Synthesizers

Clavia have made their best‑in‑class stage piano even better!

Expressive E’s idiosyncratic synth sequel puts MPE front and centre.

Groove Synthesis’ PPG‑inspired synth has grown considerably since we last reviewed it. It’s also got a lot smaller...

The Algo is an elegant, complex oscillator bank of four sound sources configurable into multiple algorithms of FM timbres, and it’s a beautiful cluster of additive sine waves that are eager to fold and warp.

When is a filter not a filter? When it is the Dåpf (Dual All‑Pass Filter)...

Australian company Cycle Instruments have burst on to the scene with a very interesting and highly ambitious debut, the Tetrachords sequencer.

The Oct Tone is an eight‑step sequencer, a reimagining of the Octone, originally designed by Instruo’s Jason Lim back in 2016.

A Moog polysynth is always a big event, but is the Muse the inspiration you’ve been waiting for?

Synplant 2 takes a more horticultural approach to synthesis than you may be used to...

Waldorf’s all‑encompassing Iridium engine is now available in its smallest form yet.

Beetlecrab introduce their own distinctive take on granular synthesis.

These Catalyst modules are based upon the Emblematic Systems module of the same name. However, 4MS have turned it into two modules: a controller, like the original, and a sequencer.

ALM describe the all‑analogue Mega Milton as a ‘smorgasbord’ of handy utilities, designed to greatly extend the functionality of a Eurorack system.

Elastic Melody offers creative melody generation in a compact iOS app format.

Arturia’s PolyBrute has gained six voices and a lot more besides.

Gamechanger Audio’s Motor Synth MkII updates the company’s idiosyncratic approach to synthesis...

A synth of many paths, Moog’s latest semi‑modular may well see you getting lost completely.

I am reminded by the Nibbler, as I was reminded by the Three Body, of how perfectly modular synthesis often rests on the...

Far from being a cut‑down version of one of its bigger siblings, the TEO‑5 is a brand new Oberheim synth with a personality of its own.

An oscilloscope can be very handy when working with synths and CV signals — but most aren’t designed with music‑makers in mind. The NTS-2 is.

The next batch of analogue Expert Sleepers modules expands the line‑up in several new and exciting directions.