Latest about Soft Synths
“An amazing sounding product, and very capable thanks to its augmentation in operation, geared towards ultimate creativity”: GForce Oberheim OB-1 review
Reuniting an Oberheim gem with its family soul mates, GForce resurrects another lesser-seen classic. We audition its credentials as a sonic force for good
“With the polyphony and effects it has effectively ‘crossed the line’ into all-new polyphonic Brute territory”: Arturia MiniBrute V review
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
“Huge sounds, overwhelming options, great value and easy modulation, all in a crazily priced package”: The Synth Factory Horizen review
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
Expressive E brings us a new software instrument that will undoubtedly excite and resonate. We make a racket!
Cherry Audio’s Atomika revives a classic Soviet-era synthesizer
The US developer puts a fresh spin on the Polivoks, with extra polyphony, expanded modulation and new effects
Arturia’s Synthx V plugin updates “one of the most revered synthesizer architectures of a generation”
The French brand’s latest plugin puts a V Collection spin on the Elka Synthex
“It’s rare that we’ve heard such flexible results made so quickly and easily”: Tracktion Dawesome Myth review
Peter V is fast becoming the most ground-breaking plugin developer around. His latest is a synth of mythical proportions
“Sounds every bit like a vintage string machine, and far more besides”: GForce Software VSM IV review
This updated VSM continues to prove that strings are very much the thing! We swot up on our virtual string theory
