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Eurorack Synthesizers: How modular has changed synths

05 Apr in Synths

You don’t have to splash out for Eurorack to get some of its benefits. Here are some of the ways that modular has changed traditional synths for the better as well as recommendations for Eurorack ...

Review: Roland SH-4d – now with a discount!

21 Feb in Synths, Deals

A Groovebox or DAWless jam must-have? Roland SH-4d is an interesting sound machine for any genre. Now a bit cheaper and our review!

Superbooth 23: Sonicware LIVEN Texture Lab

12 May 2023 in Synths, Studio

The Sonicware LIVEN range is further bolstered by Texture Lab, another unique and interesting tabletop device with granular sampling and FX.

NAMM 2020: Modal expand the Argon8 range with more keys and a desktop version

13 Jan 2020 in Synths

The Argon8 Wavetable Synthesizer from Modal Electronics that was released just a month or two ago is going to be joined by the Argon8X 61 note version and the Argon8M desktop module.

Superbooth 2019: Korg Minilogue XD Module for your tabletop

09 May 2019 in Synths

The Minilogue XD is already turning out to be a bit of a classic and the Minilogue XD Module is just the space-saver we need to squeeze in another synth and you could poly-chain it up for 8 voices.

Analogue Solutions new sequencer gets a name – Generator

05 Jul 2018 in Synths

We saw the prototype at Superbooth but now Analogue Solutions have named it and told us it's coming very soon. Generator is a 3 channel CV step sequencer and gate sequencer and the leaked images look awesome.

AVP introduce Cosmwave FX prototype multi-effects desktop unit

14 Dec 2017 in Synths

The march of the desktop effects unit continues with this analog/digital hybrid multi-effects unit from AVP Synthesizers. The Cosmwave FX will offer up Phaser, Flanger and up to 1 minute of delay.

DSI Prophet REV2 16 voice polysynth lands on the desktop

30 Aug 2017 in Synths

The 16 voice Prophet REV2 polyphonic analog synthesizer comes to the desktop in a compact and powerful form. This is going to give the Novation Peak a serious run for its money.

Dr Strangelove: a SynthBlock atomic bomb of ring modulation

10 Aug 2017 in Synths

Analogue Solutions announce the second in their desktop analogue SynthBlock series. Dr Strangelove is a fabulous yellow ring modulator with some explosive artwork. Let's hope it sounds as good as it looks.

MOSTRO: A knob-controllable tabletop FM synthesizer seeks backing

17 Jul 2017 in Synths

We found some video on this new MOSTRO FM tabletop synthesizer where all the parameters have been made available on knobs. Should be making its way to Kickstarter very soon.

Bastl softPop: playfully organic semi-modular noise creature

04 Jul 2017 in Synths

Don't let the dull exterior fool you, the softPop is one psychedelic semi-modular biological entity that moves, grooves and devours other boxes of noise with the wet fart of ecstatic synthesis.

Mr Hyde: chemically induced tabletop analogue filtering

15 Jun 2017 in Synths

Through the rumbles of analogue transformation, Mr Hyde emerges and filters the living terror out of everything. It's a tabletop analogue filter, the first in a series from Analogue Solutions.

Superbooth 2017: Behringer DeepMind 12 Desktop and DeepMind 6

19 Apr 2017 in Synths

Behringer's Midas team reveal the 2 "new" synthesizers promised for Superbooth. We have a DeepMind 12 Desktop and a DeepMind 6 - Oh, I'm slightly disappointed.