Here’s a different angle on synthesis. The RND Synth, built by Cyma Forma in collaboration with Bambounou, isn’t about dialing in sounds. It’s about giving that up entirely. You press one button, and the machine spits out a complete musical idea. Press it again, and it’s gone forever. That’s the whole concept.
Four tracks, zero control (in a good way)
Each generated idea can include up to four instruments running at once. Every instrument has its own sequence, its own synth engine, and its own mix level. So you’re not just getting random bleeps—you’re getting full little sketches you can actually build from. Under the hood, there are eight different synthesis engines in play, including subtractive, FM, acid, noise, speech, Karplus-Strong, supersaw, and additive. Every time you hit the button, all parameters across all engines and sequences get randomized. No presets, no recall, no “happy accidents” you can go back to. It’s more like forcing yourself to react in the moment.
Surprisingly usable I/O
Despite the minimal concept, the connectivity is pretty serious. You get four separate audio tracks over USB-C, one for each instrument, and importantly, that’s pre-reverb. So you can pull everything into your DAW and process it properly. There’s also stereo out on mini jack with post-reverb if you just want to jam. On the MIDI side, it handles four channels in and out over USB-C, with multiple MIDI modes, plus clock in and out. There’s even analog sync via mini jack, which makes it easy to drop into a hardware setup. You also get 20 scales and five filter types shaping the randomness, so it’s not completely unhinged—it stays musical enough to be usable.
Workflow: react, don’t tweak
This is where the RND Synth will either click or completely miss for you. There’s no sound design in the traditional sense. You’re not tweaking oscillators or dialing envelopes. You’re curating moments. Hit the button until something grabs you, record the stems, and move on. It’s closer to sampling or idea mining than synthesis as most people think of it. That limitation is also the appeal. It pushes you out of looping the same habits and into reacting to something unexpected.
Price and availability
RND Synth drops May 5th, with pre-orders opening the same day via cymaforma.com. Shipping is planned for late June, and the price is set at €125 excluding VAT.