback loop.

While not much is known about Serratus at this time, the little information we do have is enough to get us excited about what Isobar Industries have planned for this compelling new module.

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Joranalogue Flow 3

Belgian Eurorack synthesizer scientists over at Joranalogue Audio Design have unveiled a new compact filter module at this year's Superbooth, a 6hp beauty called Flow 3. Aiming to provide convenient options for classic patching techniques as well as a number of new creative possibilities, Flow 3 can help keep you locked into the creative flow or direct new avenues for sound design, featuring onboard modulation in two types. Its name may derive from these workflow considerations, but in equal measure one could argue the flow of Flow 3 refers to its silky smooth and resonant sound quality. At the bottom of the module, you get simultaneous outputs for 2-pole low pass, band pass, and high pass filters, each with a decidedly musical sweep and resonance control that readily oscillates at a pure sine wave.

In addition to all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a premium filter module, including manual and CV control for all core parameters, as well as rockstar 1V/Oct tracking and a precision-tuned resonance range, Flow 3 features a built-in decay envelope that is designed to modulate filter frequency. Patch a trigger into the trigger input, and control Decay time via CV or the LED-laden fader, allowing for a simple and effective source of envelope filter modulation for classic subtractive voice design and more. Flip the Auto switch, and you'll also engage the integrated envelope follower at the input stage, tracking your input signal's amplitude to modulate the filter as your signal changes in volume. Both modulation sources can be used simultaneously, allowing for complex and dynamic filter movement in any patch.

While most filter modules can act as more than a filter, Joranalogue's refined designs offer the perfect platform for such patch-programmable expansions of Flow 3's core identity. The three outputs are related in ways that allow for a number of unique applications beyond filtering, leveraging the core concepts of how filters work in the analog domain thanks to Joranalogue's uncompromising approach to quality and precision. The outputs are separated by a Linkwitz-Riley crossover, which means that with resonance set to minimum, the low and high pass outputs effectively split your signal into two independent bands with virtually no signal loss. This allows for dual band processing, for example sending the high frequencies to an effect or timbral processor while keeping low end information stalwart and clear. Likewise, the three outputs can each be used to generate sine waves with resonance cranked up high, and due to their phase relationships allow for stereophonic effects when using multiple outputs as a stereo oscillator. Naturally, precise tracking makes this an exceptional audio source. With its wide range of creative possibilities to explore and Joranalogue's continued knack for developing precision audio tools, Flow 3 is sure to be a hit in virtually any Eurorack system.

Flow 3 is expected to ship Q3 of this year.

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Kiviak WoFi LE

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At this year's Superbooth Kiviak brought out an exciting new development in their journey into hardware sampling—a light version of their WoFi sampler, the WoFi LE. This version offers the same sampling capability and workflow as the original WoFi, forgoing some of the extra hardware controls for a slimmed down, more compact version of the same sampling power.

While the form factor is quite different from the original, the mission statement remains the same; spontaneous sampling and sound design. Both the hardware and software are designed to promote live sound design. Samples can be manipulated in the middle of a performance, with new samples able to be recorded and dropped into an already running sequence. Sounds can be seamlessly swapped from the internal library, and cue points can be set ahead of time to jump from point to point in a sample on-the-fly. A few hardware changes have been made, including a rubber pad keyboard that doubles as sequencer duty, along with a microSD card slot for expanding the memory—especially useful when resampling into the WoFi LE. Kiviak continues to explore the possibilities of exploratory performance-based samplers, and the WoFi LE offers an exciting compact version of their versatile instrument.

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Knobula Drum Farm

Craft your own unique drum library with a single Eurorack module with Drum Farm from Knobula, an all-in-one drum creation and performance module—bridging the often distant worlds of percussion synthesis, sampling and effects into one centralized module. The synthesis engine provides 16 different drum models, there are 16 different types of effects, and a 16-slot sampling buffer for sculpting complex, layered percussion in an instant. The sampler engine is capable of running automatically in the background, recording anything you run through it into one of the 16 available sample buffers for resampling or saving. These samples can be played back directly on the Drum Farm, and instantly combined with any of the other engines to continuously build on top of your work to create new and interesting results.

24hp NEW

Drum Farm Drum Synth + Effects + Sampler

$549.00

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The synth engine offers a variety of different types of percussion synthesis, with everything from physically modelled drums, spectral cymbals, and classic analog-inspired voices represented; offering a diverse palette of sound for creating unique drum samples. Part of what makes Drum Farm so special is its workflow; there are no menus, no screens, and most of the controls are centralized to single buttons and knobs. Every parameter on the Drum Farm is CV and trigger assignable, allowing you to craft patches with performance-based, or fully generative percussion sources.

In addition to your samples, the onboard microSD card slot allows you to save both settings and sessions via 32 banks of storage for instant recall. While it will certainly be an excellent sounding drum voice, Drum Farm from Knobula is shaping up to be an exciting new way of building unique drum libraries in a single session.

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Koma x Passepartout Duo Haloplane

Following in the footsteps of their innovative Chromaplane instrument, Koma Elektronik have unveiled their latest collaboration with inventors + performers in Passepartout Duo: Haloplane.

While the method of playing the Haloplane is similar to that of the Chromaplane, using electromagnets as the interface between you and the voice of the instrument, Haloplane focuses on sampling—with each of the seven customizable electromagnetic fields making up its surface. Each of these mini-electromagnetic fields can each be loaded with their own samples, and performed as you move across each of the fields with the magnets. This combination of Koma's unique electromagnetic mode of performance and the essentially endless potential of a sampler make Haloplane a truly one-of-a-kind instrument.

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External samples can be loaded via the included companion app, or even by connecting the Haloplane to your computer via USB for using it as an audio interface. This app gives you access to the parameters of each of the seven fields, along with a wavetable editor for deeper timbral expression; presets can then be saved to recall settings and samples at a later time.

Alternatively, sample directly into the Haloplane using the built-in external microphone, or using the line input. Koma Elektronik have made a name for themselves over the years by making some of the most unique, creative sound making devices on the market, and the Haloplane is shaping up to be another endlessly fascinating feather in their proverbial cap.

