Synthesizers

An oscilloscope can be very handy when working with synths and CV signals — but most aren’t designed with music‑makers in mind. The NTS-2 is.

The next batch of analogue Expert Sleepers modules expands the line‑up in several new and exciting directions.

AstroLab puts Arturia’s considerable collection of classic instruments into a single stage keyboard.

Korg’s MS range contains some bona fide classics — and is much more extensive than you might imagine...

Minimal Audio’s Current is nothing if not ambitious, and not just as an instrument...

The SGR1806‑20 is a brash and spacey analogue drum synth module from Knob Technology.

A pair of Eurorack modules from Xaoc Devices reviewed, how do the Ostrawa mixer and Bohumin expander stack up?

Drawing its inspiration from vast swaths of desert in the American Southwest, the Mojave is concerned with all things granular.

Looking for an all‑in‑one playing and sequencing solution? Look no further...

Westwood re‑imagine some classic instruments to take familiar sounds to new places.

Arturia's, Frédéric Brun, talks about the company's eventful history, taking in highlights such as the innovative MiniBrute, the epic PolyBrute and the company's first stage keyboard, the new AstroLab.

A “phase and frequency modulation toolkit” is how Eric Schlappi describes the Three Body...

Cherry Audio have resurrected the venerable ARP Pro Soloist in software.

Erica Synths and Richie Hawtin’s educationally inspired synth isn’t just for kids.

Polyend’s Play gets a major + upgrade.

Fatboy Slim’s dream of universal 303 ownership inches a little closer with this cut‑price acid box.

In one sense it’s understandable to call the Warp an oscillator, but in reality it’s a self‑contained, fully-fledged synthesizer.

Welcome to another joyfully peculiar Error Instruments protrusion into normal space. It arrives in the form of a porridge‑inspired granular sampler that’s as brilliant as it is baffling.

Moog’s new bass soft synth goes deep. Really deep...

If you thought the age of hugely ambitious polysynths was over, think again...

This latest iteration leaves the character of Basimilus unaltered, but throws in an envelope output and a range of extra modules for free.