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“Once you've felt a controller snap to your settings like this, going back to static knobs feels ancient.”
— Sanjay C rated ROTO-CONTROL the year’s best piece of gear in his 2025 review
LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES
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ROTO-SETUP 3.2.1 - Update now
June 24, 2026: Recommended for all users. Minor bug fixes only. The previous Roto-Setup 3.2.0 adds much requested features including level meters, parameter values and label displays. Please refer to the 3.2.1 Release Notes for more info.
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NINA 3.1.0 - Minor Bug Fix Update
June 2, 2026: New firmware is now available for NINA. This update fixes a minor bug in the previous 3.0.0 Macro Oscillator Update. Recommended for all users who have updated to 3.0.0, and additionally recommended for everyone using NINA.
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NINA adds 12 polyphonic voices of Braids to its analog filters and motorised control
Melbourne Instruments has added the complete Mutable Instruments Braids engine to NINA. All 45 synthesis models run across 12 true polyphonic voices. The free firmware update is available now. New Macro Presets also available.
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Max Integration for Roto-Control
Announcing native Cycling ’74 Max integration for Roto-Control. With Max now supported directly in PLUGIN Mode, Roto-Control becomes a powerful hands-on interface for creating and using custom instruments, audio, MIDI effects, and performance tools built in Max.
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Bitwig Studio 8‑Track with Every Roto‑Control
Every new Roto‑Control now ships with a free Bitwig Studio 8‑Track license, giving you a powerful DAW to start creating right away. This exciting addition comes alongside Firmware 2.0, which delivers deep integration with Bitwig Studio.
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Sanjay C names Roto-Control #1 'MUST-HAVE' Gear of 2025
Melbourne Instruments ROTO-CONTROL has been named as the number 1 must-have music gear in 2025 by respected reviewer/synthfluencer Sanjay C. Amid some excellent and innovative products, Roto-Control prevails as Sanjay’s top pick.
ARTISTS
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“Nina is a game changer, definitely in my top 5 of the synths of all time. Automated recall is the solution everyone has been wishing for, and whatsmore, this synth sounds incredible...”
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE
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Groundbreaking MIDI controller, a real shortcut when printing ideas into a recording or playing live. The ultra-intuitive set-up the device is a gamechanger.
KiNK Musician
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NINA has a robust sound and feel that reminds me of the vintage equipment I love.
MICHAEL STEIN Survive/Stranger Things
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For me, it’s the oscillators and modulation options. You get warmth, character, and depth without needing a whole wall of gear.
DĀM FUNK Musician and Producer
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The motorised pots show you everything instantly and you can tweak so quickly and easily seeing everything that you have done before.
MATT JOHNSON Jamiroquai
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As someone who works a lot with software-with-no-bounds I’ve come to expect similar from modern hardware synths. Nina and Delia deliver.
TOM HALL Artist/Sound Designer
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For me the Delia is the best iteration of this analog hybrid approach to a hardware synth, hands down.
LEWIS MOODY Musician/Producer
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Roto-Control truly is epic - a total workhorse. It is blinding using it in the studio with setups for different plugins - so much fun!
ADAM WREN Leftfield
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Knowing exactly where your parameters are set in a complicated set with dozens of patches has been something I know I can’t be without on stage.
ADAM THIEN Djo
Matt Johnson with NINA
When we first introduced NINA in 2022, Matt Johnson of Jamiroquai was among the very first to truly put NINA through her paces. Check out Matt’s full Nina preview on his youtube channel. NINA: Not just a pretty face! Matt has also created and shared a new Preset Bank containing 40 expertly crafted Presets. Download from the Presets page.
The Night Terrors x NINA
THE NIGHT TERRORS are a Melbourne-based electronic music duo consisting of Miles Brown and Sarah Lim. For this recording we asked Miles and Sarah to choose two compositions from the new album to perform using two NINAs, and of course Miles' Moog Theremin. More Nina Sessions