Synthesizers

Can Dreamtonics really deliver a session singer in software?

S‑CAT’s bespoke Bass‑Synth does exactly what it says on the tin...

The follow‑up to Pamela’s Workout sets the gold standard for clock division and rhythmic trigger generation all over again.

Slice records audio and plays it back as a loop. Being clockable means that in‑time stutter, ratchet and glitch effects are yours to command.

Californian start‑up Groove Synthesis haven’t just recreated the PPG Wave, they’ve made it even better.

Bastl’s Softpop SP2 reins in the chaos but is still a far from conventional synth.

Cherry Audio recreate that rarest of beasts, the Elka Synthex.

Now in its third decade, MetaSynth is still a synthesizer like no other, and its companion sequencer Xx follows the same path...

Comprised of an 18dB/octave three‑pole multi‑mode filter, a VCA, two different West Coast‑style wavefolders and a rectifier, at its mildest end the FIL4 very much does what it says on the tin: it sculpts timbre.

1010music’s diminutive Nanobox range has got it where it counts.

The LXR‑2 is a six-voice, 28HP module with the same sound engine as the LXR‑02...

Dawesome’s Novum is a granular synthesizer with a multi‑layered approach to sound design.

They may seem like an unromantic part of modular, but having the right case can make all the difference to your system.

The Fantom‑0 squeezes the soul of its flagship big brother into a compact and affordable package.

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

Much more than just a bigger MicroFreak, Arturia’s MiniFreak is a six‑voice polysynth with a character like nothing else.

Does the latest iteration of NI’s Komplete music production suite provide all the tools you need?

Rides In The Storm have released a lot of modules, and were kind enough to send SOS an entire box to check out!

Swap your analogue pineapple for some digital jalapeño and grab a slice from the Bastl Instruments Pizza.

Every year modular developers are faced with the challenge of outdoing themselves with ever more inventive and useful modules...

Arturia’s mighty V Collection continues to grow and improve.