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news Arturia MicroFreak firmware - featured image

Arturia MicroFreak Jailbroken: Built-In FX And New Engines

October 11, 2026October 24, 2026
Two unofficial firmwares, SuperFreaker and FreakSwap, bring onboard effects and unreleased Plaits engines to the Arturia MicroFreak.
news Elastic Osc desktop version

Elastic OSC Desktop is Here – Mac and Windows Users, Rejoice

May 13, 2026May 14, 2026
Elastic OSC, Oliver Greschke's Plaits-based polysynth, landed on Mac and Windows on May 6, 2026 — roughly a year after its iOS debut, where it earned a spot on multiple "Best of 2025" lists and built a dedicated following among mobile synthesis enthusiasts.
iOS Elastic Osc

Elastic OSC Review: a Turbo Plaits in Your Pocket

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026
Forget simple ports. Oliver Greschke’s Elastic OSC takes the best of Mutable Instruments Plaits and adds 8-voice polyphony, "elastic" X/Y automation, and full DX7 bank compatibility. From granular clouds to gritty FM, it’s a studio’s worth of synthesis in your pocket. Is this the most essential iOS synth of the last two years?
news Microfreak at Namm 2019

Arturia Microfreak – Le Freak, C’est Cheap!

January 25, 2019January 31, 2019
At NAMM 2019, Arturia revealed their first ever digital hardware synthesizer with an analog filter, interesting oscillator modes, some unusual…
news

VCV Rack 0.6.2 – New Modules and Improvements

August 1, 2018
For those who are not familiar with it yet, VCV Rack is a brilliant open-source virtual modular synthesizer that allows…

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