Latest Synths Reviews
“Those hoping for a new Mono/Poly may be disappointed – it's more than that”: Korg Multi/Poly review
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
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
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!
“A bastion of ingenuity. It’s noisy and expensive, but so much fun”: Gamechanger Audio Motor Synth II review
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
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
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
