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One of our favourite instruments of 2024 gets even better as Polyend adds a sample engine to Synth
By Si Truss published
Superbooth 2025: “I’ve always admired how Andy Stott builds tracks from just a few carefully shaped samples and his minimal, textural approach influenced the design”

“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
By Si Truss published
This unique synth built around ‘organismic’ principles is so much fun, you just might want to buy two

“A superb-sounding, pro-end keyboard”: Roland V-Stage 88 & 76-note keyboards review
By Roland Schmidt published
If you’re a gigging keyboard player, the new Roland V-Stage could be the next major addition to your rig

"V2 is one of the most powerful synths on the market": Elektron Digitone II review
By Si Truss published
Elektron's hardware FM synth was already a modern classic – but this update is still a significant upgrade

There’s a lot we love about Korg’s latest DIY synth – but it has one significant problem
By Si Truss, Simon Arblaster published
Watch our video review and demo of Korg’s budget-friendly, build-it-yourself Nu:Tekt NTS-1 mkII

"It costs too much and we don't need it but, yes, we really do want one": Teenage Engineering OP-XY review
By Andy Jones published
It's a mobile music-making and performing wonder, but two grand can get you an awful lot other studio gear

NAMM 2025: The Multi/Poly returns in module form – it’s still great, and we still think Korg is underselling it
By Si Truss published
One of 2024’s best instruments returns, minus the keyboard

Picture this: you’ve got $/£200 to spend on synths. Now I think I’ve found the best deals for you this Cyber Monday
By Simon Arblaster published
Save big on some last-minute guilt-fee shopping on gear
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