Synths Reviews
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“With the polyphony and effects it has effectively ‘crossed the line’ into all-new polyphonic Brute territory”: Arturia MiniBrute V review
By Andy Jones published
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

“Those hoping for a new Mono/Poly may be disappointed – it's more than that”: Korg Multi/Poly review
By Si Truss published
Korg’s latest synth is billed as an ‘analogue modelling’ instrument, but is that description underselling it?

“An all-round upgrade, but it’s unlikely to convince any sceptics”: Elektron Digitakt II review
By Si Truss published
Elektron's influential sampler returns with enhanced audio capabilities, new filters and LFOs – and now supports Overbridge too

“Huge sounds, overwhelming options, great value and easy modulation, all in a crazily priced package”: The Synth Factory Horizen review
By Andy Jones published
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
By Roland Schmidt published
Expressive E brings us a new software instrument that will undoubtedly excite and resonate. We make a racket!

“A bastion of ingenuity. It’s noisy and expensive, but so much fun”: Gamechanger Audio Motor Synth II review
By Simon Arblaster published
The world’s first electro-mechanical synth has evolved. We see how the Mk II compares...

“The purest, most characterful poly that Moog has made in recent memory”: Moog Muse review
By Si Truss published
We ask if Moog’s new flagship polysynth is indeed a dream source of musical inspiration

“It’s rare that we’ve heard such flexible results made so quickly and easily”: Tracktion Dawesome Myth review
By Andy Jones published
Peter V is fast becoming the most ground-breaking plugin developer around. His latest is a synth of mythical proportions
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