<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Analogue-synths ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/analogue-synths Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “A stunningly creative and beautiful sounding synthesizer”: Korg miniKORG 700Sm review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/analogue-synths/korg-minikorg-700sm-review WvSj3PkYnKFBCVRnD6DbKS Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:47:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ "An analogue FM synth that is actually fun to play": Frap Tools’ debut polysynth Magnolia might be the most exciting new instrument of 2026 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/an-analogue-fm-synth-that-is-actually-fun-to-play-frap-tools-debut-polysynth-magnolia-might-be-the-most-exciting-new-instrument-of-2026 WCXegHtqZZr4Wz2DmTYCmA Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:33:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ ACME Synth Works unveils “world’s first” hardware clone of the Roland Jupiter-8 – but don’t get too excited just yet ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/acme-synth-works-unveils-worlds-first-hardware-clone-of-the-roland-jupiter-8-but-dont-get-too-excited-just-yet aT33dJC7ZBVFh6UMXms2aj Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:28:20 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:29:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Korg’s new compact audio interface is also a standalone analogue synth filter – and you might be tempted even if you don't need the I/O ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/korgs-new-compact-audio-interface-is-also-a-standalone-analogue-synth-filter-and-you-might-be-tempted-even-if-you-have-no-need-for-more-i-o 2X2yFSWXMvKmrhBF5PDXpV Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:03:33 +0000 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:16:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Mix, overdub, spinback and scratch, all locked in time with your modular”: ALM Busy Circuits' new Pamela’s Disco module lets you sync a Eurorack rig to a CDJ or mixer ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/mix-overdub-spinback-and-scratch-all-locked-in-time-with-your-modular-alm-busy-circuits-new-pamelas-disco-module-lets-you-sync-a-eurorack-rig-to-a-cdj-or-mixer FXgoJQwuAcmbxMoCaVs5FM Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:12:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A synth almost every pro producer seems to own – a modern classic": Moog’s semi-modular ‘Mother’ synths are all $100 off in Sweetwater's Black Friday sale; let's rank them from worst-to-best ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/moog-semi-modular-ranked FefyfFdkHFv2kZfhykctCh Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:02:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We wanted to make the barrier as low as we could": Sequential on designing the Fourm and continuing Dave Smith's legacy ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/we-wanted-to-make-the-barrier-as-low-as-we-could-sequential-on-designing-the-fourm-and-continuing-dave-smiths-legacy QeBzdaVSAYuvmh9d6b55sa Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:35:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the best analogue polysynths for the price, in any way, shape or form”: Sequential Fourm review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/analogue-synths/sequential-fourm-review A9kTF2zdBzSqhstuukxg3Y Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Evolves the SH-101 template while still capturing the sound of the original": Donner Essential L1 review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/evolves-the-sh-101-template-while-still-capturing-the-sound-of-the-original-donner-essential-l1-review qEumG98xZMyoKhtWqQyjPJ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 10:30:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A worthy addition to Moog’s long history of analogue synths”: Moog Messenger review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/a-worthy-addition-to-moogs-long-history-of-analogue-synths-moog-messenger-review mifLsypV5ZSpoX3RHtcSe4 Sat, 21 Jun 2025 09:04:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s a freedom of thought that doesn’t exist elsewhere”: How and why California became the heart of the synthesizer world ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/theres-a-freedom-of-thought-that-doesnt-exist-elsewhere-how-and-why-california-became-the-heart-of-the-synthesizer-world BKzwFKKnnGv8xN3fFMmc2J Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:56:41 +0000 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:51:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There's too much new gear!": The 12 best instruments, effects and innovations you need to know about from Superbooth 2025 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/theres-too-much-new-gear-the-12-best-instruments-effects-and-innovations-you-need-to-know-about-from-superbooth-2025 XzKyYGctf83XGnvGjgaXCh Mon, 12 May 2025 17:20:07 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 10:45:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ "True to the Moog legacy and innovative spirit of Dr. Robert Moog": Moog unveils new $899 analogue monosynth, Messenger ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/moog-unveils-new-analogue-monosynth-messenger jAyrbJ3n5bzBZesLi7AJRE Thu, 08 May 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Thu, 08 May 2025 08:17:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/analogue-synths/pwm-mantis-review bTqfYNswivG6rLjzR5fmkY Sun, 20 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I started getting messages from strangers asking if I knew about this other product”: A tale of two mini-synths ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/i-started-getting-messages-from-strangers-asking-if-i-knew-about-this-other-product-a-tale-of-two-mini-synths B7J4Fh2gAZa7BvrgvE98kS Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:28:11 +0000 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The biggest and best all-in-one modular step sequencer, offering flexibility and playability”: Analogue Solutions AS500-SEQ review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/analogue-synths/analogue-solutions-as500-seq-review 5PMCHq8VviNXN6FWqbBvdD Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We think there were probably less than 50 of these ever produced”: Are these the strangest synths in Korg’s 70 year history? