Synthesizers

The keyboard version of the desktop version of the Quantum, is the Iridium Keyboard even better than the original synth?

Waldorf return to their roots with a modern take on the classic Microwave.

The STVC is much more than just a string synth.

Kyra's FPGA-based synth engine is technologically innovative, but what's it like as an instrument?

Waldorf's new flagship synthesizer is complex, versatile and hugely ambitious.

I can’t deny being a long-time fan of the Waldorf sound and of wavetable synthesis in general, so I was pretty keen to try out the NW1...

Is the world ready for the return of the string synthesizer? Waldorf seem to think so...

Waldorf have followed up their '90s blockbuster with a sequel — the Pulse 2.

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

Can Waldorf’s new synth rock it? Is it easy on the pocket? We plug it into a socket...

PPG's Wave series were sadly beyond the budget of most of us, but, through the miracle of software, the powers of these innovative synths may now be within our grasp...

Waldorf build on the success of their Blofeld synth by adding not only a keyboard, but also sample RAM.

In 2004 it looked like game over for Waldorf, but the German company are back, with a hardware synth that more than lives up to their former reputation...

The Microwave synths are complex beasts, so here are some hands-on tips to help you get the creative results you're after, without spending all your time programming.

Stardate 02/2001: the most compact and affordable of Waldorf's bright yellow workstation synths is beaming into the SOS Editorial dome. Is it the work of a superior intelligence, or does it have all the appeal of a Vulcan nerve-pinch? Mind-meld with Paul Nagle and find out...