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Koma Elektronik Monoplex + Kassiopeia

42hp

Monoplex CV + MIDI Sequencer

$679.00

In stock

But that's not all that Koma brought this year: they have also recently released two of their long-awaited creations, now finally available to order: the Monoplex and Kassiopeia.

Monoplex is a CV-controllable 16-step CV and MIDI sequencer module, capable of open-ended, non-linear sequencing. Like its forbearer the Komplex, nearly every parameter on the sequencer is controllable with CV, making it extremely flexible and capable of non-traditional styles of sequencing. Affect the sequencer's Direction, Length, Repeat Step, Skip Step and more for controlling external gear in new and exciting ways.

Kassiopeia is a four-channel DC interface, allowing you to power, and attenuate the amount of power sent to DC-powered devices, such as Koma's Field Kit devices. In addition to manual control, this attenuation can be controlled with MIDI CC data, as well as CV and gate signals. This opens up a world of possibilities for controlling external devices with pinpoint accuracy, or even with wildly undulating CV shapes for suprahuman results.

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Leaf Audio Easy Capture

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Leaf Audio continue their run of creative audio tools with their latest offering from this year's Superbooth, Easy Capture—a four input, one output summing amp and set of four individual contact mics. These mics, along with the included application putty give you instant access to recording complex, multi-channel foley sounds right from the mixer. Having a single contact mic to record foley is always better than nothing, but the fidelity gained from having multiple mics at different positions on the same surface brings a level of depth and intimacy to a recording that's hard to beat.

The summing mixer and contact mics both use 3.5mm connectors, making the overall form factory of Easy Capture extremely portable. Each of the four channels found on the mixer provide their own potentiometer, allowing you to set the gain staging of your recording right there as you observe the sound. This all-in-one workflow simplifies many of the headaches that can occur when setting up complex foley recordings, especially in densely populated areas where you often don't have much time to secure your recording. It's hard to understate the depth that is brought to a sound when a multi-mic'd foley sound is integrated, and thanks to Leaf Audio's continued journey to making creative sound design more accessible, the Easy Capture is sure to find its way into many a backpack this year.

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Love Synthesizers First Love

The Love Synthesizers First Love is a polyphonic, multitimbral FM synth that focuses on playability—but happily, its accessibility doesn't come at the expense of deep capability. You can run up to four parts at once, mixing poly and mono voices into layered, ensemble-style patches. The animated touchscreen keeps everything feeling immediate, but the standout twist is its approach to FM itself: instead of menus and matrices, you literally draw connections between operators, making complex modulation structures feel visual, fast, and surprisingly intuitive.

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First Love Multitimbral FM Synthesizer

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Under the hood, there’s plenty to keep seasoned FM users engaged. Wave shaping, evolving envelopes, and flexible routing let you push well beyond classic DX-style tones, while per-part scale options—including microtonal setups—open the door to more adventurous harmonic territory. Sequencing and performance are tightly integrated, too, with MIDI looping, arrangements, arpeggiation, and pressure-sensitive pads that encourage hands-on interaction rather than set-and-forget playback.

It’s also clearly designed as a self-contained instrument, not just a desktop module. Built-in speakers and optional battery power make it genuinely portable, while full-size outputs, MIDI, analog sync, and USB-C keep it grounded in studio and live setups. Between its bright, inviting design and its deep-but-approachable engine, First Love feels like an attempt to reframe FM as something tactile and expressive—not just for deep synth programmers, but for everyone else, as well.

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Make Noise Soundhack Plexiphon

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Plexiphon Spatial Texturizer

$469.00

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Make Noise’s Plexiphon is a stereo effects module that lives in the blurry space between delay and reverb: designed for creating morphing illusory spaces and unusual stereo motion. Their latest collaboration with Tom Erbe/soundhack, Plexiphon doesn't aim solely at creating ambiences; instead, it's meant to create colorful spatial textures—dense feedback networks, smeared echoes, metallic blooms, and strange in-between states that evolve as you play.

The core of the module is the Plexus parameter, which dynamically reconfigures the relationships between multiple feedback paths, changing both the density and behavior of the effect in real time. Combined with the Size control—which smoothly stretches from tight reverb spaces and resonator-like twangs into distinct echoes and delays—you get a huge range of temporal textures without ever feeling like you’ve switched “modes.” Diffuse and Color further shape the tone, letting repeats darken, shimmer, blur, or sharpen over time, while Couple and Skew introduce some genuinely unusual stereo manipulation by offsetting or linking behavior between the left and right channels.

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Like a lot of recent Make Noise designs, Plexiphon also feels very performance-oriented. A dedicated Send gate lets you punch audio into the effect path momentarily for gated washes or rhythmic bursts, while the onboard envelope follower can animate the module internally or serve as modulation elsewhere in a patch. It’s the kind of effect that invites exploration—feedback pushed right to the edge, stereo image stretched unnaturally wide, delays dissolving into reverbs and back again—perfectly in place among their collection of forward-thinking and fun Eurorack modules.

Be sure to check out our full overview article!

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振翅 Meng Qi Wing Pinger 2.0

Meng Qi has been creating innovative instruments for the better part of a decade and is probably best known for the Wingie and Wing Pinger. These unique, idiosyncratic instruments are beloved for their thoughtful design and elegant sound. In the case of the Wing Pinger, it was discontinued not too long ago with nary a whisper as to what, if anything, might replace it. Well, we can now rejoice as the Wing Pinger 2.0 is soon to be unleashed and it has been a complete UI overhaul while maintaining the same analog core.

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The size is the first and perhaps most obvious thing that has changed: it now can easily fit in your hand. The second thing you might notice is the large, handsome screen with which you use to navigate the parameters. You'd be forgiven if you think this is a completely new device, as in many ways it is, however, the core of the Wing Pinger remains undisturbed. This core, of course, is a pair of resonant analog filters that feature an elegant feedback system that allows for cross-pinging. This setup still gives you access to chaos, bell-like tones, and everything in between.

