Staring at a blank patch is one of the fastest ways to kill a session. You've got the idea in your head — a gnarled bassline, a texture that moves — but building it from scratch in a soft synth can stall the creative spark before it catches.

Minimal Audio Memory Rites is here to short-circuit that problem. It's the latest Current Expansion, built in collaboration with renowned electronic producer EPROM, and it loads the synth up with a pile of ready-to-play, character-rich sounds. Just as importantly, it launches alongside a new way to use Minimal Audio's expansions even if you don't own Current.

Let's dive into what makes this release worth a look.

Sounds With Real Personality

Memory Rites is all about grit and movement. The pack is made up of distorted basses, complex rhythms and what Minimal Audio describes as “machine-born textures” — the kind of sounds that sit front and centre in modern bass music and experimental electronica. Every preset was designed by EPROM himself, so this isn't a generic factory bank; it's a producer's personal palette, ready to drop into your project.

Built to Be Played, Not Just Loaded

What lifts a preset pack from “nice starting point” to “actually inspiring” is how far you can push each sound. Memory Rites leans into that:

• Custom macro controls: each preset features its own set of macros, letting you manipulate multiple parameters from a single knob for fast, expressive sound design.
• Pre-mapped mod wheel assignments: grab the mod wheel and the sounds move in musically useful ways straight away — no menu-diving required.

The Headline: Current Expansion Player

Here's the part that matters even if Memory Rites isn't your style. The release marks the debut of the Current Expansion Player, a new plug-in that lets you access Minimal Audio's range of artist-built Current expansions without owning the full version of Current. That's a genuinely lower barrier to entry — if an artist pack catches your ear, you can now load and play it through the dedicated player rather than committing to the whole synth first.

What's In the Pack

• The collaboration: 60 Current presets designed by electronic producer EPROM.
• The breakdown: 25 basses, 14 leads, nine pads, six keys and six SFX patches.
• Hands-on control: custom macro controls and pre-mapped mod wheel assignments on every preset.
• New tool: the Current Expansion Player, for using artist expansions without the full Current synth.
• Formats: VST, VST3, AU and AAX — covering just about every DAW going.
• System requirements: Windows 10 or above, and macOS 10.11 or higher.

Whether you're a committed Current user after fresh, producer-grade sounds or someone who's been curious about Minimal Audio but didn't want to buy the whole synth, this release gives you a way in. You can shop Minimal Audio at Koala Audio