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Classic Interview: Soft Cell’s Dave Ball – “To my mind, Kraftwerk are as influential as The Beatles”
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“The stunningly impressive sonic and visual attributes immediately inspire, at a price which is affordable to all”: Cherry Audio Crumar Spirit review
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“A tantalising and cost-effective entry point to one of the great synthesizers of our time”: Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M review
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“Each of our albums had a synth that really excited us. The first was a Prophet ‘08, the second was the MS-20, and this time the Moog Matriarch is on every track”: Maribou State on Hallucinating Love
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Yamaha's MODX M synth squeezes the power of the Montage M into a more affordable package
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“There’s a reason that the Juno-106 is still the greatest”: Kid Harpoon on vintage synths and studio secrets
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“It could be easy to think that the strings and brass sections are somehow weaker than their synthesizer counterpart, but this would be an enormous mistake”: Cherry Audio Trident mkIII review
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“We wanted to make the barrier as low as we could": Sequential on designing the Fourm and continuing Dave Smith's legacy
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“One of the best analogue polysynths for the price, in any way, shape or form”: Sequential Fourm review
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"Evolves the SH-101 template while still capturing the sound of the original": Donner Essential L1 review
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“A worthy addition to Moog’s long history of analogue synths”: Moog Messenger review
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“There’s a freedom of thought that doesn’t exist elsewhere”: How and why California became the heart of the synthesizer world
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12 new instruments and effects you need to know about from Superbooth 2025
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"True to the Moog legacy and innovative spirit of Dr. Robert Moog": Moog unveils new $899 analogue monosynth, Messenger
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Frap Tools’ debut polysynth Magnolia might be the most exciting new instrument of 2025
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“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
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The Doppler is a desktop FM synth designed for ‘ultra-tweakability’
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“It’s acoustic, it’s electronic, it’s in flux and it’s great”: Sonicware Liven Evoke review
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"Inspiring sequencing ideas, paired with an underwhelming sound engine": AlphaTheta Chordcat first look
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“One of the most alive-feeling synths I’ve tried – even when it’s picking a fight”: Erica Synths Steampipe review
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Arturia’s new 88 key AstroLab finally realises the full potential of the ‘avant-garde’ stage keyboard
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One of our favourite instruments of 2024 gets even better as Polyend adds a sample engine to Synth
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“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
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“A superb-sounding, pro-end keyboard”: Roland V-Stage 88 & 76-note keyboards review
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"V2 is one of the most powerful synths on the market": Elektron Digitone II review
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12 new instruments and effects you need to know about from Superbooth 2025
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“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
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“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
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"V2 is one of the most powerful synths on the market": Elektron Digitone II review
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“Unprecedented sound design freedom”: Arturia launches the new feature-packed Pigments 6
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FYI: You don’t need a new synth. But if you’re craving one, these are the deals I’d go for
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“A bastion of ingenuity. It’s noisy and expensive, but so much fun”: Gamechanger Audio Motor Synth II review
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Superbooth 24: "Think the strings of a guitar or keys of a xylophone, but embedded into electronic synthesis": Korg unveils the next prototype for the experimental instrument Acoustic Synthesis_phase 8
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Korg Modwave mkII: what's new in the latest version of the hybrid wavetable monster synth?
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“The stunningly impressive sonic and visual attributes immediately inspire, at a price which is affordable to all”: Cherry Audio Crumar Spirit review
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“It could be easy to think that the strings and brass sections are somehow weaker than their synthesizer counterpart, but this would be an enormous mistake”: Cherry Audio Trident mkIII review
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“Violinists have their Stradivarius', guitarists have their Strats – and producers have Massive”: How Native Instruments’ Massive became the go-to bass synth for a generation of music-makers
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"It is not a polite instrument – nor is it clean, safe, or obvious": Cherry Audio revives the cult classic Crumar Spirit in its latest plugin
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Massive X Player is a free plugin that lets users morph presets from Native Instruments’ wavetable powerhouse
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“Still the synth and keyboard collection to beat”: Arturia V Collection 11 Pro review
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“$199 for a synth that retreads the well-worn VA path is a big ask”: Universal Audio Anthem review
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Hans Zimmer on the synth plugin that he's been working with "for years"
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Pivot is a ‘no-nonsense’ FM synth plugin from the designer of one of our favourite hardware instruments
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“A bubbling cauldron full of ancient sounds, but confusing to learn and lacking in space”: Teenage Engineering EP-1320 Medieval review
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NAMM 2025: Korg’s revived Kronos promises faster operation and fresh sounds
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“A well-priced synth workstation – just don't expect a 1980s Juno”: Roland Juno-D7 review
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Roland launches revamped Juno-D keyboard range
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No longer just a software upgrade, Roland’s Fantom EX is a “supercharged” version of the acclaimed synth workstation
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Could Lambda Synthetics' PolyPulse revolutionize live electronic music performance?
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Kurzweil K2700 review
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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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It looks like Yamaha is about to launch the Montage M synth, and there’s speculation that it’ll come with a new AN1x-style virtual analogue engine
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“It could be easy to think that the strings and brass sections are somehow weaker than their synthesizer counterpart, but this would be an enormous mistake”: Cherry Audio Trident mkIII review
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“We wanted to make the barrier as low as we could": Sequential on designing the Fourm and continuing Dave Smith's legacy
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Steve Porcaro on the rise, fall and resurgence of Toto, working with Michael Jackson and his new solo album
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