Aside from adjusting the parameters, the screen and interface also have a new pattern-building system that takes cues from programming languages like Strudel or Tidal Cycles. This opens up the options for automated parameter modulation, sequences, and more turning this pair of filters into an entire new genre ecosystem. Certainly one of the biggest surprises for us from this Superbooth Season, Meng Qi has taken the concept and fearlessly evolved it into something truly unique while staying true to the roots of the original Wing Pinger.

We're not yet sure about expected availability, but we're beyond excited to see where this unusual + inspiring design will lead.

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Modulaire Maritime RXR + Archiv

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Modulaire Maritime displayed their RXR, a 6-voice stereo PCM drum module festooned with 298 sounds drawn from late '80s and early '90s Japanese drum machines into a compact Eurorack format. From the likes of Kawai, Akai, Yamaha, you get a bevy of bright cymbals, metallic percussion and classic sampled textures. Six trigger inputs, a single rotary encoder, and a handful of LEDs is all you need to pilot this module, keeping the interface svelte without sacrificing depth. It ships with six preconfigured kits, each with its own stereo mix and compressor settings, ready to play the moment it powers up.

Unique to the RXR, it can work in your modular system, of course, but it can also be a compact, standalone percussion device. Power it over USB-C, monitor through the onboard 3.5mm output, and connect via Bluetooth MIDI—you've got a full-featured drum machine at your disposal. Of course this MIDI compatibility can be used when in the rack as well freeing you from patches if you want to, or just opening up other sequencing options.

Running on an ESP32-S3 dual-core processor and outputting through a 32-bit PCM5102 DAC at 44.1kHz, you might have vintage samples, but the audio quality is up to today's standards. You do get a little bit of added vintage charm as well however with audio encoding at 16-bit for kicks, snares, and toms and 12-bit dithered compression handling cymbals, hats, and percussion. Built-in sidechain compression ducks the mix when the kick hits, each kit stores its own compressor settings, and firmware updates happen over USB-C through a browser-based flashing tool.

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Modulaire Maritime also came sporting a new utility module called Arhiv, a 2hp CV recorder and playback module with a ton of exciting features. Arhiv records both internal and external CV with a dedicated potentiometer for creating any modulation shape that the moment calls for. The CV input jack allows you to record external CV sources, and behaves differently depending on your chosen recording mode: Loop mode for continuous records, and One-Shot mode for clocked and sequenced recordings. During Loop mode, the Trig input is ignored, and the module begins automatically recording; these recordings are captured at 500 samples per-second, giving you a very faithful version of the initial signal. During playback the Trig input becomes active, allowing you to playback your recordings freely, or with a sequencer. In this mode, the Trig input accepts gate signals, allowing you to add rhythmic excitement to your CV output. When playing back recordings in the mode, the Mod knob controls playback speed, providing easy time scaling of your CV.

One-Shot mode takes full advantage of the Trig input, allowing you to record and playback your CV recordings as a step sequence, with each clock pulse recording a snapshot of the CV currently present at the input or Mod knob. Once captured, the recording will automatically loop as the clock signal continues to pulse. The Output Range switch offers both unipolar and bipolar outputs for your recorded signals, with unipolar producing a 0V to +5V range, while bipolar outputs -5V to +5V. Arhiv is equipped with an automatic memory save feature, saving your recordings, even after powercycling the module. If you're looking to gain greater control over your Eurorack system's CV, Arhiv from Modulaire Maritime offers an absurd amount of utility for a 2HP module.

Both RXR and Arhiv are expected to be available soon.

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Neutral Labs Queen Elmyra

Queen Elmyra is Neutral Labs' magnum opus and aims to please the many Elmyra OG fans while making a larger, serious synthesizer. And serious this synth certainly is with 8 voices and up to 24 oscillators, you can use the touchpads, plug in a MIDI controller, or use external gates to trigger this Queen. No less than 69 knobs and faders along with 96 patch points are available to fully customize yours sounds with no parameter left unpatchable. Each voice can work in harmony with each other or you can use the Queen as 8 independent mono synths.

Aside from the oscillator architecture, built-in tube circuitry lets you add a beautiful bit of saturation that can be further tamed and sculpted by an analog multimedia filter. Not looking to make use of all 8 voices as sound sources? No problem as you can easily turn a voice into a modulation source with the flick of a switch that can be routed to modulate any other parameter. If you're tight on space, the fact that this righteous lady has dozens of stereo effects built right in should make you preorder this incredible machine immediately.

While the Queen Elmyra can create absolutely brutal sounds, she also excels at making soaring leads, gentle pads, and just about any type of sound you can design. Perfectly at home in any genre of studio, this mutable device takes all of the sounds that Neutral Labs is known for and finally combines them into one bamboo and steen festooned place. The Queen Elmyra is available via Kickstarter, with mass availability expected at the end of the year or early next year.

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Nonlinear Labs C25

Nonlinear Labs, the German company founded by Stephan Schmitt and known for their overwhelmingly phenomenal C15 Keyboard Synthesizer, are unveiling the second coming of their expressive powerhouse, the C25. Taking aim at continuing everything good about the C15, of which examples are vast, the C25 updates the instrument concept with a sleeker, smaller build, new expressive controls, and fully integrated MIDI support.

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For those that haven't had the pleasure of acquainting themselves with the C15, the instrument has continued to win the hearts of keyboard players across the globe, thanks in part to Nonlinear Labs' keen focus on expression and playing experience, and also because the synth sounds, well, incredibly good. While at launch C15 foretold the promise of new engines that could expand the initial Phase 22 engine, it would seem they've knocked the ball so far out of the park that such efforts are no longer important. This is no snide remark—the Phase 22 engine, which combines two sine wave oscillators and dramatically expands them via phase modulation, wave-shaping, multimode and comb filtering, and stereo effects, is purely exceptional. Gorgeous, ear-tickling EP sounds, exceptionally realistic physical modeling, complex pads and textures, and brazenly blissful virtual analog tones are just the start of its expansive capabilities. Add in the refined expressive potential of its premium keybed, sweepable modulation macro controls, and its exhaustive list of great preset sounds, and it's easy to see why C15 is such an inspiring instrument for so many players. Now in 2026, C25 continues this legacy, with even more ways to get hands-on with the Phase 22 engine.

