Synthesizers

FM synthesis, virtual analogue synthesis, 8-bit wavetable synthesis, noise synthesis, granular synthesis... The Sonicware ELZ‑1 has got it all!

Always unconventional, Teenage Engineering's latest instrument is a battery-powered multimedia studio that will fit in your pocket.

Tall Dog are a US company with no fewer than four new modules to tickle our fancies...

Fixed filter banks have been part of the synthesist's armoury almost since the appearance of the earliest Moog modular synths...

We all know the mantra by now: 'you can never have enough VCAs'. Tiptop's latest offering is designed to do this with as little distortion as possible, making it ideal for full–bandwidth audio signals.

Arturia throw out the synthesizer rulebook with an instrument that dares to be different.

Taking the design of the original Minilogue and features from the Prologue, does the XD offer the ideal balance between function and price?

Need percussive noise on a budget? Look no further...

Rob Papen's versatile Rack Extension vector synth has been reborn as a plug-in.

Built to Schlappi's same exacting standards, this all-analogue module can be an oscillator, LFO, filter or waveshaper...

This 6HP module is specifically set up as a hi-fi, low‑noise, two‑channel (stereo) audio recorder with a basic playback facility.

Ever wondered how plug-in companies recreate classic outboard gear in your DAW? We take a peek into Softube's modelling lab to find out.