Synths Reviews

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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
Soma Laboratory Lyra-4
“Excels at unique modulated timbres, atonal drones and microtonal sequences that reinvent themselves each time you dare to touch the synth”: Soma Laboratories Lyra-4 review

By Si Truss Published

This unique synth built around ‘organismic’ principles is so much fun, you just might want to buy two

Synths
Roland V-Stage 76
“A superb-sounding, pro-end keyboard”: Roland V-Stage 88 & 76-note keyboards review

By Roland Schmidt Published

If you’re a gigging keyboard player, the new Roland V-Stage could be the next major addition to your rig

Keyboards & Pianos
Elektron Digitone II
"V2 is one of the most powerful synths on the market": Elektron Digitone II review

By Si Truss Published

Elektron's hardware FM synth was already a modern classic – but this update is still a significant upgrade

Synths
Bastl Neo Trinity
“A wide-ranging and very useful, yet quirky module”: Bastl Instruments Neo Trinity review

By Bruce Aisher Published

You can never have enough modulation sources for your modular, but is Bastl’s Neo Trinity a step (CV or LFO) too far?

Tech
GForce Novation Bass Station
“It’s a mighty emulation of an emulation of an emulation”: GForce Novation Bass Station review

By Andy Jones Published

Fancy some 16-voice 303 acid lines? Of course you do

Soft Synths
Waldorf Microwave 1
"A painstaking facsimile of the original in software form": Waldorf Microwave 1 Plugin

By Roland Schmidt Published

Described as the ‘return of a legend’ in software, we reheat some wavetables with Waldorf’s reincarnated classic

Synths
Teenage Engineering OP-XY
"It costs too much and we don't need it but, yes, we really do want one": Teenage Engineering OP-XY review

By Andy Jones Published

It's a mobile music-making and performing wonder, but two grand can get you an awful lot other studio gear

Synths
Analogue Solutions AS500-SEQ
“The biggest and best all-in-one modular step sequencer, offering flexibility and playability”: Analogue Solutions AS500-SEQ review

By Philip Wise Published

Step on with this sequencing Colossus from Analogue Solutions

Analogue Synths
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