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/korgs-strangest-synths ecAAAQaTmpX3dvqMD2bPiQ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:14:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bear with me on this… I think this Behringer synth might be the cheapest analogue poly ever ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/bear-with-me-on-this-i-think-this-behringer-synth-might-be-the-cheapest-analogue-poly-ever GV7BMUGUQuvVyh8KmvaumS Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:08:22 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ If, like me, you buy your own presents, these Reon Driftbox synths have come down so much in price that they could be the ideal Christmas gift for that synth-lover in your life ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/buy-your-own-reon-driftbox-synths-this-christmas eisQYSxmse7fjvYdZCJA6R Sun, 01 Dec 2024 19:00:48 +0000 Sun, 01 Dec 2024 21:19:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ FYI: Black Friday or not, you don’t 'need' a new synth... But if you’re really craving one, I get it – these are the deals I’d go for ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/black-friday-synths-2024 zDywk2RUUZUCL5SszNM9aZ Sat, 30 Nov 2024 16:59:11 +0000 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 17:20:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s kind of scary to go through these…like, ‘Oh I’m going to take that back!’”: Albert Hammond Jr of the Strokes is (reluctantly) selling a heap of his stage-played gear on Reverb, including a Guild acoustic from the Yours To Keep tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/its-kind-of-scary-to-go-through-these-like-oh-im-going-to-take-that-back-albert-hammond-jr-of-the-strokes-is-reluctantly-selling-a-heap-of-his-stage-played-gear-on-reverb-including-a-guild-acoustic-from-the-yours-to-keep-tour qGFTPsB5dDukRMyermNDAW Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:17:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ The history of Korg in 21 synths: Inside Korg's new London museum ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/the-history-of-korg-in-21-synths-inside-korgs-new-london-museum LCTrtJ2qmZ3ScAfW74XVyU Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:28:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dreadbox unveils Artemis, a 6-voice analogue poly inspired by the Typhon monosynth ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/dreadbox-unveils-artemis-a-6-voice-analogue-poly-inspired-by-the-typhon-monosynth 5L8epRUdfGbkR69K7GmrMJ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:58:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An all-round upgrade to the formula of the original, but it’s unlikely to convince any sceptics”: Elektron Digitakt II review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samplers/an-all-round-upgrade-to-the-formula-of-the-original-but-its-unlikely-to-convince-any-sceptics-elektron-digitakt-ii-review QbaKBXDLDn4hXECy62QPqh Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:53:40 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s taking experience from playing some of the greats”: Future Sound Systems Cric is a pin matrix-equipped analogue dream synth ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/analogue-synths/its-taking-experience-from-playing-some-of-the-greats-future-sound-systems-cric-is-a-pin-matrix-equipped-analogue-dream-synth 23fgmt34xWruZTnvjmW88N Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:01:58 +0000 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:02:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cherry Audio’s Atomika revives a classic Soviet-era synthesizer ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/soft-synths/cherry-audios-atomika-revives-a-classic-soviet-era-synthesizer smZsomEJP6hboWkC48AE4a Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soma Laboratory revives its “organismic” Lyra-4 synth: An instrument so unique, its creator thinks you might want two ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/soma-laboratory-revives-its-organismic-lyra-4-synth-an-instrument-so-unique-its-creator-thinks-you-might-want-two vKkAxLuzUqNPQdLqF7HyaN Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:14:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The purest, most characterful poly that Moog has made in recent memory”: Moog Muse review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/synths/moog-muse-review dcgUiLCh7MfkpBsRXXWX4e Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:33:16 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I got the email and started unpacking the stems, I was like a little kid unpacking my presents at Christmas”: Purple Disco Machine on working with Nile Rodgers for Honey Boy ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/when-i-got-the-email-and-started-unpacking-the-stems-i-was-like-a-little-kid-unpacking-my-presents-at-christmas-purple-disco-machine-on-working-with-nile-rodgers-on-honey-boy PKK6j6DksHTXd2NrtyAJjZ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:24:43 +0000 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:32:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Modular manipulation: how to transform sounds with a Eurorack effects rig ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/modular-manipulation Gk3zqyqEH4AHYd49xUmwXL Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:32:46 +0000 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:32:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ UDO's Super 8 analogue polysynth is now available to order ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/udo-super-8 4c4bmoi2xZ7RwkXEDeLTDT Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:16:55 +0000 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:52:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “At its best when integrated into a wider setup and pushed to its creative limits”: Moog Spectravox review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/moog-spectravox 74SZzTr5gUjNGWwTxucuGm Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:05:56 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We love its West Coast sound and experimental design": Moog Labyrinth review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/moog-labyrinth-review QDjyjEZAU9V7CCpmgXajKj Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:58:38 +0000 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:06:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Takes filters to another level”: Noise Lab Formantic review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/nloise-lab-formantic-review RJkTRviT7b2xJzZgfAZhmj Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:01:28 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ What's so special about analogue synthesizers? