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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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Cherry Audio Atomika

“Atomika goes an awful lot further than the original Polivoks”: Cherry Audio Atomika review

By Roland Schmidt published

If you’ve previously been tempted by a vintage Polivoks monosynth, but never fancied having to translate the front panel, Cherry Audio has something very special for you!

Soft Synths
KV331 Audio SynthMaster 3

“A layered world of modular synthesis, sequencing and more, with fantastic, in-depth features”: KV331 Audio SynthMaster 3 review

By Andy Jones published

Fantastic modulation, in-depth sequencing, huge oscillator and filter power, yet visually appealing and relatively easy-to-use, SynthMaster 3 is the update you've been waiting for

Soft Synths
Minimal Audio Current 2.0

“Still undoubtedly one of the most powerful synths on the market and the new updates help highlight this”: Minimal Audio Current 2.0 review

By Andy Jones published

Current comes with a full rack of Minimal Audio effects and some of the most powerful engines out there…

Soft Synths
Gear of the Year 2024

Music technology gear of the year 2024: The 10 best synths, samplers and drum machines

By Si Truss published

We count down our favourite music tech hardware from the past 12 months

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behringer

Behringer's Phara-O Mini is a clone of the Korg Volca Keys that's inexplicably themed around ancient Egypt

By Matt Mullen published

The design may also look familiar to fans of the Make Noise 0-Coast

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dubreq stylosette

Dubreq's Stylosette mini-synth could be the perfect stocking-filler for the musician in your life

By Matt Mullen published

From the makers of the Stylophone, Stylosette is a cassette-shaped synthesizer with a touch-capacitive keyboard and a surprising amount of connectivity

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orchid

Here's how to get your hands on Orchid, Tame Impala's ultra-hyped chord-generating synthesizer

By Matt Mullen published

The first batch of Orchids will go on sale Wednesday December 18th

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synth

Behringer says it's squeezed the sound of a Roland Jupiter-8 into a $99 portable package with the JT Mini analogue synth

By Matt Mullen published

But where is the JT-16?

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Korg Gallery

“We think there were less than 50 of these ever produced”: Are these Korg's strangest synths?

By Si Truss published

We took a trip to the new Korg Gallery exhibit and asked the brand to talk us through some of its more obscure releases

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hans zmmer

"This should have been built 100 years ago - it may well become the story of 21st-century music": Hans Zimmer on the next-gen synth he used for the Dune: Part Two score

By Matt Mullen published

Zimmer has appeared in a documentary for Expressive E that explores how the Osmose was used in Dune's score

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