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The Great Synth Showdown: Which is the best hardware polysynth in 2023?
We pit vintage against contemporary, analogue against digital and experimental against conventional in our quest to find the best contemporary polysynth
Superbooth 23: Reason’s ‘organic’ Objekt synth promises sounds that you can’t create anywhere else
Could this be the instrument that makes you fall in love with physical modelling?
Hardware synths vs software synths: which is right for you?
Should you go down the hard or soft synth route? We compare the two for price, practicality, sounds, investment and more
NAMM 2023: Sound Particles' 'first ever' 3D synth is a "game changer", according to Jean-Michel Jarre
The SkyDust 3D synth uses spatial audio to modulate sounds in space and time
Tracktion Dawesome Kult
With ‘Strange Attractor’ oscillators – 30 of them – plus easy FM and AM synthesis, Kult might well be the synth of the year. And it’s only March
Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: Xenos
Hold on to your oscillators as we journey into the realms of stochastic synthesis, randomized tuning and Iannis Xenakis
The best new free music-making software: unmissable freeware synths, drum machines and effects for March 2023
Did somebody say free plugins? It's our monthly round-up of the most essential freeware for producers on a budget
Arturia Pigments 4
The next generation of this creative synthesizer from Arturia adds a new splash of tonal colour to an already burgeoning palette
