Sound Modules

Polyend’s Play gets a major + upgrade.

Disrupter is an experimental, performance‑driven, 303‑style sequencer with innovative randomisation features that you can still control when needed.

A melodic interval-based sequencer from Eventide with a unique set of features.

There are a multitude of excellent Eurorack sequencers available in all shapes and sizes. Principally they all fulfil a...

Erica’s Black Sequencer combines ambitious functionality with some of the best knobs money can buy.

True to form, Teenage Engineering’s approach to modular synthesis is about as idiosyncratic as it gets.

The original Chord module, reviewed in SOS February 2017 by Jyoti Mishra, offered an excellent way to get polyphony and, more...

If you're looking to embark on a cut-price acid odyssey, look no further...

Could a mash-up of Novation’s Circuit and Bass Station II with a pinch of modular connectivity be the perfect recipe for the modern monosynth?

2002 saw the release of the Evolver, a quirky hybrid analogue/digital synth and sequencer from Sequential synth pioneer Dave Smith. Now he continues his renaissance with a four-voice polyphonic version that integrates neatly with the original.

Dave Smith, creator of the Prophet 5 and Wavestation, moved into software synthesis in the '90s, but now he's back with what he calls 'the ultimate dongle' — a hardware analogue and digital synth. We find out if he's still evolving...

Emu's eye-catching new Command Stations repackage the sounds of their MP1 and XL1 sound modules, adding hands-on sequencing and real-time controls. Can the company win fans with these late entries to the groovebox market?

Roland followed their first MC303 Groovebox with the well-specified MC505. Now there's the MC307, with a spec more like the 505, a price closer to that of the 303, and more DJ-friendly features.

In all the fuss about last month's launch of the Triton keyboard, you'd be excused for having overlooked Korg's other new products — the diminutive Electribe EA1 synth and ER1 beatbox. As Chris Carter discovers, you won't be able to ignore them for long...

Quasimidi are delivering on their promise to provide new goodies for owners of the 309 dance box. Derek Johnson raves a bit...