Synths Reviews

Latest Synths Reviews

Moog Messenger
“A worthy addition to Moog’s long history of analogue synths”: Moog Messenger review

By Si Truss Published

It might look a little basic at first glance, but on closer inspection Moog’s latest is a smart and inspiring – if pricey – monosynth

Synths
Cherry Audio ODC-2800
“We’ll push the boat out here and say that this could be its finest synth plugin to date”: Cherry Audio ODC 2800 review

By Roland Schmidt Published

Soft Synths
GForce Software TVS Pro
“One of the most iconic synthesizers of all time, in a highly usable and great sounding piece of software”: GForce Software Oberheim TVS Pro review

By Roland Schmidt Published

Introducing a software rebirth, based on a hardware reissue. GForce presents two seminal voices in a single legendary Oberheim

Soft Synths
Erica Synths steampipe
“One of the most alive-feeling synths I’ve tried – even when it’s picking a fight”: Erica Synths Steampipe review

By Si Truss Published

This digital physical modelling synth is designed with wind instruments in mind – but there’s more versatility here than meets the eye

Synths
Arturia Pigments
“Pigments is becoming so powerful it risks making the V Collection look obsolete”: Arturia Pigments review

By Si Truss Published

With physical modelling and a vocoder among the additions for Pigments 6, we explore why Arturia’s flagship softsynth is very much worth your time in 2025

Synths
Nord Piano 6
“The big take-home is the overall playability of this wonderful keyboard, we simply got lost for hours in the enjoyment of playing”: Nord Piano 6 review

By Roland Schmidt Published

The Nord Piano reaches its sixth generation, with some sizeable upgrades. We sit on a stool and take notes!

Keyboards & Pianos
Xfer Serum 2
"A copy of Serum might be the smartest investment any budding producer makes": Xfer Serum 2 review

By Si Truss Published

One of the greatest softsynths of all time gets a major update – is Serum 2 still the one to beat?

Plugins
Cherry Audio Yellowjacket
"There’s potential for a degree of chaos here": Cherry Audio Yellowjacket review

By Roland Schmidt Published

The EDP Wasp gets the Cherry Audio treatment

Plugins
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
Sonicware CyDrums
“Do you dare to ditch those ‘normal’ beats in favour of hands-on tweaking and extreme sounds? Of course, you do”: Sonicware CyDrums review

By Andy Jones Published

As many beats and blips as you need, and as much sound-design depth as you dare to dive into

Drum Machines
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