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“You'll come for the hands-on tweaking but stay for the sound”: Modal Electronics Carbon8X review
By Andy Jones Published
It's built like a tank and sounds the bomb

“An inspiring ideas machine that trades technical theory for intuitive workflow”: Telepathic Instruments Orchid ORC-1 review
By Bruce Aisher Published
Is Telepathic Instruments Orchid, a chord-friendly portable synth, the perfect tool for studio inspiration and song-writing on the go?

“Easily one of the most inspirational and accessible Elektrons we've used”: Elektron Tonverk review
By Andy Jones Published
With a depth and flexibility you'll want to abuse…

Waldorf upgrades its Iridium Desktop synth with a little help from Aphex Twin
By Si Truss Published
Iridium Desktop Mk2 gains a new synthesis mode, extra power under-the-hood, and an automation feature inspired by Richard D James

“A cost-effective wavetable synthesizer you could fall in love with”: Waldorf Protein review
By Roland Schmidt Published
If you’re lacking a little Protein in your production diet, Waldorf has just the supplement for you

Waldorf Protein hands-on: Four layers, '90s wavetables & MPE in a $399 mini synth
By Si Truss, Simon Arblaster Published
Waldorf's latest puts the wavetable oscillators of the Microwave into a compact and affordable instrument – is this be the best new budget synth?

ASM launches Diosynth, its follow up to the Hydrasynth – but it’s probably not what you were expecting
By Si Truss Published
ASM’s new wind synth combines sampled sounds with the Hydrasynth’s wavescan oscillators

The Doppler is a desktop FM synth designed for ‘ultra-tweakability’
By Si Truss Published
The two-operator, eight-voice synth comes in a compact package designed for hands-on exploration
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