SOUND ON SOUND
Novation's new controller keyboard has bright lights, friendly buttons and a newt-like orange underbelly. Splendid.
In the 20 years since its launch, the Bass Station has become something of a classic — and with analogue monosynths enjoying their biggest revival since the early '80s, what better time for a sequel?
The Doepfer Dark Time looks and behaves like an analogue sequencer, but its digital heart means there's more to it than meets the eye.
Arturia have pared down their hybrid drum controller. It's cheaper and more compact — but does the Spark spirit remain?
I'm an ambient musician looking for an addition to my synth collection. I'm interested in the Quasimidi Polymorph, yet they...
Konkrete 3’s barely contained weirdness sets it apart from other drum libraries, as does its unusually tweakable interface.
Can Waldorf’s new synth rock it? Is it easy on the pocket? We plug it into a socket...
Akai’s slimline follow-up to their Renaissance hybrid MPC aims to claim some territory from a certain competing machine...
Dave Smith’s latest synth crams four Mophos into one keyboard-shaped box. The result promises to be more than the sum of its parts.