Synthesizers

In a rare interview, legendary composer Vangelis shares his thoughts on the role of synthesizers in music — including his beloved Yamaha CS80.

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

The original Chord module, reviewed in SOS February 2017 by Jyoti Mishra, offered an excellent way to get polyphony and, more...

This Voltage Controlled MIDI Controller takes all your Eurorack–based manipulations and maps them to the parameters of any MIDI device.

The Preset offers a tantalising promise: presets in your modular, allowing you to save and recall up to nine control voltages in up to 1024 'presets'.

Modal's Argon 8X offers a lot of synthesizer for a very compelling price.

Join composer and electronic musician Caro C in conversation with Suzanne Ciani, a synthesizer and electronic music legend who has pushed the envelope since the 1960s.

David Vorhaus of White Noise chats with Rob Puricelli about his early involvement with the Fairlight CMI and his Kaleidophon ribbon controller and Maniac sequencer inventions.

Trident offers three analogue oscillators, but what's distinctive about it is the internal cross-modulation that can be set up between them.

There's more to Korg's dinky kit synth than meets the eye. Much more...

Seldom has a new synth from a new company excited so much anticipation as the Hydrasynth. Should you believe the hype?

With its impressively fast tracking system and analogue synth-like sounds, this is a guitar synth with which guitarists can finally feel at ease.

The Erica Synths Pico System, and in fact the whole Pico range of modules, represents good value for money in a small package...

Much more than just an expanded Grandmother, the Matriarch has all the makings of a classic Moog synth.

The Motas‑6 brings together the worlds of analogue and digital for a unique take on the classic three-oscillator, analogue monosynth.