Synthesizers

Two more iOS apps reviewed: Futronica SAMMI Synth Multi-instrument • Xynthesizr Synth & Sequencer.

Released in 1988, Korg’s M1 was arguably the most popular workstation keyboard of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Korg have now brought the M1 to the iPad in the form of their iM1 app.

This 21st-century emulation of the SID 8‑bit soundchip is accurate down to its three notes of polyphony and ability to export your songs for playback on an actual Commodore 64.

In 1991 Roland introduced the company’s first Sound Canvas module, the SC55. Aimed at the enthusiast market, the SC55 offered...

Akai iMPC Pro iOS sampling workstation and the Klevgrand Enkl Synth App. 

Check out Arturia's take on this Oberheim classic dual-VCO synthesizer module with oscillator sync, pulse-width modulation and two-pole multi-mode filter.

This month we look at a two iOS Apps - Pulse Code Modular and Stage Traxx.

Apps for your Tablet: Waldorf Nave synth, Pocket Audio Tools and Grain Science's granular synth.

Prophet, Prodigy, Jupiter, Andromeda, Trinity... You just can't beat the grandiose overtones of a good synth name....

It was surely only a matter of time before an iOS Minimoog appeared, and it's no surprise that Arturia are the company who've made it...

The iPolysix app faithfully recreates the original synth's architecture, which had six VCOs, one for each of its six voices. Does it do the original justice?

This month we look at the new iPad Mini, Microsoft Surface and Borderlands Granular Synth app.

We test Yonac Magellan synthesizer app and the PPG WaveGenerator synth app.

We check out the Tascam iU2 audio interface, and sneak a peak at Reactable's Mobile tactile synth for iOS and Android.