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/whats-so-special-about-analogue-synths DimGyHPiuLqcB6vgAA7R3d Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:08:13 +0000 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:20:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Our version boasts 16 voices and many new features that push the boundaries of what's possible in a synthesizer”: Behringer says that the engineering work involved in creating the Pro-16, which is inspired by the Prophet-5, is “extraordinarily complex” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/behringer-pro-16-development Sa56auGnNGHiQTUgSLB7Fj Sat, 15 Jun 2024 08:10:23 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There is no collaboration between us and no discussions of their plans for synths or anything else”: Tom Oberheim responds to Behringer's claim that he gave the brand consent to make the UB-Xa synth ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/tom-oberheim-behringer WwgundHjMNYC7ifsw2o7AN Fri, 24 May 2024 12:16:35 +0000 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 05:48:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Why is it OK for others but not for us?”: As the UB-Xa becomes “the best-selling synthesizer,” Behringer questions why it’s criticised for “taking inspiration from legacy products” when others aren’t ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/behringer-ubxa-best-selling-synth kmQ6ryhtYE4Veb6WDVkJcf Tue, 21 May 2024 13:09:44 +0000 Fri, 24 May 2024 15:06:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Superbooth 24: "This isn't just a synth, it's Tom Oberheim's dream, realized": The TEO-5 gives you the classic Oberheim sound at an affordable price point ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/oberheim-teo-5 zPrU6ffoYPtmT3uu8ZpFwA Thu, 16 May 2024 07:01:36 +0000 Fri, 24 May 2024 15:09:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Superbooth 24: “Didn’t know they came in that size!”: Erica Synths supersizes its Bullfrog edu-synth for the classroom ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/erica-synths-bullfrogxl 7UFCVMUsVneevEEHZ9gGLP Wed, 15 May 2024 11:02:04 +0000 Wed, 15 May 2024 11:25:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Superbooth 24: "This is the most expressive polyphonic analogue synthesizer ever made": Arturia unveils PolyBrute 12 with doubled polyphony and improved aftertouch ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/arturia-polybrute-12 5J5KyEgYkpmBjd6QNDWbpL Tue, 14 May 2024 15:02:57 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Superbooth 24: Moog’s Spectravox is “not just an instrument - it’s a portal into uncharted sonic realms,” but you might have seen it somewhere before ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/moog-spectravox 8JGFzP9xcmp3MXP4g65BzZ Tue, 14 May 2024 13:59:40 +0000 Wed, 15 May 2024 11:24:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Superbooth 24: Dreadbox reinvents the Murmux analogue synth in a limited-edition 8-voice version called Adept ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dreadbox-murmux-adept 7rdu7txamoFa8w2BTP5AcX Mon, 13 May 2024 11:23:09 +0000 Wed, 15 May 2024 11:24:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A veritable playground of vintage synthesis and exploration”: Analogue Solutions Ample review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/analogue-solutions-ample-review qTupfpokuD3NeJmc7CD9Zh Mon, 06 May 2024 09:39:01 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:11:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the great 21st-century polysynths”: UDO Audio Super Gemini review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/one-of-the-great-21st-century-polysynths-udo-audio-super-gemini-review EwqPEESrxPM6fVzjVpWiU8 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 02:43:30 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:10:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "That new synth you all been waiting on, on its first album": Watch Mike Dean shredding the forthcoming Moog Muse synth in its first ever demo ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/mike-dean-moog-muse HAiLwU3LmmKqwdM9WhdkzX Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:01:37 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We prefer innovation over imitation”: AudioKit’s Nerd Synth is inspired by (but not a clone of) the Nord Lead A1 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/audiokit-nerd-synth-nord-lead-a1 HXCUv2yNjJfz4yWgnURuP4 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:00:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fancy a Moog Memorymoog synth worth $15k? Here's how you can win the one owned by the guy who literally wrote the book on it ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/win-a-moog-memorymoog nZqVwrrqLscrweMmwiT6UB Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:16:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nabihah Iqbal: "I got a vintage harmonium in Karachi. It’s the most ‘analogue’ synth you can get" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/produce-like-nabihah-iqbal mybMChyWYKL6F6PQBCrwgX Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:27:15 +0000 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 12:05:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Propellerhead’s ReBirth is reborn as a hands-on hardware synth, and it’s all thanks to Look Mum No Computer ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/look-mum-no-computer-rebirth-controller egdNAguKHLs26Z2zZqedkG Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:39:13 +0000 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:39:56 +0000