The C25's most striking new feature is its interface, which while diverting from C15's unique wood-laden enclosure option and characterful membrane control panel, will most certainly be a boon to performing musicians with its streamlined, unibody design. At first glance, C25 looks a lot more like most other synthesizers, but take a closer look, and you'll find plenty of both old and new features that keep its core character intact. Importantly, the same TP/8S Fatar keybed is onboard, but it has been enhanced with polyphonic aftertouch using continuous sensors developed in-house by Nonlinear Labs. Also filling out C25's expressive controls are a returning Bender for pitch manipulation, as well as a new Lever control. The C15's full-width control sliders have been paired way down to a smaller size, which should allow for fewer impromptu games of Twister on stage as would often happen on C15. If that's still not enough, you also get four pedal controller inputs and four CV inputs, allowing you to greatly expand control and even integrate into your modular workflow, should you be able to remove yourself from shredding decadent physically-modeled harp solos for long enough to patch together a few modulation sources.

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As far as the programming interface goes, the screen has been greatly expanded for clear visualization of parameters, with six encoders that dynamically map to whichever screen you've loaded by using the right panel of buttons. This makes it much easier to work with the Phase 22 engine than in C15, with clear feedback that helps empower making the most of its deep sound design potential. That said, going deep on the sound design side of things isn't totally necessary, as C25 includes the entire vast library of preset sounds from C15, with countless patches that offer great sounds on their own and wonderful starting places for custom timbres and control set-ups. The right control panel also appears to offer swappability, hinted at by the recessed "Lift" label to the left of the panel. While we can't state strongly enough that Phase 22 is plenty of synth for at least another 10 years of musical fun, it's exciting to see Nonlinear Labs positioning C25 as not only open to engine development in-house, but also to support synths and effects from third party developers within its ultra-expressive platform.

While just a preview for Superbooth and not slated to be available until 2027, C25 is already stirring up plenty of buzz, and we'll be sure to twinkle its lovingly crafted ivories as soon as we get the chance.

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Plinky 12 Blocks, Chords, and Toadstep

For most creative musicians, introducing a family of squares sounds like the first step to a deeply awkward holiday trip to meet your significant other's parents for the first time. This couldn't be further from the case with Plinky 12, a family, an ecosystem, a platform if you will, of unique interfaces for polyphonic synthesizer performance created by Making Sound Machines, mmalex, and Toadstool Tech. We first met Plinky in Making Sound Machines' initial projects under the Plinky moniker, a digital polyphonic synthesizer that employs a unique touch-centric grid interface, allowing for powerful synth programming and performance at your literal fingertips. After a few other iterations including the unofficially-named "Big Plinky", the device soared swiftly into the hearts of synthesizer lovers, live performers, and DAWless jamming synth basement dwellers alike, offering an incredibly lush synthesizer engine that perfectly blends sound design depth with immediate, intuitive tactile control.

Plinky 12 explodes the Plinky concept even further by enlisting the perspectives of additional designers Toadstool Tech and mmalex, leveraging an all-new and ultra-powerful wavetable synth engine in three interface variations, with swappable panels and firmware that let you explore the whole team with ease. Under these swappable hoods, the Plinky 12 engine boasts a formidable polyphonic synth that turns samples into unique timbres in wavetable fashion, and gives you multiple ways to multitimbrally morph and control these tones for both directly controlled and programmed musical material. Sequencing is also integrated into each, as well as an FX section and plenty of connectivity to interface with MIDI or CV devices. No matter which panel you choose first, each shares a common underlying structure and featureset, while offering a surprising amount of character and unique possibilities in each interface.

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Plinky 12 Chords is the panel designed by veteran plinker Making Sound Machines, and is billed as a Harmonic Inspiration Machine, focusing on the live control and programming of rich harmonic and melodic material. Its grid interface offers direct performance controls for harmony and melody, splitting the functions into 6 voices for each from the full set of 12 polyphonic voices. 13 accessible palettes give you a bank of chords to perform and add to sequences, while four polyphonic melody surfaces give you a way to dynamically perform melodies that follow the harmonic movement expressed in the chordal voices. Also onboard is Plinky 12's powerful sequencing and arpeggiating features, making Chords a wonderful choice for anyone looking to shake up their harmonic habits towards new colors of musical delight.

In Plinky 12 Toadstep, designed in collaboration with Toadstool Tech who worked on the phenomenal Ectocore breakbeat sampler, Plinky 12's powerful engine is morphed into a powerful four-track groovebox and MIDI/CV sequencer. A great choice for those looking to put Plinky to work on dancefloor duties, Toadstep offers a fun and friendly sequencer inspired by some of the best in Eurorack, with sophisticated step programming, ratchets, and probability features that make it easy to sculpt complex patterns. The top half is dedicated to large, ultra-playable sliders, allowing you to shift randomization amounts and directly control synth parameters of each track on the fly, keeping the groove moving towards new peaks and valleys of energy that beg even the most stubborn of dancefloor dignitaries toward a little shimmy and shake.

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Finally, Plinky 12 Blocks offers an ultra-minimal interface for direct control over Plinky 12's engine, while providing a perfect platform for creating your own unique interfaces and instruments. Designed in collaboration with mmalex, Blocks breaks the unlabeled grid surface into three main sections, with a large six-string play surface on the left, and a clip launcher and XY morph control on the right. While simple in concept, the clip launching features a ton of depth, leveraging the Plinky 12's 128-step polyphonic sequencer in an interface built for immediate capture, recall, and development of complex musical gestures. Because the panel is label-free, Blocks is the go-to choice for those looking to use the Plinky web editor to create their own custom interfaces, with full access to the Plinky 12 synth engine and all its connectivity for developing custom sequencers and controllers for external gear. Speaking of controllerism, Blocks is also a perfect candidate for using Plinky 12's monome 128 capability, offering an affordable option for diving deep into the world of grid-based customizable controllers.

