Synthesizers

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...

Until fairly recently the Orgone Accumulator was only available as a kit — but now even those of us with laughable soldering skills can enjoy one.

The Qu-Bit Chord promises what can sometimes be tedious to set up within a modular: easy polyphony...

Addictive Pro adds more complex oscillator configurations, a better effects implementation and a hot-rodded arpeggiator, but has surprisingly dropped the very useful four-track looper of the original Addictive Synth.

Arturia’s MatrixBrute combines everything the company know about synthesis into one hugely ambitious machine.

The humble TB303 has proved notoriously difficult to recreate in software, but ABL3 comes far closer than most.

The Monologue may be a cut-down version of the Minilogue, but it offers a few features its polyphonic big brother can’t match.

Behringer’s first foray into the world of synthesis always promised to be interesting, and the results do not disappoint...

There are two AJH modules on review: the Sonic XV, based around an early 24dB diode filter from the Musonics Sonic V; secondly, the discrete transistor-based Ring SM, which can double as a five-input mixer and incorporates a pair of sub oscillator generators.

Akemie’s Taiko is an FM-based Eurorack module covering CV-tweakable percussion and synth roles...

It’s always fun to discover modules with a different slant on things. The ADDAC503, or Marble Physics, is a CV source that models the behaviour of a marble on a square tray...