Latest about Soft Synths
“With the polyphony and effects it has effectively ‘crossed the line’ into all-new polyphonic Brute territory”: Arturia MiniBrute V review
After going from soft to hard synths, Arturia is going soft again, with its first analogue synth getting a virtual version. It’s a Brute
“Huge sounds, overwhelming options, great value and easy modulation, all in a crazily priced package”: The Synth Factory Horizen review
A synth/sampler that packs in a lot of power at an almost silly price – despite its low profile. We gaze at Horizen…
“A unique-sounding synth plugin to create absorbing sounds and textures”: Expressive E Noisy 2 review
Expressive E brings us a new software instrument that will undoubtedly excite and resonate. We make a racket!
Cherry Audio’s Atomika revives a classic Soviet-era synthesizer
The US developer puts a fresh spin on the Polivoks, with extra polyphony, expanded modulation and new effects
Arturia’s Synthx V plugin updates “one of the most revered synthesizer architectures of a generation”
The French brand’s latest plugin puts a V Collection spin on the Elka Synthex
“It’s rare that we’ve heard such flexible results made so quickly and easily”: Tracktion Dawesome Myth review
Peter V is fast becoming the most ground-breaking plugin developer around. His latest is a synth of mythical proportions
“Sounds every bit like a vintage string machine, and far more besides”: GForce Software VSM IV review
This updated VSM continues to prove that strings are very much the thing! We swot up on our virtual string theory
“Its versatility in use, coupled with huge levels of programmability, make it a must-have”: Cherry Audio Chroma review
If you’re after a colourful new synth, Cherry Audio has something that covers the whole spectrum. We look through the prism