No matter how you decide to Plink, Plinky 12's unique format and versatile interface options are sure to bring new ideas and patterns to your musical workflow, with a great sounding and powerful polyphonic engine, inspired interface design, and three ultra-sleek devices that will stand out in any set-up.

Plinky 12 isn't available quite yet—but keep your eyes peeled for updates!

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Polyend Drums

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Drums Hybrid Analog + Digital Drum Machine

$2,699.00

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The Polyend Drums is an 8-channel drum machine built around four analog voices, each with dual VCOs, a dedicated noise source, a digital oscillator for layering or FM, a multimode analog filter, and a VCA. Alongside that, over 40 digital and sample-based instruments with multiple sub-mode variations round out the exceptional offering. It's a lot of sound design territory for one box, and it's all wrapped in a piece of aluminum, available in silver or black, that's almost too beautiful to touch. Almost.

The sequencer, Polyend's wheelhouse, is where things get serious: 8 tracks, 64 steps each, with probability, micro-timing, trig conditions, parameter locks, and independent track lengths for polyrhythms and time scaling. It's all the features you'd expect from any of the big names in the drum machine world and indeed Polyend has made their presence known in that arena. If you're stuck, Euclidean, random, and beat-based fill generators can get things moving fast; knob-per-function control keeps it simple and effortlessly performable.

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Polyend built Drums around the idea of actual playability, and it shows. Their X0Y crossfader lets you morph between instrument states on the fly, pattern and kit switching happens without stopping playback. The effects section covers dual send effects per track, sequenceable insert effects, and master processing including an 8-band EQ and multi-mode compressor. Polyend Drums is available for preorder now.

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Schlappi Forest

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Schlappi Forest emerged from the, uh, forests of Germany as the first standalone device from Schlappi Engineering and boy is it a doozy. This 16 voice polysynth offers up 4 oscillators per voice with an architecture based on the Three Body module.

While this is still in the prototype phase, the sounds are very promising and the interface looks great. As soon as we know more about this FPGA-based desktop synth, rest assured we will have the information blast out with the quickness.

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Shakmat Queen's Court + Expander

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Shakmat has brought their synth dojo to the Superbooth Expo floor this year, taking aim at teaching anyone modular kung-fu in seconds with Queen's Court, a stereo analog matrix mixer with advanced digital controls. While most matrices are a familiar grid of jacks and knobs, Queen's Court has cleaned up the cable mess with a refined, ultra-playable layout, bringing the versatile signal-slinging that matrix mixers provide to a design built for immediate and intuitive interventions in any patch. With four pairs of stereo inputs and outputs alongside three additional auxiliary stereo inputs, Queen's Court delivers a vast wealth of potential as a performance mixer, dedicated send effect router, feedback processing powerhouse, and complex CV manager. Add in its formidable integrated modulation and digital control, and Queen's Court is sure to offer one of the most comprehensively powerful matrix mixers in the Eurorack world to date.

Three modes make the most of the playable button-grid interface on Queen's Court, giving you access to deep settings control and macro morphing alike. Mute mode provides instant access to routing every point on the device, with clickless muting and unmuting perfect for dub delay throws, bursts of excitement, and so much more. Both momentary and latching options are available, as well as adjustable fade ins and outs, making each point into a highly playable envelope just begging for ambient layers, frolicking feedback, and complex networks of interacting CV signals. Level mode gives you in-depth control of gain at each routing point, including groups of points that can be controlled together while maintaining their ratios to one another. Finally, Preset mode gives you buttons for recalling 16 saved preset states, which can also be triggered, addressed by CV, or selected via Select Bus. Presets are saved to 16 banks of 16, providing plenty of room for multiple set-ups and experiments. In the dedicated Morph mode, you can interpolate smoothly between presets, creating dramatic shifts in a sound texture in a seamless and expressive gesture.

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For each input, you get a panning control, which can be automated with onboard LFOs, creating unique stereo effects in a complex patch. Likewise, each point offers a bipolar envelope generator which you can trigger from the four assignable CV inputs, or by extracting triggers from an input, allowing for ducking and sidechain effects where one input modulates another's level. An internal LFO is also available for each routing point, with both sine and random waveforms which can be clocked for stochastic signal routing bliss. If this onboard control isn't enough, you also get four assignable CV inputs for a wide range of functions, one of which can operate as a MIDI input for digital control from a DAW or other external hardware. Expand channel count even further by connecting up to two expanders, each with two more stereo inputs, an additional auxiliary stereo input, and two more CV inputs. With its comprehensive configurability, deep digital controls, and hands-on interface, Queen's Court is a royal revival of classic matrix mixing techniques with cutting-edge design that's certain to open up new pathways of expression in virtually any Eurorack system.

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SOMA Laboratory Enigma

SOMA Laboratory has unleashed the Enigma, an experimental synthesizer that uses a sensing field that detects metallic objects placed on or near its surface. Coins, screws, gears, fragments, tools, any of your left over metallic doodads work. The sonic world you create is determined entirely by what you place, where you place it, and even the subtle gesticulations. While this is definitely a strange instrument, we expect no less from SOMA.

Eight touch sensors switch between operating states, described by SOMA as different perceptual modes of the same underlying field. The explanation of the device is left intentionally opaque: gesture tracing, object interaction, and spatial arrangement are all part of the discovery process. To help make it more intentional and aid in learning, there is no built-in randomness and every placement, movement, and object will produce a repeatable result.

The Enigma connects to the rest of your studio through stereo 1/4" outputs with auto mono switching, an 1/8" headphone output, Eurorack-compatible CV clock input, and a full-size MIDI 5-pin port. It responds to MIDI Clock, Start, Stop, Notes, and Pitch Bend depending on the active mode, with CV clock taking priority when both are present simultaneously. SOMA continues to push the boundary of what's possible with musical interfaces and the Enigma is the latest in that strong lineage.

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Sonicware deconstruct MINIMAL

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deconstruct MINIMAL Hypnotic Groove Machine

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Throughout modern history Sonicware has continued to make a name for themselves as creators of some of the most intuitive, forward thinking grooveboxes on the market. For this year's Superbooth they've revealed their latest creation, the deconstruct MINIMAL—a versatile drum machine, sampler, and synthesizer with a powerful sequencer, all packed into a portable, battery-powered housing.

