Gear Spotlight: 3 picks (24 Oct 2026)
Fresh gear picks from around the web. These are links to the original articles; all rights belong to their owners. Tell us what you think in the replies, and share what you are playing with.
1. Imaginando COLAPSO Synthesizer Generates Sounds From Atomic Spectra
Imaginando COLAPSO is a software synthesizer that builds evolving timbres from the measured emission spectra of 22 chemical elements, combining additive, granular, and subtractive synthesis.
Source: Synthtopia synthtopia.com/content/2026/10/23/imaginando-colapso-synthes
2. Crazy Tube Circuits Triptychon review – this might be the most ambitious dirt pedal ever made
CTC has somehow crammed four vintage fuzz circuits plus an amp-style overdrive, a treble booster and an octave effect into one compact enclosure
Source: Guitar.com guitar.com/reviews/effects-pedal/the-big-review-crazy-tube-c
3. OPEN-1 Promises To Be One Synth For Every Firmware
The platform would include an open SDK and a browser emulator, so developers could build custom firmware before the hardware ships.
Source: Synthtopia synthtopia.com/content/2026/10/23/open-1-promises-to-be-one-
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