Soft Synths
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“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

“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

"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?

Universal Audio is giving the $199 PolyMAX synth plugin away for free - but not for long
By Matt Mullen published
"With PolyMAX, you are harnessing a massively influential period in synth history - the polysynth era when Prophets, Oberheims, and Jupiters ruled the world"

Serum 2, Pigments 6, Phase Plant, Vital and Massive X: The ultimate soft synth showdown
By Stuart Adams published
As Serum 2 shakes up the competition, we pit five of the most powerful, flexible and full-featured synth plugins against each other to find out who comes out on top in 2025

10 producers share the studio gear they can’t live without
By MusicRadar published
A raft of music-makers choose the items that are integral to their workflow

Fantastic (free) plugins and how to use them: Full Bucket FB-3300
By Jon Musgrave published
Classic synthesizer plugins offer a great entry point for unusual and rare synth designs, and this Korg design is one of the rarest

Cherry Audio's new synth is Yellowjacket, a recreation of EDP’s trend-setting Wasp from 1978
By Daniel Griffiths published
You didn’t have to be a genius to see it coming, and you don’t need much cash to climb on board
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