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Latest synths news
Arturia’s Pigments 3 offers additive synthesis and a new Utility Engine
The user-friendly power synth gets an upgrade
Softube brings back the Roland Juno-106 synth as the Model 84 plugin, promising “the sound of the ‘80s”
Classic six-voice polysynth has been lovingly recreated
The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 28: Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent)
We revisit an ethereal classic from 1983
Erica Synths adds 3 new filters to the Black range that can combine for a mega modular filter
Low pass VCF, high pass VCF and coupler modules
The 40 greatest synth sounds of all time, No 29: Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
The temperamental but brilliant Moog Modular in full flight
15 questions for... Roosevelt: “The more time I spend on producing music, the more I realise how important it is to feel joy and some form of euphoria while making it"
After lighting up dancefloors and charts with his slick electronic and vocal productions, Marius Lauber, aka Roosevelt, has returned with his third album, Polydans. Time to talk tech and how to let your plugins fight…
Gaetek looks back on the past 25 years and the secrets of his success
“The real secret to making music that endures is not to think about being successful in the short term."
Latest synths tuition
What’s the difference between MPE and MIDI 2.0?
Two next-gen standards, so how do they compare?
Major and minor triad chord charts: root positions and inversions on a piano or MIDI keyboard
Your handy visual guide
How to get your tunes released: the secrets of music distribution
Get your music out into the world successfully
How to create the perfect kick drum
A good drum track starts with the bass drum – find out here how to make sure yours kicks ass
Control and sequence: how to combine software and hardware in your studio
Changing the way you interact with your gear might help you to make better music
Latest synths reviews
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...
Modal Electronics Cobalt 8 review
- £579
- €649
- $749
Another Modal release has arrived in the form of the virtual analogue Cobalt 8
Korg SQ-64 Poly Sequencer review
- £269
- €298
- $299
The Korg SQ-64 Poly Sequencer’s USP is its vast connectivity, but let's not get overawed by the sheer ’80s flashiness and flexibility
ROLI LUMI Keys Studio Edition review
- £299
- $299
ROLI’s illuminated educational keyboard has been repackaged for professional producers
Sequential Pro 3 SE review
- £1459+
- €1695+
- $1400+
A beefy monosynth with more than a few pleasant surprises up its sleeve
Korg Volca Sample 2 review
- £150
- €169
- $149
Does the second generation Volca deliver a new level of performance for the ever-popular sample player?
