Community developers use WebMIDI and browser-based editors to revive abandoned vintage synths like the Nord Modular. How the community keeps classics alive.

Vongon released Replay, a polyphonic synthesizer with multi-mode arpeggiator inspired by the Roland Juno and the Korg Polysix of the early 1980s. Designed to embody vintage character while utilizing modernity

Punk Labs released OneTrick Urchin, a hybrid drum synth that models the gritty lo-fi sound of beats from vintage records without sampling. It takes spectral and physically modeled drums, running

The VPRE-72 is as straight forward as it gets: Use the Drive control to apply as much tube circuit glory as your signal needs, or even push it a little

Sound Magic released Dynamic 9, a series of dynamic processing units modeled from vintage units. By using the latest Black Box Modelling technology, the Dynamic9 series can offer an affordable

Cherry Audio’s Novachord features 32 polyphonic voices; a resonant bandpass filter network of three resonators; the “Brilliant,” “Deep,” and “Full” tone settings of the original; seven Attack/Decay/Sustain envelope options; adjustable

Vicious Antelope released Venus Pads, a free soundbank that contains 20 atmospheric and vintage sounds for Cherry Audio GX-80 synth. Its sounds fit to cinematic, new age and vintage electronic

UVI released KAWAI Vintage Legacy, a collection of 5 instruments, featuring hand-crafted synthesizers and a drum module, created for music production of any style. Based on vintage KAWAI synthesizers from

AudioThing released Mantis, a plugin that emulates a rare BBD (bucket-brigade device) delay/echo unit of the 70s, faithfully recreating its warm and analog sound. As the original unit, Mantis features