Synthesizers

The Rev 2’s attractive feature set and inviting price tag could make it the most popular Prophet yet.

The OB6 is the product of a collaboration between two of the most respected names in synthesizer design, and it doesn’t disappoint...

Once again allowed to use the Sequential name, Dave Smith’s latest instrument is a tribute to a genuinely classic synthesizer.

The depth and complexity of the Pro 2 could make it Dave Smith’s most sophisticated monosynth yet.

A new Prophet is always an exciting prospect, but the name certainly carries a weight of expectation. Can the latest model live up to its illustrious ancestry?

Dave Smith’s latest synth crams four Mophos into one keyboard-shaped box. The result promises to be more than the sum of its parts.

With four voices of genuine analogue polyphony, Dave Smiths Tetra is a big synth in a small box.

The latest synth from Dave Smith owes more than a little to its illustrious ancestor, the Sequential Circuits Pro One, but costs only £299$399.

The reputation of Sequential Circuits is up there with the likes of Moog and ARP, but is the first Prophet in 20 years a worthy addition to that heritage or a cash-in on former glories?

Pushing at the boundaries of synthesis, as ever, Dave Smith's Evolver range continues to, er, evolve...

The Evolver began as a mono desktop unit, then became polyphonic, and now there's a polyphonic keyboard version. It's almost as if Dave Smith's latest synth is steadily evolving back into his earlier Prophet 5... We check it out.

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.