Dan 'JD73' Goldman

Onto the third incarnation

Back at January's NAMM show, we first set eyes on Roland's JD-XA 'crossover' polysynth prototype and it certainly got everyone talking with its space-age slider laden red-backlit front panel

The ever-expanding MPC range now comes with a native drum synth

UDO’s Super 6 is already making a big noise in synth world! Time to go supersonic...

Another Modal release has arrived in the form of the virtual analogue Cobalt8

The deeper you dive into ASM's debut synth the greater the reward

Waldorf’s latest keyboard combines a digital string machine and synth with a vocoder, effects and keyboard with aftertouch.

The colourful Matriarch sits at the top of Moog’s semi-modular ‘Mother’ range.

Time to get vocal

What’s new for the latest from Elektron?

Examining SL73 Studio’s hammer-action with aftertouch and connectivity

A versatile multi-touch board with interchangeable modules

Time to ‘logue a glowing report

Time to get AX-ing!

The greatest 'logue of all?

The MKII version of the Analog RYTM has all-new hardware and some juicy new features

Investigating some unique features…

This new name in the keyboard world should definitely be on your radar

Putting Akai’s latest flagship standalone MPC through its paces!

Korg and Vox revive and reinvent these classic keys

Time to traverse the Peak...

Time to check out the latest generation of Korg’s flagship workstation…

Meet the 4-voice analogue polysynth that comes at a killer price point

Native Instruments' flagship DJ device, the Traktor Kontrol S8, really impressed us when we reviewed it at the end of last year.

FM synthesis has been experiencing something of a renaissance lately, largely due to the popularity of soft synths such as Native Instruments' FM8, Primal Audio's FM4 and Digital Suburban's Dexed.