Latest Synths Reviews
“Murmux’s gorgeous, characterful sound and quality design live up to its top-end price point”: Dreadbox Murmux Adept review
The on-again off-again polysynth returns in its most capable form yet. We find out if it's worth the price
“This impressive bundle supplies extensive sonic interest”: Kilohearts + Expressive E Phase Plant Expressive Suite review
Take an award-winning synth, add a set of new MPE-controlled sounds, and the Expressive possibilities are endless
“The range of tones you can find is enormous”: RYK Algo review
The algorithm read us right with this fun FM device
“At its best when integrated into a wider setup and pushed to its creative limits”: Moog Spectravox review
Is it a vocoder, a filter or an analogue monosynth? As we discover, Moog’s latest is all of these things and more…
"We love its West Coast sound and experimental design": Moog Labyrinth review
The US brand’s second semi-modular of the year has the makings of a West Coast-inspired, IDM powerhouse
“Takes filters to another level”: Noise Lab Formantic review
Noise Lab’s module has three filters in one and bucket loads of control. We fire it up for some formant fun…
“There is a weight and depth to the sound, which is sonically a cut above, as well as being incredibly authoritative”: SonicProjects OP-X PRO-3 review
We discover the new poly-plugin from SonicProjects, which pays homage to the big beasts from Oberheim
“One of the best sound design tools around”: Arturia Pigments 5 review
Arturia’s Pigments is one synth to do it all, in as slick a way as possible. And v5’s additions are a lot better than they sound
