Superbooth 2021: the best synths, drum machines, modular gear and out-there oddities By Si Truss, Simon Arblaster Our awards for the best of Berlin's premier synth show
Superbooth 2021: Erica Synths’ Perkons percussion synth promises to “strike your ears like the skies breaking apart” By Si Truss The four-voice beatmaker combines the best of digital and analogue
Tracktion F.’em review By Si Truss $180 Could this confrontationally-named plugin be the most powerful FM synth ever?
Arturia FX Collection 2 review By Si Truss €399 The second iteration of Arturia’s effects package adds modulation and bus processors
Korg Modwave review By Si Truss £699 Korg’s latest digital revival is a wavetable synth loosely inspired by the DW-8000, it's time to ride the wave
14 best MIDI pad controllers 2021: Our top pad controller picks for every budget and every task By MusicRadar, Si Truss, Andy Jones Expert advice for buying MIDI pad controllers for studio and stage and for every budget – including kits by Native Instruments, Arturia and Novation
Novation Circuit Rhythm review By Si Truss £360 Hot on the heels of the impressive Circuit Tracks, Novation adds a sampler to its groovebox range
Soma Laboratory Pulsar-23 review By Si Truss £1730 €1845 $2968 Combining esoteric sequencing, an experimental ethos and tons of patchability, this is a drum machine like no other
Moog Sound Studio review By Si Truss $1,399+ Moog bundles up its semi-modular Mothers but is it more than your average 2-in-1 deal?
Focusrite FAST Series plugins review By Si Truss £5.99+ Focusrite meets Sonible for these new ‘smart’ mixing tools...
Novation Circuit Tracks review By Si Truss £360 €389 $399 The original Circuit was fun, powerful and great value. Can this follow-up top it?
Roli Equator 2 review By Si Truss £199 The MPE-centric sound engine comes of age as a fully-rounded power synth
The 20 best cheap synthesizers 2021: Affordable digital and analogue synths By Si Truss, Chris Corfield Portable, desktop and keyboard instruments for music-makers on a budget
The best free VST drum plugins 2021: drum machines, samplers and grooveboxes for all your beatmaking needs By Si Truss Top quality free drum synths, ROMplers and percussion plugins
Korg Volca Sample 2 review By Si Truss £150 €169 $149 Does the second generation Volca deliver a new level of performance for the ever-popular sample player?
The 9 best budget audio interfaces 2021: start recording today for less than $120/£110 By Si Truss, Chris Corfield Our pick of cheap audio interfaces for PC, Mac and iOS
The best free VST compressor plugins 2021: must-have dynamics processors for your DAW By Si Truss From vintage limiter emulations to transparent mastering tools
Roland TR-06 review By Si Truss £350 €379 $399 The TR-606 is the latest retro Roland groovebox to get the Boutique treatment but is this is a classic worth reviving?
Roland Zenology Pro review By Si Truss $9.99+ Roland Cloud’s central synth engine gets upgraded with pro-level features
Roland TR-6S review By Si Truss £350 €379 $399 The TR-8S gets a pint-sized sibling but there’s more to this compact beatmaker than first meets the eye…
The best free VST synth plugins 2021: wavetable, FM, virtual analogue and more By Si Truss These are the free electronic instruments you need in your DAW
The best free VST plugins 2021: must-have freeware synths, drum machines and effects By Si Truss Make music for nothing with our pick of the finest free sound makers and processors
Denon DJ Prime Go review By Si Truss The ever-growing Prime range gets a truly portable, go-anywhere setup.
iZotope Stutter Edit 2 review By Si Truss £199 Mangle, modulate and create warp textures with the return of the BT-branded glitch-maker's return
Novation Launchkey Mini Mk3 review By Si Truss £100 The compact and affordable MIDI controller keyboard gets a makeover
