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Popumusic’s PartyStudio is “the world’s first wireless MIDI synthesizer speaker”
By Ben Rogerson published
Come on in, take your coat off, have a drink and pull up a MIDI keyboard

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

KV331 Audio is giving away one of the best iPad synths we've ever tested for free
By Matt Mullen published
SynthMaster 2 for iOS is free until November 17

When Kraftwerk saw the future of portable music-making and released a pocket calculator instrument in 1981
By Andy Price published
Marking an album that foresaw the 21st century’s computer-addicted society, Kraftwerk dropped their own branded handheld synth decades ahead of the trend

“One of the most unique, stylish and feature-packed workhorses available”: Spectrasonics Omnisphere 3 review
By Roland Schmidt published
The flagship synth from Spectrasonics gets a major upgrade, but does it continue its omnipresent status?

Classic Interview: Soft Cell’s Dave Ball – “To my mind, Kraftwerk are as influential as The Beatles”
By Danny Scott published
The late synth-pop veteran on synths, production and keeping things simple

“The stunningly impressive sonic and visual attributes immediately inspire, at a price which is affordable to all”: Cherry Audio Crumar Spirit review
By Roland Schmidt published
Cherry Audio captures the Spirit of an Italian Mini, with a meticulous recreation of a unique classic

“A tantalising and cost-effective entry point to one of the great synthesizers of our time”: Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M review
By Andy Jones published
Groove Synthesis’ latest module has much of the power and sound of its expensive siblings for half the price

“Each of our albums had a synth that really excited us. The first was a Prophet ‘08, the second was the MS-20, and this time the Moog Matriarch is on every track”: Maribou State on Hallucinating Love
By Danny Turner published
On their third LP, Hallucinating Love, Maribou State return with a revitalized sound after battling mental health issues
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