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Phil Collins says that he gave away his Roland CR-78 then had to ask for it back -
Stochastic sequences to a ‘render farm’ of drums: 8 great Eurorack releases from Superbooth 2026 -
Superbooth 2026: all the latest synth news from Berlin - LIVE! -
Is it a filter or is it an instrument? For Erica Synths, the answer is ‘Why not both?’ as it drops Resonant Filterbank at Superbooth -
Bastl Instruments’ quirky Kalimba is a fusion of traditional instrument design and state-of-the-art internals -
Modal's Element One brings expressive synthesis without the complex learning curve: “It doesn’t ask you to learn the rules; it dares you to play” -
Sonicware Deconstruct Minimal is a hardware groovebox designed for ‘hypnotic minimal grooves’
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“An ‘instrument’ rather than a ‘synth’”: Ziggy is a desktop Buchla available for (just) under $1000 -
“A stunningly creative and beautiful sounding synthesizer”: Korg miniKORG 700Sm review -
"An analogue FM synth that is actually fun to play": Frap Tools’ debut polysynth Magnolia might be the most exciting new instrument of 2026 -
ACME Synth Works unveils “world’s first” hardware clone of the Roland Jupiter-8 – but don’t get too excited just yet -
Korg’s new interface is also an analogue filter – and you might be tempted even if you don't need the I/O -
ALM Busy Circuits new Pamela’s Disco module lets you sync a Eurorack rig to a CDJ or mixer -
Moog’s semi-modular ‘Mother’ synths are $100 off at Sweetwater – let's rank them from worst to best -
Get $200 off the Moog Messenger at Sweetwater this Black Friday -
Buy bleeps, get beats free: These synth and drum machine combos are the most tempting Black Friday deals I’ve seen
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“An inspiring ideas machine that trades technical theory for intuitive workflow”: Telepathic Instruments Orchid ORC-1 review -
“Easily one of the most inspirational and accessible Elektrons we've used”: Elektron Tonverk review -
Waldorf upgrades its Iridium Desktop synth with a little help from Aphex Twin -
“A cost-effective wavetable synthesizer you could fall in love with”: Waldorf Protein review -
Waldorf Protein hands-on: Four layers, '90s wavetables & MPE in a $399 mini synth -
ASM launches Diosynth, its follow up to the Hydrasynth – but it’s probably not what you were expecting -
The Doppler is a desktop FM synth designed for ‘ultra-tweakability’ -
“It’s acoustic, it’s electronic, it’s in flux and it’s great”: Sonicware Liven Evoke review -
"Inspiring sequencing ideas, paired with an underwhelming sound engine": AlphaTheta Chordcat first look
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“An ‘instrument’ rather than a ‘synth’”: Ziggy is a desktop Buchla available for (just) under $1000
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Waldorf upgrades its Iridium Desktop synth with a little help from Aphex Twin
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Elektron’s latest Syntakt update adds sample synthesis and new sequencing tools to the hybrid drum synth -
The Leviasynth rises! Hydrasynth’s successor is finally here. Has ASM created one of the decade's best synths? -
12 new instruments and effects you need to know about from Superbooth 2025 -
“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 -
“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 -
"V2 is one of the most powerful synths on the market": Elektron Digitone II review -
“Unprecedented sound design freedom”: Arturia launches the new feature-packed Pigments 6
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How to emulate the sound of Gary Numan’s synth-pop classic Cars -
The ultimate soft synth showdown: Serum 2, Pigments, Phase Plant, Vital and Massive X: But which is best? -
How Native Instruments’ Massive became the go-to bass synth for a generation of music-makers -
5 amazing stock synths that come bundled with your DAW -
5 innovative synth plugins daring to do things differently -
Replicate the sonic magic of the Human League’s defining synth-pop anthem -
Baby Audio's “most advanced synthesizer to date” is a granular plugin capable of creating “entirely new textures” -
How to conjure the spirit of early techno and trigger your own retro zaps in software -
“Offers power, warmth, charm and usability, in a highly convincing virtual analogue reproduction, with real heart and soul”: Cherry Audio SH-MAX review
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“Proper old school producers might also baulk at the ease of song creation and the slick results” – Teenage Engineering EP-40 Riddim and EP-2350 Ting review -
“A bubbling cauldron full of ancient sounds, but confusing to learn and lacking in space”: Teenage Engineering EP-1320 Medieval review -
NAMM 2025: Korg’s revived Kronos promises faster operation and fresh sounds -
“A well-priced synth workstation – just don't expect a 1980s Juno”: Roland Juno-D7 review -
Roland launches revamped Juno-D keyboard range -
No longer just a software upgrade, Roland’s Fantom EX is a “supercharged” version of the acclaimed synth workstation -
Could Lambda Synthetics' PolyPulse revolutionize live electronic music performance? -
Kurzweil K2700 review -
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
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