The holiday season is right around the corner, which means more time to spend with your synthesizers and, hopefully, the prospect of adding a few new ones to your collection. If you've saved up some cash for the latter or want to let your loved ones know what you would like to find under the Christmas tree, the following offerings by Behringer, Busy Circuits, Kiviak Instruments, and Molli Labs are an excellent place to start. 

Hardware:

Spice

By Behringer

Link: https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=0718-ACD

Price: $249

Behringer unveiled the new SPICE synthesizer, describing it as something designed for those who crave rich, fat analog sound in their productions. This synth combines a pure analog signal path with intuitive design and incredible versatility. 

Some of SPICE's key features include a pure analog signal path with VCO, VCF, and VCA for authentic sound quality, dual VCOS with square and sawtooth waves, and four sub-oscillators for more tonal variety. Its stackable oscillators create six sound sources for pseudo-polyphonic capabilities, and it has a dual 4-step analog sequencer and polyrhythm generator for dynamic, evolving rhythms. 

According to Behringer, SPICE is available for $249 and ready to ship from their factory. For more information, visit the official website or watch the video below.

Turismo

By Busy Circuits

Link: https://busycircuits.com/turismo/

Price: 

Busy Circuits has introduced the Turismo, a fully modern Eurorack modular workstation. According to Busy Circuits, it blends a curated mix of its flagship analog and digital models to offer users a versatile and creative patching experience. Turismo is capable of everything from analog bass, beeps and leads to lush chords, filtering, extensive sampling, DSP effects, and much more. It was designed with live performance in mind, so this travel-sized 84hp system easily fits in a rucksack and has a Decksaver cover for added protection. Busy Circuits believes the Turismo is the perfect starting point for Eurorack beginners as it offers a seamless, pain-free entry into modern modular synthesis that's immediately playable. Watch the video introduction below or visit the official website for more information.

WoFi

By Kiviak Instruments

Link: https://kiviak-instruments.com/

Price: $799

After successfully surpassing the €100,000 goal on Kickstarter a while back and going out to backers, WoFi by Kiviak Instruments is now available to the general public. For those unfamiliar with WoFi, it is a portable Lofi synthesizer capable of transforming any sample into a unique sound. It features the "Texturer" engine and an intuitive interface to blend sampling and synthesis and provide users with limitless creative exploration.

WoFi's compact design and rechargeable battery make it easy to create anywhere. It also offers extensive inputs and outputs that integrate easily into any setup. It can bring character to your sound with emulations of classic samplers and its envelope, which can be applied to the amp, filter, or both, making it easy to sculpt every note to perfection. WoFi's digital low-pass filter offers two slopes, 12dB and 24dB, along with a resonant touch to dial in your tone and get that classic subtractive synth feel. WoFi is available now for $799, so check out the video below or the official website for more information. 

Software:

Molli Looper

By Molli Labs

Link: https://mollilabs.com/

Price: €19

Molli Looper, a real-time stereo effect for looping and filtering, is now available as a VST3 and AU plugin for Mac and as a VST3 plugin for Windows, in addition to the previously available iOS version. This is thanks to the 1.05 update, which brings several improvements to the existing version. According to Molli Labs, Molli Looper is intended mainly as a live performance tool, and no preparation is needed to trigger the loop recording. Instead, input is constantly recorded in the background and can be triggered whenever needed. It offers a combination of looper and stutter/freeze effects, continuous recording, and runs in sync with the host clock. Users also have the ability to scroll through the recording. Check out the desktop release video below and visit the official website for more information.