The Ovum Eurorack: When Desktop Drones Learn Modular Manners
At $149 USD for 20HP, it delivers five analog oscillators with the kind of versatility that makes small modular systems surprisingly capable.
The Nano ST IN & ST OUT: When Eurorack Needs to Talk to the Outside World
The Interface Modules That Actually Understand Audio Engineering Most Eurorack interface modules treat level conversion like a simple math problem—scale the voltage and call it done. But NANO Modules’ ST IN & ST OUT approach the challenge with the understanding that proper interfacing involves impedance matching, headroom management, and signal conditioning. These aren’t just voltage … Read more
The Koma Sensei: When Your Environment Becomes Your Synthesizer
The Sensei breaks down the separation between electronic music and physical experience, turning studios into living, breathing instruments where shadows shift melodies and temperature changes sculpt rhythms.
The Behringer Skies: When Cloud Computing Meets Budget Reality
The Clone That Refuses to Apologize for Its Ancestry Most manufacturers tiptoe around the clone conversation, wrapping derivative designs in marketing speak about “inspiration” and “homage.” But Behringer’s Skies—their latest interpretation of the legendary Mutable Instruments Clouds—embraces its cloned nature with the confidence of a company that’s made budget accessibility their superpower. This isn’t just … Read more
The Quiver: When Modulation Becomes a Living, Breathing Ecosystem
The Module That Thinks Like a Patch Bay, Dreams Like an Analog Computer Most modulation modules are content to offer a few LFOs, maybe an envelope generator, and call it comprehensive. But WORNG Electronics Quiver takes a fundamentally different approach—it’s not just a modulation source, it’s an entire analog ecosystem compressed into 14HP. This isn’t … Read more
The New OXI splits: When MK2 Sequencer demands more MIDI roads to travel
The OXI Split 2 can handle up to 96 MIDI channels, while the compact OXI Split 2HP Eurorack module provides up to 48 MIDI channels in a space-efficient format
The WMD Metron: When Sequencing Giants emerge from the Digital ocean
The Metron’s return, complete with updated firmware v1.6 and renewed commitment to the entire sequencing ecosystem, represents more than nostalgia.