inMusic to acquire Native Instruments: industry powerhouses reach a definitive agreement. For some, Native Instruments’ journey from industry frontrunners to preliminary insolvency felt as inexplicable as an M. Night Shyamalan plot twist. For others, in hindsight, the apparent downfall of Native Instruments came as no real surprise, much like an M. Night Shyamalan plot twist….
Modal Electronics has announced Element One, an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer based on the Cobalt synthesis engine, priced at €649/$599 and shipping in July 2026. Two independent oscillator groups per voice, up to eight oscillators total per voice, and 40 algorithms that span basic waveforms through sync, ring modulation, cross modulation, PWM, and bit crushing. The…
Sonicware has announced Deconstruct Minimal, a battery-powered 11-track groovebox priced at $299, positioned for techno and house production. Rhythmic and tonal references are the Roland TR-808 and TR-909. The track layout runs across three main sections. A 9-track drum machine draws from 16 drum kits and a library of 130 sounds across 10 banks. Two…
Chase Bliss has announced Big Time, a stereo echo pedal running an analog input preamp and analog feedback limiter around a 32-bit/48kHz digital delay engine. It is $999 and ships around June 2026. The analog limiter sits inside the feedback loop rather than at the output, a circuit decision that shapes how the pedal responds…
At €11,995, the 4EXP from Miltone targets a narrow audience: owners of an Oberheim Four Voice who want to expand to eight voices, or anyone who wants four SEM-based voices in expander format without the original hardware. Pre-orders are open now. The unit houses four independent SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module) recreations, each built on through-hole…
Argentine boutique maker GS-Music has unveiled the bree6 Four Octaves Edition, a keyboard variant of its 6-voice analog polysynth. Each voice runs a single VCO through a 24dB/oct ladder filter, with two ADSR envelopes and a multi-waveform LFO per voice. A 32-bit effects processor covers stereo delay and chorus. There’s also an arpeggiator, a step…
Goodhertz has released LA-210, a free saturation plugin that combines an opto compressor, soft clipper, and cassette tape model in a single interface designed to look like a Southern California freeway map. I have to point this out right away. I’m a huge fan of Goodhertz plugins, both for the way they sound and for…
Big news in the music tech world: inMusic has officially signed an agreement to acquire Native Instruments, the Berlin-based company The post inMusic Acquires Native Instruments: Kontakt, Traktor, iZotope and More Join the Family appeared first on Gearjunkies – Music tech news, Reviews, Videos, Synthesizers, Studio, Recording. Read the full story
