The MD850’s internal mixer handles 19 separate channels at once, and that depth is exactly why new owners get lost in it. Four synth parts, fourteen drum instruments, and a stereo audio input all pass through one on-screen console, each with its own level, routing, and effect sends. Miss one button and a channel goes […]
The MD850 Vibes mixer is the part that surprises people most. They come to the Mayer EMI MD850 for the wavetable synthesizer, and then they notice two things at once. There is a full 19-channel mixer living inside the instrument, and there is no big master volume knob or headphone knob anywhere on the front […]
If you have ever wondered why some synth patches sound alive, full of harmonic complexity, warmth and grit, while others sound thin and sterile, the answer often comes down to one frequently misunderstood module. The waveshaper. In this guide we will break down what a waveshaper actually does, why we built one into the Mayer […]
Superbooth 2026 is done, and we’re back in Austria with a head full of impressions from three days at FEZ Berlin. Hundreds of conversations, and one consistent thread across all of them: visitors who picked up the MD850 Vibes saw the sound, the workflow, and the range of possibilities right away. “Amazing Sound” Was the […]
Superbooth 2026 is just days away and we couldn’t be more excited. From May 7 to 9, 2026, we’ll be at FEZ Berlin, Stand H102, ready to let you play the synthesizer we’ve spent years building: the MD850 Vibes. If you’re heading to the world’s most important synthesizer show, this post is your invitation to […]
The MD850 Vibes XVAOS 4.0 update is now available. It’s the biggest firmware release we’ve shipped for the MD850 Vibes synthesizer to date. The headline feature is Vibes Connect, a browser-based SynthStation editor that brings full DAW-mode editing and resource management directly to your computer. This release also delivers a refactored drum computer, proper sustain […]
