Hybrid Synths

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UDO Audio DMNO ON and ONM-1 module
UDO does its best Oberheim impression with the release of the expandable DMNO ON desktop synth

By Si Truss Published

The British synth brand channels a hint of SEM with its newly expandable desktop polysynth

Synths
An Arturia MiniFreak synthesizer on a table
One of our favourite synths of recent years now lets you upload your own sounds

By Si Truss Published

Upload wavetables and samples to customise Arturia's hybrid poly and its plugin counterpart

Hybrid Synths
Buchla Ziggy desktop analogue synth
“An ‘instrument’ rather than a ‘synth’”: Ziggy is a desktop Buchla available for (just) under $1000

By Si Truss Published

Complex oscillators and audio-rate modulation meets digital mod routing and effects in Buchla’s surprisingly approachable new monosynth

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Waldorf Iridium Desktop Mk2
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

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Elektron Syntakt's new Twinshot sampler player mode
Elektron’s latest Syntakt update adds sample synthesis and new sequencing tools to the hybrid drum synth

By Si Truss Published

The free v1.40 update is out now for all existing users

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ASM Leviasynth
The Leviasynth rises! Hydrasynth’s successor is finally here. Has ASM created one of the decade's best synths?

By Andy Price Published

NAMM 2026: The anticipation was high, but will the Leviasynth be a worthy follow-up to ASM’s incredible 2020 debut?

Hybrid Synths
Superbooth 2025
12 new instruments and effects you need to know about from Superbooth 2025

By Si Truss Published

New synths, drum machines, effects and oddities from the Berlin synth expo

Synths
PWM Mantis
“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

By Bruce Aisher Published

PWM’s Mantis reunites a classic synth design with its legendary designer and gives it a contemporary twist

Analogue Synths
Soma Laboratory Lyra-4
“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

Synths
Elektron Digitone II
"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

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