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moog
Geddy Lee teams up with Moog for special edition satin red Minimoog Model D with "hot-rodded" VCA circuit "It’s a thrill to see the Minimoog in that stunning red, so representative of one of the most fertile periods in Rush’s creative history"
Kraftwerk
Our lost interview with Kraftwerk’s Wolfgang Flür gives rare insight into the band's internal conflicts Back in 2007, we caught up with Kraftwerk’s former rhythm robot, who had much to share about the fraught relationship with the band that defined electronic music
An ASM Hydrasynth on a stand in a recording studio
Best synthesizers 2025: Top keyboards, modules and semi-modular synths From cheap monosynths to the best high-end polysynths, our experts have hand-picked the best synthesizers for every budget

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Arturia Pigments 6

“Unprecedented sound design freedom”: Arturia launches the new feature-packed Pigments 6

By Andy Price published

If you're already a Pigments user you can get if for free

Soft Synths
NAMM 2025

Unexpected collabs, Behringer surprises and more: The biggest music tech stories of NAMM 2025

By Si Truss published

We round up NAMM 2025's best new synths, controllers, studio gear and more

Synths
Minimoog toy

Someone's built a full-sized Lego Minimoog, and it's so good that it might go into production

By Andy Jones published

Although its creator put so much effort into it, he might as well have built the real thing

Synths
Roland V-Stage

NAMM 2025: Roland V-Stage serves up legendary, pro-keyboard sounds in two new premium-priced packages

By Daniel Griffiths published

We get up close – on video – with Roland's two new live performance powerhouses

Synths
Behringer BX1

Behringer's BX1 synth might well be the biggest surprise of NAMM 2025

By Andy Jones published

The biggest surprise is how much it adds to the original

Synths
Kurzweil K20 Series

Meet Kurzweil’s new K20 series synths, a VAST improvement on the ‘90s classic that inspired them

By Ben Rogerson published

A K2000 for 2025

Synths
donner

Donner's Essential L1 is a budget analogue synth with detachable keyboard that's inspired by the SH-101

By Matt Mullen published

The Chinese manufacturer edges ever-further into Behringer's territory with another enticingly-priced vintage clone

Tech
GForce Bass Station 2

Novation collaborates with GForce Software on the ultimate software version of the Bass Station

By Andy Price published

Aphex Twin's favourite room-shaking synth gets the definitive in-the-box treatment

Soft Synths
Roland V-Stage

Roland makes a cheeky bid for performance keyboard supremacy with the new V-Stage 76 and 88

By Ben Rogerson published

Red end panels? We’re sure we’ve seen those somewhere before…

Keyboards & Pianos
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

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