Synths Reviews
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“A worthy successor – but unlikely to become as iconic as its predecessor”: Korg MicroKorg 2 review
By Si Truss Published
Two years on from launch, does Korg's virtual analogue have what it takes to fill its predecessor's shoes?

“You'll come for the hands-on tweaking but stay for the sound”: Modal Electronics Carbon8X review
By Andy Jones Published
It's built like a tank and sounds the bomb

“Could easily become one of the most beneficial elements of your mastering suite”: Mastering the Mix - Stereovault review
By Roland Schmidt Published
If you find yourself struggling to get just the right amount of width in your mix, Stereovault may be the plugin you've always needed, as we broaden our panoramic horizons.

“An inspiring ideas machine that trades technical theory for intuitive workflow”: Telepathic Instruments Orchid ORC-1 review
By Bruce Aisher Published
Is Telepathic Instruments Orchid, a chord-friendly portable synth, the perfect tool for studio inspiration and song-writing on the go?

“Easily one of the most inspirational and accessible Elektrons we've used”: Elektron Tonverk review
By Andy Jones Published
With a depth and flexibility you'll want to abuse…

“A stunningly creative and beautiful sounding synthesizer”: Korg miniKORG 700Sm review
By Roland Schmidt Published
They say great things come in small packages, but is Korg’s new miniaturised analogue synth just another victim of shrinkflation? We grab a microscope to find out

“A fantastic one-stop shop of all that you need in a synth”: Knobula Monumatic review
By Rob Redman Published
Monumatic promises to be the one synth voice to rule them all and we think Knobula might be underselling itself

“The breadth of control, countered with the joy of random probabilities, is simply fun”: ADDAC System 511 VC Stochastic Voltage Generator review
By Rob Redman Published
If you want happy accidents and repeatable madness galore, the 511 is the module for you
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