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After… a lot of years… it's here!

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Lucas Fowler from Syntaur, for their podcast “Talking Synths”.

Happy 2026!

This is a somewhat geeky post.

The latest Patch Base releases (iPad version 3.26 and Mac version 1.20) include an editor/librarian for Korg's (fairly) new Volca FM2, the new version of the highly popular Volca FM, which as you might know is a sort of clone of the original Yamaha DX7.

Patch Base for Mac v1.19.6 and Patch Base for iPad v3.25.4 are both out now, offering bug fixes for the Roland JD-Xi editor.

The latest updates to Patch Base (iPad version 3.25 and Mac version 1.19) add an editor/librarian for the Roland JP-8080: a dual-timbral virtual analog desktop synth from the late 90's.

Patch Base for Mac (v1.17) and iPad (v3.23) now include editors and librarians for the Waldorf Micro Q, a virtual analog polysynth released in the year 2000.

Patch Base for Mac (v1.16) and iPad (v3.22) now include editors and librarians for the Dave Smith Instruments (now/once-again Sequential) Tetra, a 4-voice multi-timbral analog powerbox.

Patch Base for Mac (v1.15) and iPad (v3.21) now include editors and librarians for the Korg Prophecy, a virtual analog lead/monophonic synth released in 1995.

Patch Base for Mac (v1.14) and iPad (v3.20) now include editors and librarians for the Behringer Deepmind 12.

The newest versions of Patch Base for Mac and iPad include editors and librarians for the Novation Bass Station II.

The latest updates to Patch Base (iOS version 3.17 and Mac version 1.11) bring an editor/librarian for the Yamaha Reface DX.

Starting today, Patch Base supports the Roland JD-990 on both Mac and iPad.

Back in November, friend of Patch Base Stefan George (who helped with the MKS-50 and DW-8000 editors) contacted me asking if I'd like to borrow a Access Virus C and Virus TI Snow in order to make editors for them.

The new versions of Patch Base (iOS version 3.14 and Mac version 1.8) add editor/librarians for the E-mu Proteus/1 and Proteus/2.

It's August, and here in Austin that means that it's been near-triple-digit hot for at least a month now, and it will be for at least another month (95°F at the moment).

The latest updates to Patch Base (iOS version 3.12 and Mac version 1.6) add an editor/librarian for the Roland JD-800.

The latest updates to Patch Base (iOS version 3.11 and Mac version 1.5) bring an editor/librarian for the Yamaha DX21.

It's been quiet on the Coffeeshopped blog and newsletter for the past month or two.