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The 500 Series is not a modular synthesizer format but a modular audio processing stack and was originally developed by API.

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There are 684 500 Series modules to choose from. Users build 4642 Racks in this universe.

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Kaona Skippy MK3
9 Oct 2025 Kaona
New update for Skippy from Kaona: – Enriched Euclid, with ready-to-play patterns – Fractal mode: fractals to explore chaos – Line mode, a complete melodic generator – Enriched Gauss: handles both progressive and bell-shaped structures – Time mode (Gauss) now adaptable to all functions – SPIN usable with all matrices, including time-based – Proportional gates – New CV output: “End of Cycle” – New CVIN expander 
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Top Modules rated by users

  1. API 550A Ø 5.00 (4)
  2. Elysia Nvelope 500 Ø 5.00 (4)
  3. Classic API VP28 Ø 5.00 (3)
  4. Serpent SB4001 Ø 5.00 (3)
  5. Solid State Logic ULTRAVIOLET Stereo Equaliser Ø 5.00 (3)
  6. Smart Research C1LA Ø 5.00 (3)
  7. WES Audio Rhea Ø 5.00 (2)
  8. IGS Audio S-Type 500 Ø 5.00 (2)
  9. Louder Than Liftoff Chop Shop Void Corp Edition Ø 5.00 (2)
  10. FMR Audio RNC 500 Ø 5.00 (2)
  11. Louder Than Liftoff Chroma Ø 5.00 (2)
  12. Kush Audio Electra Ø 5.00 (2)
  13. Pete’s Place Electrodyne 501 Ø 5.00 (2)
  14. Shadow Hills Dual Vandergraph Ø 5.00 (2)
  15. Rupert Neve Designs 535 Ø 5.00 (2)
  16. Elysia Xfilter 500 Ø 4.75 (4)
  17. Elysia Xpressor 500 Ø 4.67 (6)
  18. DIYRE Colour Palette MK2 Ø 4.67 (3)
  19. Elysia Karacter 500 Ø 4.50 (4)
  20. API 512c Ø 4.50 (2)
  21. Kush Audio Electra 500 Ø 4.50 (2)
  22. Trident Audio Developments 80B 500 Series EQ Ø 4.50 (2)
  23. Sound Skulptor MP573 Ø 4.50 (2)

Modules have to be rated at least 2 times to appear in this list. Any module with a rating better than Ø 4.34 is considered to be above average.

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Popular Modules in racks

  1. Cranborne Audio Brick Lane 500 in 81 Racks
  2. Elysia xmax 500 in 64 Racks
  3. Solid State Logic B-DYN 500 Series Dynamics Module in 53 Racks
  4. Other/unknown T805 in 32 Racks
  5. Drawmer MQ-2 in 23 Racks
  6. Classic API ROCLEM™ MEC32 in 22 Racks
  7. Cranborne Audio Vintage Wallpaper in 20 Racks
  8. Stam Audio SA-1B5 in 15 Racks
  9. AudioScape CL-20 in 13 Racks
  10. WES Audio MIMAS Gemini in 11 Racks
  11. Drawmer MQ-1 in 9 Racks
  12. Other/unknown Blank 500 series panel in 7 Racks
  13. Stam Audio 3A-5 in 7 Racks
  14. Classic API Heider® FD312 H2 1dB in 5 Racks
  15. Bereich03 Filterbank in 5 Racks
  16. Other/unknown Locomotive Audio Power-Mu 500 in 5 Racks
  17. Heritage Audio OST-8_ADAT (Front) in 3 Racks
  18. Elysia Xfilter 500 Vinyl Allstars in 3 Racks
  19. Other/unknown Dizengoff Audio Type 140 in 3 Racks
  20. Bereich03 LC-HC in 3 Racks
  21. Bereich03 Tilt-EQ in 3 Racks
  22. Other/unknown Locomotive Audio 86B-1 in 2 Racks
  23. SM Pro PEQ505 in 2 Racks
  24. Harrison Comp in 2 Racks
  25. Bereich03 sggsfgsgf in 2 Racks

The list of Popular Modules is generated from Modules that have been added to Racks AND have been released in the specified time period.

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