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“I have severe Gear Acquisition Syndrome”: Deadmau5 shows off his insane synth collection
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“A fantastic one-stop shop of all that you need in a synth”: Knobula Monumatic review
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Back in 1984, Midge Ure appeared on TV to reveal our MIDI guitar synth future with his Roland GR-700
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How to replicate the sample-based sonics of a gnarly Prodigy classic
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Baby Audio's “most advanced synthesizer to date” is a granular plugin capable of creating “entirely new textures”
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Harry Styles outed himself as an unlikely modular synth fan in his new Netflix special, but was all that knob-twiddling for real?
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Waldorf upgrades its Iridium Desktop synth with a little help from Aphex Twin
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"An analogue FM synth that is actually fun to play": Frap Tools’ debut polysynth Magnolia might be the most exciting new instrument of 2026
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ACME Synth Works unveils “world’s first” hardware clone of the Roland Jupiter-8 – but don’t get too excited just yet
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Korg’s new interface is also an analogue filter – and you might be tempted even if you don't need the I/O
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ALM Busy Circuits new Pamela’s Disco module lets you sync a Eurorack rig to a CDJ or mixer
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Moog’s semi-modular ‘Mother’ synths are $100 off at Sweetwater – let's rank them from worst to best
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Get $200 off the Moog Messenger at Sweetwater this Black Friday
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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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“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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Waldorf upgrades its Iridium Desktop synth with a little help from Aphex Twin
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“A cost-effective wavetable synthesizer you could fall in love with”: Waldorf Protein review
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Waldorf Protein hands-on: Four layers, '90s wavetables & MPE in a $399 mini synth
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ASM launches Diosynth, its follow up to the Hydrasynth – but it’s probably not what you were expecting
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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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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
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The Leviasynth rises! Hydrasynth’s successor is finally here. Has ASM created one of the decade's best synths?
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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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Baby Audio's “most advanced synthesizer to date” is a granular plugin capable of creating “entirely new textures”
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How to conjure the spirit of early techno and trigger your own retro zaps in software
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“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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You can now buy Reason’s iconic Rack of virtual outboard as a standalone plugin for the first time
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“You’ll smile broadly at the ease with which you can land on astonishing results”: Native Instruments Absynth 6 review
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“Built upon the strengths of the original, it takes this vintage classic to contemporary heights”: Cherry Audio Mercury-8 review
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“Quickly grasp tone, timbre and intention behind each preset”: Arturia Pigments 7’s new reactive UI offers in-app tutorials and lets you visualise every sound
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How to emulate the sound of Gary Numan’s synth-pop classic Cars
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Native Instruments' Absynth returns – here’s the inside story, with developer Brian Clevinger
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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
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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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Waldorf upgrades its Iridium Desktop synth with a little help from Aphex Twin
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Furby organs, lightsaber theremins and the 1000-oscillator synth: Look Mum No Computer on his 7 craziest musical inventions
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Elektron’s latest Syntakt update adds sample synthesis and new sequencing tools to the hybrid drum synth
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