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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 4652 Racks in this universe.

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Archaea
30 Oct 2025 Archaea
Halloween sale at archaea.co.uk 20% off everything until Monday 3/11/25. 
Tokyo Tape Music Center 5 Step Sequencer
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Noise Engineering Mimetic Digitwolis
28 Oct 2025 Noise Engineering
A new firmware update for Mimetic Digitwolis is now available! This update includes two flavors of microtonal scales, improved editing workflows, easier scale editing, new ways to randomize, MIDI improvements, bug fixes, and more. Learn more at our website! 
Lower West Side Studio
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Tre Modular
27 Oct 2025 Tre Modular
We’re happy to share some good news for our friends across the Atlantic. Tre Modular is once again shipping to the United States. www.tremodular.com  
Wildfire Laboratories
27 Oct 2025 Wildfire Laboratories
Wildfire devices are now available via Perfect Circuit! https://www.perfectcircuit.com/wildfire-laboratories 
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Top Modules rated by users

  1. Elysia Nvelope 500 Ø 5.00 (4)
  2. API 550A Ø 5.00 (4)
  3. Serpent SB4001 Ø 5.00 (3)
  4. Solid State Logic ULTRAVIOLET Stereo Equaliser Ø 5.00 (3)
  5. Smart Research C1LA Ø 5.00 (3)
  6. Classic API VP28 Ø 5.00 (3)
  7. Kush Audio Electra Ø 5.00 (2)
  8. Pete’s Place Electrodyne 501 Ø 5.00 (2)
  9. Louder Than Liftoff Chroma Ø 5.00 (2)
  10. Shadow Hills Dual Vandergraph Ø 5.00 (2)
  11. Rupert Neve Designs 535 Ø 5.00 (2)
  12. IGS Audio S-Type 500 Ø 5.00 (2)
  13. WES Audio Rhea Ø 5.00 (2)
  14. Louder Than Liftoff Chop Shop Void Corp Edition Ø 5.00 (2)
  15. FMR Audio RNC 500 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. Sound Skulptor MP573 Ø 4.50 (2)
  21. API 512c Ø 4.50 (2)
  22. Kush Audio Electra 500 Ø 4.50 (2)
  23. Trident Audio Developments 80B 500 Series EQ 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 82 Racks
  2. Elysia xmax 500 in 71 Racks
  3. Solid State Logic B-DYN 500 Series Dynamics Module in 51 Racks
  4. Other/unknown T805 in 31 Racks
  5. Drawmer MQ-2 in 23 Racks
  6. Cranborne Audio Vintage Wallpaper in 20 Racks
  7. Stam Audio SA-1B5 in 16 Racks
  8. Classic API ROCLEM™ MEC32 in 15 Racks
  9. AudioScape CL-20 in 13 Racks
  10. WES Audio MIMAS Gemini in 12 Racks
  11. Drawmer MQ-1 in 9 Racks
  12. Stam Audio 3A-5 in 8 Racks
  13. Other/unknown Blank 500 series panel in 7 Racks
  14. Bereich03 Filterbank in 5 Racks
  15. Classic API Heider® FD312 H2 1dB in 5 Racks
  16. Heritage Audio OST-8_ADAT (Front) in 5 Racks
  17. Other/unknown Locomotive Audio Power-Mu 500 in 5 Racks
  18. Elysia Xfilter 500 Vinyl Allstars in 4 Racks
  19. Bereich03 LC-HC in 3 Racks
  20. Bereich03 Tilt-EQ in 3 Racks
  21. Bereich03 sggsfgsgf in 2 Racks
  22. Other/unknown Dizengoff Audio Type 140 in 2 Racks
  23. HRK CS655 in 2 Racks
  24. Other/unknown Locomotive Audio 86B-1 in 2 Racks
  25. Other/unknown Rodec M-501 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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