Synths
Latest about Synths
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"A copy of Serum might be the smartest investment any budding producer makes": Xfer Serum 2 review
By Si Truss Published
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Universal Audio is giving the $199 PolyMAX synth plugin away for free - but not for long
By Matt Mullen Published
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Tame Impala's ultra-hyped chord-generating synth is back for a second drop - and this time it's international
By Matt Mullen Published
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Watch Peter Gabriel and futurist Ray Hammond debate the impact of the synthesizer back in 1983
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Serum 2, Pigments 6, Phase Plant, Vital and Massive X: The ultimate soft synth showdown
By Stuart Adams Published
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12 new instruments and effects you need to know about from Superbooth 2025
By Si Truss Published
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New to synthesis? This free synth plugin can help you learn how it works
By Matt Mullen Published
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Explore Synths
Analogue Synths
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12 new instruments and effects you need to know about from Superbooth 2025
By Si Truss Published
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"True to the Moog legacy and innovative spirit of Dr. Robert Moog": Moog unveils new $899 analogue monosynth, Messenger
By Matt Mullen Published
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Frap Tools’ debut polysynth Magnolia might be the most exciting new instrument of 2025
By Si Truss Published
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“A synthesizer that is both easy to use and fun to play whilst maintaining a decent degree of programming depth and flexibility”: PWM Mantis review
By Bruce Aisher Published
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Ranked: Moog’s semi-modular ‘Mother’ synths from worst to best
By Si Truss Published
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“I started getting messages from strangers asking if I knew about this other product”: A tale of two mini-synths
By Adam Douglas Published
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“The biggest and best all-in-one modular step sequencer, offering flexibility and playability”: Analogue Solutions AS500-SEQ review
By Philip Wise Published
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“We think there were less than 50 of these ever produced”: Are these Korg's strangest synths?
By Si Truss Published
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Bear with me on this… I think this Behringer synth might be the cheapest analogue poly ever
By Si Truss Published
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Digital Synths
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One of our favourite instruments of 2024 gets even better as Polyend adds a sample engine to Synth
By Si Truss Published
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“Excels at unique modulated timbres, atonal drones and microtonal sequences that reinvent themselves each time you dare to touch the synth”: Soma Laboratories Lyra-4 review
By Si Truss Published
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“A superb-sounding, pro-end keyboard”: Roland V-Stage 88 & 76-note keyboards review
By Roland Schmidt Published
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"V2 is one of the most powerful synths on the market": Elektron Digitone II review
By Si Truss Published
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There’s a lot we love about Korg’s latest DIY synth – but it has one significant problem
By Si Truss Published
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"It costs too much and we don't need it but, yes, we really do want one": Teenage Engineering OP-XY review
By Andy Jones Published
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NAMM 2025: The Multi/Poly returns in module form – it’s still great, and we still think Korg is underselling it
By Si Truss Published
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Picture this: you’ve got $/£200 to spend on synths. Now I think I’ve found the best deals for you this Cyber Monday
By Simon Arblaster Published
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I absolutely love this Cyber Monday deal on the Yamaha Seqtrak, it’s giving Teenage Engineering features on Behringer money vibes
By Simon Arblaster Published
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Hybrid Synths
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12 new instruments and effects you need to know about from Superbooth 2025
By Si Truss Published
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“A synthesizer that is both easy to use and fun to play whilst maintaining a decent degree of programming depth and flexibility”: PWM Mantis review
By Bruce Aisher Published
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“Excels at unique modulated timbres, atonal drones and microtonal sequences that reinvent themselves each time you dare to touch the synth”: Soma Laboratories Lyra-4 review
By Si Truss Published
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"V2 is one of the most powerful synths on the market": Elektron Digitone II review
By Si Truss Published
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“Unprecedented sound design freedom”: Arturia launches the new feature-packed Pigments 6
By Andy Price Published
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FYI: You don’t need a new synth. But if you’re craving one, these are the deals I’d go for
By Si Truss Published
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“A bastion of ingenuity. It’s noisy and expensive, but so much fun”: Gamechanger Audio Motor Synth II review
By Simon Arblaster Published
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Superbooth 24: "Think the strings of a guitar or keys of a xylophone, but embedded into electronic synthesis": Korg unveils the next prototype for the experimental instrument Acoustic Synthesis_phase 8
By Matt Mullen Published
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Korg Modwave mkII: what's new in the latest version of the hybrid wavetable monster synth?
By Simon Arblaster Published
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Soft Synths
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"A copy of Serum might be the smartest investment any budding producer makes": Xfer Serum 2 review
By Si Truss Published
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Universal Audio is giving the $199 PolyMAX synth plugin away for free - but not for long
By Matt Mullen Published
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Serum 2, Pigments 6, Phase Plant, Vital and Massive X: The ultimate soft synth showdown
By Stuart Adams Published
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10 producers share the studio gear they can’t live without
By MusicRadar Published
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Fantastic (free) plugins and how to use them: Full Bucket FB-3300
By Jon Musgrave Published
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Cherry Audio's new synth is Yellowjacket, a recreation of EDP’s trend-setting Wasp from 1978
By Daniel Griffiths Published
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e-instruments’ Slower is the laidback software instrument that could put your music on the fast track to success
By Ben Rogerson Published
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5 innovative synth plugins daring to do things differently
By Stuart Adams Published
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Serum 2 just dropped: one of the greatest soft synths of all time gets a massive update - and it's completely free for existing users
By Matt Mullen Published
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Workstations
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NAMM 2025: Korg’s revived Kronos promises faster operation and fresh sounds
By Si Truss Published
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“A well-priced synth workstation – just don't expect a 1980s Juno”: Roland Juno-D7 review
By Andy Jones Published
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Roland launches revamped Juno-D keyboard range
By Si Truss Published
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No longer just a software upgrade, Roland’s Fantom EX is a “supercharged” version of the acclaimed synth workstation
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Could Lambda Synthetics' PolyPulse revolutionize live electronic music performance?
By Andy Jones Published
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Kurzweil K2700 review
By Dave Gale Published
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Yamaha gets back into the virtual analogue synth game with the Montage M: new AN-X engine joins enhanced AWM2 and FM-X sound generators in flagship workstation keyboard
By Ben Rogerson Published
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It looks like Yamaha is about to launch the Montage M synth, and there’s speculation that it’ll come with a new AN1x-style virtual analogue engine
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Korg i3 workstation keyboard review
By Dave Clews Published
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More about Synths
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New to synthesis? This free synth plugin can help you learn how it works
By Matt Mullen Published
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Superbooth 2025: all the latest synth news from Berlin, as it happened
By MusicRadar Last updated
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Novation’s Bass Station II has officially entered its Swifty era, thanks to a new collaboration
By Ben Rogerson Published
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