Synths Reviews
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“A synthesizer that is both easy to use and fun to play whilst maintaining a decent degree of programming depth and flexibility”: PWM Mantis review
By Bruce Aisher published
PWM’s Mantis reunites a classic synth design with its legendary designer and gives it a contemporary twist

“Do you dare to ditch those ‘normal’ beats in favour of hands-on tweaking and extreme sounds? Of course, you do”: Sonicware CyDrums review
By Andy Jones published
As many beats and blips as you need, and as much sound-design depth as you dare to dive into

“Excels at unique modulated timbres, atonal drones and microtonal sequences that reinvent themselves each time you dare to touch the synth”: Soma Laboratories Lyra-4 review
By Si Truss published
This unique synth built around ‘organismic’ principles is so much fun, you just might want to buy two

“A superb-sounding, pro-end keyboard”: Roland V-Stage 88 & 76-note keyboards review
By Roland Schmidt published
If you’re a gigging keyboard player, the new Roland V-Stage could be the next major addition to your rig

"V2 is one of the most powerful synths on the market": Elektron Digitone II review
By Si Truss published
Elektron's hardware FM synth was already a modern classic – but this update is still a significant upgrade

“A wide-ranging and very useful, yet quirky module”: Bastl Instruments Neo Trinity review
By Bruce Aisher published
You can never have enough modulation sources for your modular, but is Bastl’s Neo Trinity a step (CV or LFO) too far?

“It’s a mighty emulation of an emulation of an emulation”: GForce Novation Bass Station review
By Andy Jones published
Fancy some 16-voice 303 acid lines? Of course you do

"A painstaking facsimile of the original in software form": Waldorf Microwave 1 Plugin
By Roland Schmidt published
Described as the ‘return of a legend’ in software, we reheat some wavetables with Waldorf’s reincarnated classic
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