Synths Reviews
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“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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!

"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?

"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
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