Latest News & Updates

  • Mike Wallace x DELIA

    San Diego-based musician & producer Mike Wallace has a created an entire album using only the DELIA synthesizer. Titled ‘Crawling Toward The Sun’, the album is a journey into the life of a plant, reminisent of Mort Garson’s classic 1974 Plantasia album. Mikes’s new album will be released in November 2025. Watch this space.

    DELIA SYNTHESIZER

  • NINA 2.1 Update adds Multi-Track Sequencer

    NINA now has a powerful new Multi-Track Sequencer. Features include 4-track, 64-Step, Parameter Locking per step, Pattern Chaining and more. See 2.1 Release notes for more details.

    UPDATE NOW

  • ROTO-CONTROL BITWIG integration

    Melbourne Instruments is excited to announce BITWIG STUDIO integration for Roto-Control is now available as a public beta. Roto-Setup 2.1 is available now - including Bitwig Live and Ableton Live integration.

    ROTO-SETUP

Latest Synth Presets

Danny Bonnici (Melbourne)

Danny Bonnici channels his Drum 'n Bass roots with some harder edged multi-layered and multi-timbral presets. DELIA gets an aggressive dose of distorted bass sounds and more.

PRESETS - DELIA

Tom Hall (Los Angeles)

This new pack from Tom Hall was designed in conjunction with the launch of the NINA 2.0 Multi-Track Sequencer. The sounds here are tailored for (but not limited to) use with the new NINA Sequencer.

SYNTH PRESETS - NINA

Soul Supreme (Amsterdam)

Soul Supreme has cooked up a rich palette of presets that sit well across jazz-minded and hip-hop grooves through to deep house.

PRESETS - DELIA

Latest Video Tutorials

ROTO-CONTROL:
Working with Macros

NINA 2.0 Multi-Track Sequencer:
Working with Noise Types

NINA 2.0 Multi-Track Sequencer:
Basic Pattern Tutorial

Recent Press & Reviews

  • Roto-Control X BITWIG

    We’ve collaborated with the Bitwig team on a special limited edition BITWIG edition of Roto-Control. You can now purchase a Controller + Software bundle that includes Roto-Control with orange keycaps, along with Bitwig Studio Producer or a Bitwig Studio 12 month upgrade plan.

    MORE INFO AT BITWIG

  • Nina's 'DFAM-style' Groovebox

    Mylar Melodies discusses and demos the new 4-track 64-step ‘parameter locking’ groovebox mode that's been added to the Nina polysynth. Part tutorial, part exploration - a must see for Nina owners.

    WATCH MYLAR MELODIES

  • Turra Music & Jonti: Talking DELIA

    Join Matt Paxton of Turra Music and Sydney-based multi-instrumentalist, Jonti as they walk you through their experiences with the Melbourne Instruments Delia polyphonic keyboard synthesizer!

    WATCH NOW

  • SANJAY C This changes MIDI controllers forever: Roto-Control

    “This isn’t your average MIDI controller. The Roto-Control has motorized knobs that physically move to match your saved settings, giving you instant recall for plugins and even hardware synths.”

    SANJAY C

  • Jon Makes Beats X DELIA X MPC-X

    Wondering how others are using DELIA? Check out this video with Jon Wayne aka Jon Makes Beats as he a cooks up a fresh beat with minimal ingredients including Melbourne Instruments’ DELIA.

    JON MAKES BEATS

NINA Sessions

  • NINA SESSIONS: The Night Terrors

    In the two songs featured here Miles uses NINA's 12 voice 4-part Multi-timbral ability to control three layers via DAW and one layer via Keyboard controller. Throughout the performance Miles is using DAW automation to Morph the A/B patches of each layer. Sarah controls the second NINA with her trusted Korg EX 73, using multi-timbral splits and layers. The Theremin is doing it's own thing - not connected to NINA or any other devices.

    WATCH NOW

  • NINA SESSIONS: Daniel Mougerman, Angus Radley & Graham Pogson

    This session features two songs - the first, 'SWIMMING' is an original composition by Mougerman, Pogson & Radley, written exclusively for this recording and features Graeme on live drums. The second tune is 'TEXTURES', composed by Herbie Hancock for his 1980 'Mr. Hands' album, and was selected by the band as a piece they thought was a great opportunity to showcase Nina.

    WATCH NOW

  • NINA SESSIONS: Close Counters

    We asked Melbourne duo, CLOSE COUNTERS to choose one of their songs that they thought would be interesting to play on Nina. It was their idea to use two Ninas, and create a live improvised rendition of their song 'BREAK FROM IT' using only Ninas, their Nord Stage keys and a TR-8S drum machine. The above video is entirely live with no overdubs or additional effects.

    WATCH NOW

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