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[Kacey Y]

There's a new Moog: https://youtu.be/klcu9t-pYKk?si=a6OT0tCosTEA2oer

I watch analog horror series on youtube with my youngest kid and you could drop this promo video into the middle of a Kane Pixels playlist and I don't think we'd notice much difference.

[Deltaphoenix]

Erica Synths collaboration with HexInverter doing a drum machine based on the Hex “Mutant” Eurorack Drum modules.

I have an Erica Synths Perkons that I love and I always wanted to adapt a bunch of the Mutant Modules over to Serge format so I am interested.

[echorec]

Polyend is accepting pre-orders on the MESS---a sequenceable multi-effect. ($599 USD) I thought this was basically going to make everything sound like a Thermae, but it seems to be more in the glitch/trip hop realm. (all 4 effects can operate with independent sequences)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFNVoJEz5OY (sounds only)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcZCHIf ... VuZCBtZXNz (David Hilowitz walk-through)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oyaGTHGqv0 (builder intro)

(order pages)

https://polyend.com/mess/
https://www.thomannmusic.com/polyend_mess.htm
https://www.perfectcircuit.com/polyend- ... IikuVKkYGj
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... ncer-pedal
https://vintageking.com/polyend-mess-mu ... MTLp9Nx9K7

[echorec]

Is Audio Computer your new favorite gear company? Their Beat Friend just got a new direct video, after being shown off at a few different trade shows in recent years. https://audio.computer/

It's a vintage-inspired drum machine that's billed as semi-generative. It seems to walk a nice line between retro simplicity and intuitive flexibility.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh8e3A3 ... cmllbmQ%3D (builder video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBjkwMlGHsU (2023 intro & some sounds at the end)

Amongst other things, they're also developing this quirky ambient box labeled as the Weather Station. It's supposed to operate largely as an evolving background device, that's chiefly reliant on its own pre-recorded loops. Users have some control options to adjust the loops, but with it still being developed, it may still get more features (like user samples).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQRafuSAEY8 (info & some clips...I really like this. The Beat Friend and Weather Station are two products in line with things I've wanted for several years.)