Synthesizers

The Xer Mixa mixer is something of a step out for Noise Engineering, but also takes the LA‑based company back to their roots.

Lurking within this humble arranger keyboard is a completely new form of synthesis...

Have Black Corporation managed to capture the spirit of the Jupiter‑8 in a 19‑inch rack?

Korg’s Wavestate and OpSix are back, and they’re bigger than ever...

Gliss is the new Eurorack offering from innovative company Bela. A capacitive touch sensor with alleged sub‑millimetre accuracy(!) that promises a whole lot...

Night Rider from RYK is a Quad Sequential Resonator, offering four resonant filters that can be sequenced.

Modbap Modular’s Meridian is a dual digital filter that can switch between an array of modes and signal path...

The SOS editorial and authors team pick their standout highlights from the past year of hardware and software launches.

AJH Synth’s first dedicated system reimagines what the Minimoog might be.

Arturia have another classic on their long list of software synths: a special little squelchy box.

Cherry Audio delve into the distant past to bring us two new virtual instruments.

With the UNO Synth Pro X, IK have upped their synth game and targeted ‘serious’ synthesists.

Are the motorised knobs of Melbourne Instruments’ debut synth a gimmick, or should all synths have them?

Sometimes Knobula’s Pianophonic module sounds a whole lot like a piano, sometimes it just sounds piano‑ish, and sometimes it sounds nothing like a piano.

The Triple Cross is a three‑channel stereo crossfader and panner with some rather powerful tricks up its sleeve.

Dave Smith’s last synthesizer is a worthy farewell from a man who gave the synth world so much.

Can the Synclavier Regen live up to the near legendary status of its ancestors?

GForce’s software Mellotron just keeps getting better.

Intellijel pack their considerable Eurorack experience into a single standalone synth.

The Molten Motion Meter is the fruit of a collaboration between Robin and DIY‑leaning Eurorack company Befaco.

In the biscuit barrel of modular, ACRONYM is a chocolate Hobnob dunked into a chilli mochaccino.