The drum machine portion offers nine individual tracks of percussion, each track taking full advantage of the sequencer with per-track velocity, accents, swing, sub steps, phase rotation and more. Add your own samples onto those tracks, or use any of the included 130 factory sounds for instant inspiration. For samples beyond the percussive, the standalone stereo sampler track provides a discrete space to add 4-bar looped textures to your beats. The bass synth section provides a flexible analog-modeling synth engine for adding anything from warm sub basses, to cutting acid squelches to your tracks. On top of all that, the dedicated effects engine focuses on real-time performance effects for adding dynamic intrigue to your sequences, all while maintaining the groove.

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"Feel" plays a big role in this groovebox, getting its own parameter on the sequencer; there are three distinct Feels available, Minimal, 808, and 909. Minal is the cleanest, most straightforward of the bunch, while 808 and 909 emulate the subtle intricacies of the timing and pitch drifting of the legendary drum machines. This seemingly simple parameter can deeply affect the, well, feel of your grooves, with each channel's behaviour changing to give your sequences a very different sense of movement. Like Sonicware's other modern grooveboxes, deconstruct MINIMAL is a fully portable music-making atelier, running off six AA batteries for on the go inspiration. (or an optional PSU for the more stationary among us) Sonicware have continued to innovate in the space of grooveboxes throughout the years, and as of now the deconstruct MINIMAL is shaping up to be their most versatile, most performance-focused instrument to date.

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Tasty Chips GR-2

Tasty Chips have been the leaders in the realm of granular synth hardware for several years now. Starting with their much ballyhooed GR-1 which gave way to their recently released GR-Mega, they have carved out a respectable niche and following for those of us who like to manipulate audio material in a way that would cause even Curtis Roads to blush. Well these pioneers of The Grain™ have now unleashed their latest granular hardware device with the GR-2, a compact, powerful predecessor to the GR-1.

Now centered around a luscious 7" touchscreen with a high contrast GUI, the GR-2 boasts multitimbral 4 sound engines with immediate sample manipulation, visual feedback for everything, and little setup required. A row of Quick Access (QA) buttons line the top with all of your important parameters just a touch away—make them full screen with a simple gesture, or just quickly do micro adjustments on the fly. Of course, no Tasty Chips granular device would be complete without a generous fader and at almost the entire length of the screen, the GR-2 certainly has one.

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Load up or record any sample and even do real time granular audio effects. Scatter and smear your audio content into a fine soup or sharpen your grains to make spectral glitches that dazzle the ear and soothe even the most jangled of nerves. MPE capable, Polyphonic, built-in effects, a modulation matrix: what doesn't the GR-2 have other than an official launch date? Indeed with the years of experience that Tasty Chips has in this arena and a stable OS based on their GR-Mega device, the GR-2 is headed for a desk in your studio very soon.

GR-2 is currently up on Kickstarter—we hope to see it in the wild soon.

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Teenage Engineering EP Sidekick

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EP-136 K.O. Sidekick 2-Channel Stereo Mixer + FX

$179.00

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Teenage Engineering brings us a simple but incredibly convenient addition to their K.O. line up: the K.O. Sidekick, a 2 channel mixer that gives you features galore and perfectly matches with your EP-133, EP-40, or EP-1320. To keep the form factor compact, all connections use 3.5mm TRS jacks including the 2 inputs, main out, and headphone/cue out; there's an additional Aux input that lets you daisy chain another Sidekick, or just simply pass any audio through to the main. Battery or USB-C powered, this is a faithful companion in the studio, on the stage, or in the park.

Each channel has a 3-band EQ, Gain control, and Fader; a secondary layer of controls gives you access to a compressor and the option to switch between 3 different flavors of EQs. In addition to those standard controls, each channel has access to a set of 6 different K.O. Punch-in FX with a soft-touch activation pad and paddle control for making real time adjustments. Effortlessly switch from a Filter, Delay, Tape Effects, Beat Repeat, Tremolo, or Dub Siren independently on each channel. These are fun effects and sound great so much so that it's worth having this even with just a single input.

The Sidekick gives you a wonderful EQ, exceptional effects, and a solid compressor—whether you use it for 1 channel, 2 channels, or a whole gang of daisy chained devices, the K.O. Sidekick is really just a wonderful addition to any setup.

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Tesseract Compass

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Compass Octagonal Joystick Controller

$189.00

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Tesseract Modular have spent years building a catalog of interesting sound making and utility modules, and at this year's Superbooth they've unveiled what may be their most fun utility to date: Compass. An eight-sided joystick CV controller and octagonal LFO generator. Each output corresponds to one of the eight main directions on a compass: north, north-west, west, etc. These outputs lay dormant while the joystick is unengaged, and begin to come to life as you move the stick in the direction of any of the eight points. These eight outputs each have their own dedicated toggle switch for defining the range of CV that gets output: 0V to +10V, 0V to +5V, and -5V to +5V. This is an especially useful tool when affecting modules with specific CV ranges they accept, or even just when you want less extreme CV to be sent throughout your system.

There are eight additional outputs for the LFO section, which like the main outputs, are directly affected by the position of the joystick. As the joystick moves toward the northern quadrant, the northmost LFO will begin to rise in rate, until eventually spinning into absurd levels of oscillation. If your system is in need of a joystick controller (as all synths are) then Compass from Tesseract Modular is one to look out for; sure to be one of this year's most fun and intuitive modules on the market.

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TiNRS Flourish

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This is Not Rocket Science conclude their legendary ten year run in the Eurorack space with Flourish, a fully featured Eurorack system, and a love letter to their modules and the years of hard work poured into them. Flourish is a best-of collection of some of their most powerful modules, all matched together to create a deep modular system for those looking to explore new forms of musical expression sound design. This system contains modules such as NextTuesday, Geometric Anomaly, Multiple Wobbler2s, a dedicated MIDI expander, and their latest creation, Bopp & Steve.

