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Waldorf Protein hands-on: Four layers, '90s wavetables & MPE in a $399 mini synth
Waldorf's latest puts the wavetable oscillators of the Microwave into a compact and affordable instrument – is this be the best new budget synth?
“Offers power, warmth, charm and usability, in a highly convincing virtual analogue reproduction, with real heart and soul”: Cherry Audio SH-MAX review
Continuing its Japanese homage, Cherry Audio reignites three of Roland’s finest synths from the '70s, in a single soft-synth with plenty of reinvention
"It ended up as the sound palette for a whole new generation": Inventor of FM synthesis John Chowning honoured with Technical Grammy Award
Chowning's discoveries inspired the Yamaha DX7 and went on to define a new era of popular music
How Harry Styles brought the sounds of minimal techno to the world of pop with new single, Aperture
The former One Direction star’s latest effort is a far cry from his previous output
The best music tech gear of NAMM 2026: Epic polys, acoustic synths, budget samplers, a Behringer Juno and more
MusicRadar's Matt Mullen and Andy Price have been roving the show floor – here are their music technology highlights
“It’s beyond analogue vs digital – it’s even beyond electronics”: Korg opens pre-orders for experimental Phase8 eight-voice "acoustic synthesizer"
NAMM 2026: The unconventional Phase8 brings together acoustic sound generation with electronic control via synth-style sequencing and modulation
You can now buy Reason’s iconic Rack of virtual outboard as a standalone plugin for the first time
NAMM 2026: The Reason Rack plugin is now available as a standalone purchase or subscription, and there's a price drop for Reason too
The Leviasynth rises! Hydrasynth’s successor is finally here. Has ASM created one of the decade's best synths?
NAMM 2026: The anticipation was high, but will the Leviasynth be a worthy follow-up to ASM’s incredible 2020 debut?
