Superbooth 2025: Flame Instruments Mäander-M wavetable synth with analog filterbank and sequencer returns as a Eurorack module.
The Mäander from Berlin-based Flame Instruments is or was a special desktop Synthesizer. It combined wavetable synthesis with an analog filterbank as an engine and offered a sequencer. A later update added an FM engine and more wavetables. But then the Mäander was discontinued in desktop form.
Good news: For Superbooth 2025, Flame Instruments revives the Mäander synth as a Eurorack synth voice, called Mäander-M.
Flame Instruments Mäander-M
Mäander-M takes the sound engine of the original Mäander desktop synth and packs it into a Eurorack module.
There are no details yet as to whether everything has been transferred from the desktop. The teaser reveals that it’s a wavetable synth with an analog filterbank and sequencer like the desktop Mäander.
I’m not sure, but I guess it will have 4-voice polyphony with a wavetable based on the engine found in the 4VOX Eurorack module. It will have unison modes and controls, such as color and glide.
Besides this, you can find a noise generator and an external audio input. As it’s based on the original firmware, it will also probably offer the FM engine.
The filterbank is again fully analog, has 12 channels, and offers eight different morphing types: lowpass, LP/BP, LP/HP, highpass, three band pass modes, and notch. Individual faders are available for the bands to control the filter bank. Like the desktop unit, it can process external audio.
Two multi-wave LFOs with three modes (retrigger, 1-shot, sync) and ADSR envelopes serve as modulation sources. A VCA is also onboard.
Further, Flame Instruments Mäander-M hosts a sequencer with one polyphonic note track (Mäander desktop) with up to four chords and 14 mono tracks for the audio input, the white noise source, and each filter channel.
First Impression
The Mäander synth was a very unique and special interest synth. I always wanted to try the Mäander, but then it disappeared. I’m happy to see it’s coming back as a module.
Flame Instruments Mäander-M availability and price TBA. You can explore the module at booth B044 at Superbooth 2025.
More information here: Flame Instruments
