Future-Retro is a design, engineering, and manufacturing company specializing in unique synthesizers, sequencers, touch pad keyboards, recording gear, and much more for the foreward thinking musician.

It really is like having a powerful self-contained semi-modular synthesizer with approximately 500 internal signal routings, and around 256 storable sound parameters. The synthesizer architecture is designed to allow the greatest flexibility in recreating multiple synthesis techniques of the past while introducing several new innovations.

The 777 is the best (and only?) hardware solution for 303-style sequencer programming. Since the sequencer sends CV/Gate and MIDI, I can slave any other synth to it and record the sequences into the computer, which is not possible with any other 303-style device. Far more flexible than any other solution; simply fantastic…

2022年7月8日 · We were saddened to hear that Future Retro, the maker of the recent Vectra synthesizer, has decided to stop trading after 25 years in the business. The message on the website simply says: Due to the current state of the world and global parts shortages we are forced to close our doors.

2024年2月19日 · Future Retro Vectra, a new batch of the 4-joystick hybrid vector Synthesizer, can now be pre-ordered at retailers, and new firmware 2.0 adds new features. Already in the Summer of 2023, Future Retro announced that its Vectra synth will go back into production.

Trekking into the fantastic interminglings of analog and digital, Future Retro's Vectra is a hybrid synthesizer with loads of unique takes on sound design and performance. Looking at the sound engine, we have four solid digital oscillators not only sporting a fantastic virtual-analog styling, but also offering 500 digital waveforms for a wide ...

Future Retro have designed it to better coincide with the circular or cyclic nature of time and music which they feel makes it a more natural, if not unique, means of music creation. Like all Future Retro products we've reviewed thus far, it is a monophonic TB-style analog synthesizer tied to a step-based pattern and song based sequencer ...

2021年11月11日 · Future Retro says that the Vectra nods to synthesis techniques of the past while bringing some new ideas to the table. The digital oscillators offer standard analogue modelled waveforms and a further 500 digital waveforms, and we’re told that a wide variety of sounds can be created.

Future Retro's Vectra takes vector synthesis to new heights. Morph through the full spectrum with four digital oscillators, analog multimode filter, four joysticks, and tons of other modulation options

1 天前 · Future Retro XS. Monster Semi Modular Mono Synth. Extremely Flexible mono synth. This synth is awesome but the range is covered by my remaining modular stuff so letting it go. Comes with power supply.