Sonicware promise no menu‑diving in their creative take on FM synthesis.
The MPC Studio provides an affordable middle ground between Akai’s software and hardware MPCs.
Polyend breathe new life into an old technology with an instrument that’s as forward‑looking as it is retro.
Novation’s Circuit Tracks is a portable musical playground.
Erica’s Black Sequencer combines ambitious functionality with some of the best knobs money can buy.
Masses of modulation and an innovative sequencer make the Mono much more than just another monosynth.
Korg’s SQ‑64 step sequencer bridges the gap between ‘deep’ and ‘hands‑on’.
Korg rework their popular Volca Sample with some welcome additions.
Is the Maschine+ the standalone music‑making box you’ve always dreamed of?
True to form, Teenage Engineering’s approach to modular synthesis is about as idiosyncratic as it gets.
If you’ve not used this style of sequencer before, then it can be totally revolutionary in terms of what it does to your modular music-making.
Arturia's KeyStep Pro puts sequencing and performance front and centre.
The Model:Cycles offers an easy and affordable way in to Elektron-world, and has a sound all of its own.
With battery power and built-in speakers, the MPC Live II is ready to rock some blocks.
The original Chord module, reviewed in SOS February 2017 by Jyoti Mishra, offered an excellent way to get polyphony and, more...
The MPC One offers the most affordable way into the latest generation of Akai's celebrated sampling workstation.
This dedicated 64-step sequencer can be run stand-alone or within a host that supports MIDI-based AUv3 plug-ins, such as Audiobus or AUM.
The Kompas is a delightfully odd three-coordinate probabilistic pattern navigator.
If you're looking to embark on a cut-price acid odyssey, look no further...
Billed as a 'fractal sequencer', Qu-Bit's Bloom is a two-channel step sequencer with a difference. Its unique selling...
Roland revisit the groovebox with two highly capable and colourful beat machines.
Create an account