Embodme is planning to have their final mechanical design done and ready to show for SB on their new ERAE II configurable controller.
I put a video up on the most recent progress on that in the Synthfest France thread.
Very interesting controller, with all its CV, as well as the MIDI 2.0, and looper.
Development is happening quite quickly at the moment, so there should be some large and impressive changes on the way.
My one humble desire for SB24 is that ASM arrives with an update adding three or four âMutantsâ to the Hydrasynth ! Even just one.
The extravagant desire is that they create a âMutantâ synth !!!
I donât understand. Doesnât it already have three mutants mutators?
Edit: Ah, I seeâŚ
Yeah, the HS has eight already. Guess iâm greedy !
History : ASM added the Phazdiff Mutant with release V 1.4, so there is precedent.
This SB will give a chance for a face-off amongst some granular synths.
At the show 1010 Music, Torso, Tasty Chips, Vector Synth ( Tempera ), Mordax, Percussa, Error Instruments, Oddment, âŚ
The makers of Wee Noise Makers PGB-1 are in the list of exhibitors. This is great because people interested will be able to hold this little open source beast in their hands while the crowdfunding is still open. 
Similarly Cyma Forma will be showing their analog poly synth the Alt going on to Kickstarter a few days after SB. They call it a âsoundscape synthesizerâ and it features a pin grid matrix, and sensors, and other interesting elements.
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Anyone want to speculate on what Cre8audio may be ready to show at SB ?
They seem funny, I like them. Hopefully an effect module or something that combines west pest and the east beast
Are there any portable cool gadgets like grooveboxes or trackers or workstations getting announced at the SB?
There is a very cool wavefolding oscillator from them with a funny name â Captân Big-O â that doesnât get enough attention. So they really can make some great modular gear.
I am wondering about something new related to the NiftyKEYZ but i donât know what.
OK â pulling something out of my hat for this âŚ
Thingstone TRACK8
It was shown at last yearâs SB, so it might be ready to ship now.
ADDED : During Show â Thingstone cancelled their appearance at the show. See this post.
This is very interesting. Really wish there was more innovation in the multitrack recorder universe.
Iâm guessing Polyend will have a Tracker+ or Tracker 2 to show.
There have been some pretty steep discounts on the full-size Tracker lately, and they ran a thread soliciting ideas for a revised version on their forum several months back.
Supply of the Tracker still seems pretty plentiful, though, so Iâm guessing whatever they show will not be shipping immediately. Perhaps fall?
Last yearâs Superbooth had two pretty massive and intriguing prototype projects from small startups. Both are back again this year, and still under progress.
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They might also show a âPolyend Waveâ
If a real product, easiest guess would be wavetable synth.
ADDED : This was for the PrssPnt and Ch.Svr modules. ( Press point, and Channel Server â a condensation of Maths. )
They announced the Astrolab before SFF.
They can continue to ride that wave, through SB.
That product is ready made for change, small ones adding engines, and patch libraries, and larger ones in hardware versions in the years to come. But they only need ro show up with Astrolab, as is, to draw attention.
And Arturia may have other announcements stacked up for SB. There are the two quiet secrets, that we are aware of so far. I am guessing at least one of those will be a splash at the show.
This is all set for a big year at SB. Will Arturia be part of that ?
ADDED : It looks like maybe they are about to announce sample import and three granular based engines for the Minifreak. I posted about that in the Minifreak thread.
I did a whole album with the V collection. Not sure why anyone with the collection would want to pay twice for the same product?
The reasons pro and con for this are fairly well discussed and considered in the Astrolab thread.