While the run of Flourish systems will be extremely limited and only available for purchase directly from TiNRS, anyone lucky enough to get their hands on one will certainly have a lifetime of discovery ahead of them when diving into this legendary catalog of modules.

This isn't the final word for TiNRS, though—they're winding down Eurorack production in part to focus on their next big synthesizer project, Big Fish: a keyboard synth quite unlike anything else on the market. More to come!

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Union Audio AREA.6

UK's Union Audio, known for their wonderfully robust and creative work in DJ mixer design, have turned their refined perspective for performance mixing toward the Eurorack space, unveiling the AREA.6 Eurorack mixer at this year's Superbooth. While we've seen plenty of development in the realm of big, feature-rich Eurorack mixers including every permutation of expandability, digital control, and HP-real estate, AREA.6 leverages something unique, offering exceptional analog design that doesn't skimp on features to deliver impactful, studio-grade mixdowns with plenty of live-performance sensibility.

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Don't let those beautiful wood sides and elegantly tilting enclosure fool you—AREA.6 is a fully Eurorack compatible module that comes with its own case, letting you rack it up into your own case or keep it standalone for easy floating to and from different set-ups. Considering its depth of sound processing features, that last point is no joke, as you'll likely find yourself wanting to send just about everything through this mixer. Indeed, beyond the well-tuned gain stages that enable mixing itself, Union's DJ gear expertise is on full display in AREA.6, with silky smooth and buttery sweet Tilt EQ's on each of its six channels. A dedicated master filter is provided at the left of each channel strip, with either low pass or high pass modes, and adjustable resonance, giving you immediate access to classic build and drop gestures as well as creative sculpting of your mix, with switches to send each channel to the filter independently. To achieve that club-rocking sound you're chasing, a master Compressor is also available, with controls for Ratio, Threshold, and Gain to maximize energy across your mix. If these processors aren't enough, you always have your two aux sends and two stereo returns with playable controls for each channel, enabling exciting FX chains that easily integrate into your modular or hybrid set-up.

Naturally, AREA.6 is not only Eurorack-shaped, but also features plentiful CV inputs for controlling the device with external signals. Main level and auxiliary inputs for each channel are available, as well as pan CV inputs for spreading and moving sounds through space. The compressor also features a dedicated sidechain input and a CV output for locking other parametric movement in line with the compressor's internal gain reduction control signal. For performance control, smooth rotary knobs feel great in the hands, while accessible mute switches make dynamic transitions fun and flexible. Also onboard is a headphone output and cue system for DJ-style drops during a live set. With its premium build and playability-focused feature set delivering decadent mixes in any patch, we're excited to see Union Audio get into the Eurorack mix with AREA.6.

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Verbos Hass Zone + Randoms + Filter Resonator

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Verbos comes to Superbooth armed with 3 new modules: Haas Zone Processor, Randoms, and Filter Resonator. The Haas Zone Processor is a 3-tap BBD based on the Marshall Time Modulator. Using super short delays, you can get delay-line effects that aren't necessarily echoes, but closer to phaser, flanging, and other effects in that vein. In addition, there is a built-in oscillator with triangle, square, and sawtooth waves making this a one-stop-shop for sound design. The oscillator can go as slow as 30 seconds and jump into audio range; a built-in bandpass filter with dedicated output opens up even more timbral titillation.

The Randoms module is an 8 channel random source that gives you 9 outputs. Each channel has a dedicated output and a final output is tied to a sequencer section that lets you advance through the different channels, reset to the beginning, or address a particular channel directly.

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Their final module, simply called Filter Resonator, is a 3 channel filter bank that gives you a BP/HP, BP, and BP/LP filter. Each channel has an individual output, but there's a Mix Out available as well. An overall macro control section gives you control over all three filters' Frequency, Bandwidth/Resonance, and Spread. Each control is addressable via CV and with the ability to blend all three filters together you get a wonderful spread of sonorous sounds.

Verbos continues to develop and release interesting modules that nod to past sonic developments, while keeping an eye firmly affixed to the future. As always, these modules slip right into any Eurorack system opening up portals to new realms with each patch. Look out for the Haas Zone, Randoms, and the Filter Resonator later this year.

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Void9 MOÑAI

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Void9 has unveiled their inaugural device with the MÕNAI, a handsome portable multitimbral synthesizer that integrates seamlessly into any setup and fits into any pack. Use the familiar 29 key keyboard to interact with the device and program sequences, percussion patterns, or just play it. Interact with the device in multiple dimensions, as well with the inclusion of a joystick—as established: we love a joystick—, 2 touch sensitive strips, and a 6-axis motion sensor. Create full tracks or use it in conjunction with other hardware: the choice is yours.

Experimentation is paramount to the MÕNAI: use the 2 built-in microphones for sampling or processing and a pedal input adds hands free control. The front panel is intuitive with tones of visual feedback thanks to no less than 109 LEDs besparkled across the front and the high-resolution display gives you information clearly. Timing is rock solid with the internal sequencer or external gear. Perfect for MIDI gear, modular synths, or as a traveling companion, the MÕNAI from Void9 is sure to make waves.

MÕNAI is available Summer 2026.

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Vostok Halo Multi-LFO

10hp NEW

Halo 4-Channel Complex Modulator

$229.00

In stock

Vostok Instruments have unveiled the latest in their run of high quality modules, this time with a compact four channel LFO and complex logic-based modulation source. Each channel provides its own independent LFO with triangle and square wave outputs, with frequency ranges from 80Hz, all the way down to 2 minutes per-cycle. Each LFO is equipped with its own manual and CV control over the frequency, along with both high and low range switches for scaling the oscillation speed. Additionally, each channel has its own Logic Switch, allowing you to define whether the triangle or square wave is sent to the logic section of the module.

This logic section is divided into two halves with four discrete outputs per-side, one side being a summed output of channels 1 and 2, the second one being a sum of 3 and 4. The per-channel logic switches determine the LFO shape that will be sent to those logic outputs, consisting of AND, OR, XOR, and MIX outputs for producing a wide variety of different modulation shapes. This clever design allows for an immense amount of potential modulation using a small set of intuitive controls. If you're in need of a compact yet powerful modulation source for your Eurorack system, Halo from Vostok Instruments packs endless modulation potential into a space-conscious 10HP.

