Digital Synths Reviews

Linking synths, acoustic orchestral instruments and nature in exciting new ways, this is a great new resource for pads and creative textures

Two of Loopcloud’s bespoke tools now stand alone as adept beat-builders and synthetic colour generators respectively

With the latest addition to its softsynth lineup, Expressive E gets modelling, and there’s not a tube of glue in sight

We take Animoog Z for a spin round some new orbits to see what Moog’s update offers over its predecessor

Breathing new life into contemporary scoring, Zero-G’s new suite earns a rightful place on the periodic table of music production

Arturia has emulated the SQ80 from Ensoniq, an interesting sample-based synth from the 1980s. But does it have a place in 2021?

Korg’s Collection is updated with three classics from three different eras: the 70s, 90s and 2000s

There are so many instruments to help you ditch the DAW, but can they boast ditching the studio as well? This latest MPC gets portable

Could this confrontationally-named plugin be the most powerful FM synth ever?

We love a good vintage synth emulation, but does this latest offering from GForce honour an Oberheim synth classic?