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Latest synths news
Behringer channels Mutable Instruments’ Plaits in Brains, a multi-engine digital oscillator
It wasn’t a DAW or a groovebox after all
Moog Music denies accusations of workplace discrimination and misogyny made in $1m lawsuit
Plaintiff also claims that she was assaulted and threatened with violence
Nick Rhodes on his top 5 synths: “I’ve got nothing against digital synths, but I just happen to prefer the real thing”
The Duran Duran man and Wendy Bevan discuss their brooding electronic project, Astronomia
Behringer teases Brains: hardware MIDI sequencer, groovebox, synth, DAW, or something else?
30-second video fuels wild speculation
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GOAT Hunt: It's time for the pianists, organists and synthesists to stand up and be counted
You can pay what you want for the Invader 2 softsynth from E-Phonic
8-voice virtual analogue looks and sounds the business
F.'em is touted as one of the most powerful FM synths ever
Tracktion's new 11-operator FM monster promises much versatility
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Latest synths reviews
Roland Verselab MV-1 review
- £599
- €644
- $699
The MV-1 prioritises vocals – as per the name – but it still covers you for samples and instruments
Mutable Instruments Beads review
- £260
- €299
- $359
Is this reimagining of popular texture synth Clouds a case of blue-sky thinking?
IK Multimedia UNO Synth Pro review
- £399+
- €399+
- $399+
Building on the original UNO Synth, IK Multimedia is going big with the new Pro versions
Moog Sound Studio review
- $1,399+
Moog bundles up its semi-modular Mothers but is it more than your average 2-in-1 deal?
ALM Busy Circuits Akemie’s Taiko review
- £265
- €285
- $350
A magical Eurorack for the musically experimental
Vector Synth review
- £812
- €940
An ‘exploratory’ hardware synth to rewire your sound and send you down the rabbit hole
Make Noise Ø-CTRL review
- £368
- $399
The excellent 0-Coast gets a new counterpart in the form of this tabletop controller
Korg Nautilus 88 Music Workstation review
- £2865
- €2749
- $2699
Kronos horsepower in an affordable package? Where do we sign?
Novation Circuit Tracks review
- £360
- €389
- $399
The original Circuit was fun, powerful and great value. Can this follow-up top it?
UDO Super 6 review
- £2195
- €2499
- $2800
UDO’s Super 6 is already making a big noise in synth world! Time to go supersonic...