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WMD ModBox MKII + CHNL SRFR + Bus Rider

The folks at WMD are unveiling a host of new module designs at Superbooth this year, including a new sound source prototype, a returning favorite and two new compact tools for creative sculpting of channels and mix busses.

First is the Gamma Wave Source, a wavetable voice for your Eurorack system. This is still just in a prototype state; however, as it stands, it's an eight-voice polyphonic wavetable synthesizer packed into a small module with a streamlined user interface. It can be addressed using conventional 1V/octave and gate signals from other Eurorack sources, but also supports MIDI and Tiptop Audio's ART protocol. It offers three integrated envelopes per voice, a morphing filter for each voice, suboscillators, special "Wave Effects" for altering the wavetables. It supports both Serum and WaveEdit wavetable formats, so you can also add your own tables as desired. Gamma Wave Source isn't available yet—but it's a promising development, and we look forward to seeing where it goes.

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Next, ModBox MKII is the successor to WMD's beloved collaboration with SSF, the original ModBox, and boasts a ton of modulation capabilities sure to be a go-to modulator in virtually any type of system. On one side you get a three-phase LFO that can spread its three outputs by phase, frequency, or in cascading phase-modulation fashion, with plenty of onboard control to set the depth and behavior of these modulators without the use of external VCAs or attenuators. On the right side, a Skew LFO gives you clock-synchronizable modulation that can be smoothly morphed in shape and curve. If these potent sources of parameter control weren't enough, you also get a multi-mode digital Sample & Hold that features a Turing-machine style random sequencing mode, as well as an analog noise source. Designed for creating multiple unique modulation sources that move together, the entire module can be clock synchronized, with quantized rate control that brings a ton of modulation to your rack while keeping things cohesive and relational.

As the progenitors of the big-mixer concept in the Eurorack space, WMD continues to innovate with the CHNL SRFR and Bus Rider, offering comprehensive shaping and creative tools for stereo channels or mix busses, respectively. Built on what seems to be the same 4hp format, CHNL SRFR and Bus Rider both feature headers for directly connecting to WMD's Performance Mixer MKII, but their powerful feature set is just as usable in any system with front-mounted panel jacks for stereo inputs and outputs. CHNL SRFR provides three sets of controls that cover EQ, Filter and Drive, and Multi-FX controls, making it easy to sculpt channel characters, filter and saturate signals, and add captivating effects like dub delay, flanging, reverb, and more. There's also a dedicated sidechain ducker and input jack for pulsing sounds in relation to another signal, as well as an assignable CV input for direct control over a parameter in any control page. Bus Rider takes a similar approach and layout and applies it to mix bus processing, giving you control panels for Isolator EQ, multiband compression, and limiting. Deep control is available in each setting page, allowing for surprisingly studio-grade results for such a compact unit. In both modules, you get 9 preset slots to easily recall your favorite set-ups, making these a boon to live performers and those using their racks in multiple projects.

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New from WMD

4hp NEW

Bus Rider Stereo Multiband EQ + Dynamics Processor

$299.00

In stock

4hp NEW

CHNL SRFR Channel Strip + FX

$299.00

In stock

8hp NEW

Modbox MKII Dual LFO + Multifunction Tool

$279.00

In stock

XAOC Skopje + Budapeszt

XAOC Devices are back at it this year, showing two new designs at Superbooth 2026 that offer a ton of creative possibilities for Eurorack systems.

First up is Skopje, a slim 6hp dual quantizer module that hides a world of sophisticated functions behind its comparatively simple panel design. Similar to XAOC's masterful multi-envelope Zadar, Skopje provides an ultra-customizable design that's easy to configure with its OLED display and encoder control. On either channel, you can input a CV source and quantize it to an incredible 100 banks of 100 stored scale types, providing a comprehensive platform for any sort of scalar structure your music demands, enough for even the most pluralistic of pitch set ponderers. The magic behind it all is in Skopje's precision A/D and D/A converters, which allow for exacting control of any octave division you can devise. Stored on a regular microSD card, the module allows for simple scale creation using its own text-based format, as well as support for SCALA files, making microtonal management in modular synths feel more like making music and less like you're the foreperson at a spreadsheet factory. In addition to its quantization capabilities, Skopje is also a wonderful tool for those odds and ends VCOs that sound great but don't track 1V/oct signals well, allowing you to quickly calibrate your CV control to deliver pitch-perfect results. Also onboard are patch connections for triggering scale switching and transposition, enabling harmelodic movement as you see fit. Skopje is expected to be available this June;

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Where Skopje offers a decidedly functional and pragmatic utility, XAOC is also revealing prototypes for the forthcoming and comparatively wild Budapeszt. Billed as an Exploratory Stereophonic Spectral Lattice Network, Budapeszt offers two channels of independently tunable comb filters, each with six unique modes. Modes include numerous ways to shape the frequency domain in complex ways, including delays, phase control, and filterbank-based models. In addition to comprehensive control for both filters, onboard modulation helps get parameters moving along with your patch, including triangle LFOs as well as envelope follower functionality. Where these filters overlap and interact in the frequency domain, unique stereophonic effects emerge, with integrated feedback paths galore and phase inversion to help create complex networks of sculpted sound. Filter, phase, and flange, create chorus effects, ping percussive plucks of resonant peaks, and so much more, all with an incredible character you won't find in other modules. While it will be some time before we get our hands on the full release of this two-headed beast, we can't wait to patch together feedback experiments, unique percussion, and spectral sizzle in myriad forms with Budapeszt.

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That's All for 2026

Of course, that's not nearly everything that was shown at Superbooth 2026—but for now, that concludes a list of some of our favorite announcements. We had a blast in Berlin, and we're excited to see so much innovation happening in the musical instrument space. No doubt we'll come back with more thorough reviews, interviews, and more as the year moves along—thanks for reading, and we'll catch you next time!