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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?

Best synthesizers 2026: Top analogue, digital, mono and polysynths
By Andy Jones last updated
From mini monosynths, through to mighty polyphonic workstations, our experts have hand-picked hardware synth recommendations for every budget

“You’ll smile broadly at the ease with which you can land on astonishing results”: Native Instruments Absynth 6 review
By Andy Price published
The trailblazing soft synth that we’d all but given up hope on has made a glorious comeback, but how does Absynth fit into a changed music production landscape?

Korg’s new interface is also an analogue filter – and you might be tempted even if you don't need the I/O
By Si Truss published
NAMM 2026: The microAUDIO 22 and 722 also pack onboard dynamics DSP and come bundled with Korg's new filter plugin

Hands-on with the Popumusic PartyStudio: we tried “the world’s first wireless MIDI synthesizer speaker”
By Ben Rogerson published
Does your Bluetooth speaker have 128 sounds and a rhythm machine built into it? Thought not

“As much as a sterling job Arturia has done, there are some unfortunate casualties in the downsizing”: Arturia AstroLab 37 review
By Simon Arblaster published
The AstroLab line has a new entry in its ranks. Can the baby of the group hold its own, or will it wilt under the seismic pressure of its otherworldly siblings

“Proper old school producers might also baulk at the ease of song creation and the slick results” – Teenage Engineering EP-40 Riddim and EP-2350 Ting review
By Andy Jones published
It’s a mobile reggae, dub and dancehall sound system with its own mic for less than 300 quid

Music technology gear of the year 2025: Our favourite new synths, drum machines, plugins and more
By Si Truss published
MusicRadar's Si Truss and Simon Arblaster pick the best music tech hardware and software of the past 12 months

They set the boyband template, but The Monkees also introduced the world to the synth
By Andy Price published
People initially labelled them a fabricated band, but we’ve got the Monkees to thank for being pop's first ever synth players

“Built upon the strengths of the original, it takes this vintage classic to contemporary heights”: Cherry Audio Mercury-8 review
By Roland Schmidt published
Completing the Mercury trilogy, Cherry Audio answers the prayers of its user base, with a recreation of the mightiest of ’80s polysynths
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