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Moog Labyrinth Is a West Coast Playground with 2 Generative Sequencers

The Moog Labyrinth is here and it’s a West Coast-inspired wonderland with a voltage-controlled wavefolder, state variable filter and dual generative sequencers.

Moog Muse Leak, Mad Kids Empire Seofon, AJH Synth RadioPhonic: Synth Journal

Legowelt accidentally reveals his Moog Muse, Sonic Seed releases the weird and wild Seofon, AJH Synth The RadioPhonic sound examples and more!

Italian Synthesizers: The Colorful History of 5 Italian Synth Giants

Quirky and characterful, Italian synthesizers provided a much-needed counterpoint to the instruments of America and Japan.

Round Robin: Crazy Cycling 4-Voice Synthesizer from Simon the Magpie

YouTuber Simon the Magpie’s new synth is the Round Robin, a cute desktop digital device with cycling voices, wild arpeggiator modes and a touch strip!

Waldorf Kyra Discontinued: The Last Ride of the Valkyrie

Waldorf has stopped the production run on its Kyra and Kyra SE VA synths. With the Waldorf Kyra discontinued, the story of the Exodus Valkyrie ends for good.

Moog Store Closing: “Y’all are doing this wrong”

Moog Music is shuttering its in-house shop. People are definitely not happy about the Moog Store closing.

Moby’s Serge Modular: The Wild Story of the ‘Belle of the Ball’

The time synthesist Drew Schlesinger sold a Serge Modular Series 79 to Moby - who later let it go for $15000 on Reverb.

Best Sounding Synths: 7+ Stellar Analog, Digital and Software Synths

Some synthesizers just sound better. Here are the seven best sounding synths currently on the market as chosen by the Gearnews editors.

GliGli Overcycler: Amazing Synth From Pro-800 Dev

GliGli Overcycler promises to be a 6-voice hybrid poly with digital oscillators and analog filters and VCAs. And it sounds incredible.

Moog One Discontinued?

Is the Moog One discontinued? Rumors abound that the godlike Moog poly has reached the end of its life cycle.

Samplers with Analog Filters: Get the Best of 2 Worlds

Pairing digital samples with analog filters can yield some creamy and delicious results. Here are the top samplers with analog filters.

Yamaha CS-80 Clone, Make Noise Bruxa & More: Synth Journal

This week we’ve got a new Yamaha CS-80 clone, Koma Elektronik’s hot-wired hot plate Chromaplane, Roger Linn makes a beat on an MPC and more.

Black Corporation Kijimi MK2 to Sport New VCOs, Filter, More

New information! The upcoming Black Corporation Kijimi MK2 will have significant improvements throughout.

Soundtrack Synths: Get That Blockbuster Sound

Modern big-budget movie scores are full of synths. Get the soundtrack synth sounds of Dune, Furiosa, Oppenheimer and more.

Erica Synths Bullfrog Drums is an Educational Sample-Based Drum Machine

Erica Synths Bullfrog Drums joins the Bullfrog educational ecosystem. Richie Hawtin: “It only makes sense to add a drum machine”.

Pocket Audio HiChord: How to go viral in 5 easy steps

Pocket Audio’s HiChord chord synth went viral on TikTok and hit its Kickstarter goal in just two minutes. They told us how they did it - and it was surprisingly simple.

Best Synths of Superbooth24

Big polys dominated the show floor with the best synths of Superbooth24 coming from Arturia, Melbourne Instruments and Oberheim… but what about Moog?

The Best Synth for You Based on Your Myers-Briggs Personality Type

Unsure what the best synth is for you? Use psychology to help you pick the perfect one.

Love Hulten Crum2: Prototype Device with Love Hulten Design

Genius designer Love Hulten has made a “percussive harmonic device” called Crum2 with Analog Sweden and Albert Nyström. Please come to market!

Oberheim TEO-5: Affordable Obie in a Take 5 Stylee

It’s official! Oberheim is releasing the TEO-5, a five-voice analogue poly in a Sequential Take 5 form factor. And the best part? It’s affordable! Read on to find out the price and specs.

ASM Hydrasynth 5th Anniversary Silver Editions: Silver Surfers

Grab ASM’s limited edition Hydrasynth Keyboard 5th Anniversary Silver Edition and Hydrasynth Deluxe 5th Anniversary Silver Edition fast!

Best Pedals For Synths For Every Budget

Take your synthesizer sounds to new heights with the 5 best pedals for synths, including offerings from Behringer, Zoom, Boss and Meris.

Body Synths Metal Fetishist Digital Percussion Synth: Wake up the gimp

EDM and heavy techno fans, take note. The noisetastic Body Synths Metal Fetishist percussion synth makes the DFAM its sub. Body Synths Metal Fetishist Love heavy electronic music like EBM? Feel right ...

Lo-Fi: Why Does It Sound So Good?

Why is lo-fi so imperfectly perfect? Find out how to add a lo-fi sound to your own recordings with our hardware and software picks.