Synthesizers

New album Electronica sees Jean–Michel Jarre making connections with a galaxy of other legendary figures from the world of electronic music.

Released in 1988, Korg’s M1 was arguably the most popular workstation keyboard of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Korg have now brought the M1 to the iPad in the form of their iM1 app.

Finally, a truly polyphonic guitar synth that you can use with any standard electric guitar — with no need for a hex pickup!

This 21st-century emulation of the SID 8‑bit soundchip is accurate down to its three notes of polyphony and ability to export your songs for playback on an actual Commodore 64.

With its familiar interface and enormous potential for expressive control, is the ROLI Seaboard the future of the keyboard?

Never afraid of a challenge, Arturia have undertaken the first software emulation of the celebrated Oberheim Matrix 12.

The Dreadbox Erebus is an unusual small–format synth with an inviting price tag.

As it reaches its second incarnation, we ask: is Spectrasonics’ Omnisphere the world’s best soft synth?

In 1991 Roland introduced the company’s first Sound Canvas module, the SC55. Aimed at the enthusiast market, the SC55 offered...

Akai iMPC Pro iOS sampling workstation and the Klevgrand Enkl Synth App. 

Roland’s JDXi crams an awful lot of synth into a very small box.

Serum’s slick interface belies an extremely flexible wavetable synthesizer.

The Lead A1 aims to condense the most playable elements of the Nord keyboard range into a single instrument.

The Korg MS20 rides again... again! The latest version takes the form of an expanded desktop module with accompanying sequencer.

The Theremini’s pitch-quantisation and price tag make it the most accessible Theremin instrument yet.

Not satisfied with remaking their own classics, Korg engineers have recreated ARP’s legendary synthesizer, the Odyssey.

Sixteen years after the first one was released, Korg have completely revised and redesigned the Electribe.

Akai break from tradition with their new all–analogue lupine groove–maker.

iZotope have upgraded and expanded their graphical synthesizer Iris. We see what’s new.

If you fancy learning more about how synths work — and obtaining a cheap Moog into the bargain — the Werkstatt ø1 could be just the thing.

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