Synthesizers

Arturia step into the big league with their most ambitious instrument yet.

There is no denying that 'utility' modules get a bad rap and are seen by many as uncool. But I see them more as...

The name IO-Instruments was new to me when a box of intriguing-looking modules arrived on my doorstep. They are a ...

Over four decades, Vince Clarke has helped shape the sound of electronic music. We talk to him about how his working practices have changed, from early Depeche Mode to the new album from Erasure.

The STVC is much more than just a string synth.

The Nord Wave 2 is a Jack of all trades and master of, well, really quite a lot!

We talk to prolific producer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith about her ambient compositions and love of Buchla synths.

Everything you need to know to get your DAW talking to your modular system via your audio interface.

Dr Manny Fernandez has been heavily involved in development and programming for Yamaha and is best known for his FM and Physical Modelling work through their glory years of new synthesis technologies in the DX7II, SY77/99, VL1, VP1, EX5, AN1x and FS1R. More recently he has been working with the Reface DX, Montage and MODX.

Arturia's latest instrument is a software recreation of Oberheim's pinstriped polysynth.

The NiftyBundle offers an extremely affordable gateway into the world of modular synthesis.

Continua is a three-oscillator, twin-filter analogue-style synthesizer plug‑in for Mac, Windows and iOS, and there's even an experimental Linux build too.

Xaoc's Odessa aims to bring additive synthesis to the Eurorack world.

Any synth can be coaxed into producing vintage-sounding patches...

XILS Lab have recreated a classic Roland string synth, and made a few improvements to boot.

Robin Rimbaud, AKA Scanner, takes us on an autobiographical sonic journey as he talks about his early fascination with tape recorders, to life beyond the computer screen and his studio filled with modular and table-top synths.

The Fusion Series is all about valves. It's Erica's premium offering of Eurorack modules and is dripping with extreme saturation and deep gooey darkness.

Alex Ball has built a reputation as one of the most informative and interesting synth historians of the YouTube age. Rob Puricelli talks with him about his recent documentary on ARP.