Synthesizers

Peter Zinovieff has been described as Britain’s Bob Moog. A renowned composer from the mid ‘60s to the present day, he was also one of the founders of EMS who produced seminal synthesizers such as the VCS3 and the Synthi AKS, as used by Brian Eno, Pink Floyd and the Chemical Brothers.

In a world of reissues and recreations, the Hypersynth Xenophone is resolutely doing its own thing.

Designed in collaboration with SpaceHardware, the Quadnic packs four digital oscillators into an impressively compact 12hp...

For many, an analogue synthesizer is defined by its low-pass filter. There have been numerous notable examples of this,...

Mutable Instruments’ Rings introduces the idea of virtual strings to generate its own flavour of polyphony.

I Wish is a granular synthesis plug-in that uses incoming MIDI notes to play very short loops of audio.

Tom Oberheim hasn’t just revisited his classic Two Voice synthesizer, he’s made it even better.

This four-voice polyphonic Model 15 app, which is both an educational tool as well as a musical instrument, mimics the original (primarily monophonic) Model 15, and offers much more besides.

There have been numerous recreations of the Minimoog in recent years, and the latest manufacturers to take a stab at this are UK newcomers, AJH Synth.

When it comes to FM synthesis, Korg’s little Volca is thinking big.

Electro-Harmonix have reintroduced two of their classic ’70s drum synths.

Known for their idiosyncratic approach, Teenage Engineering’s latest product is pocket friendly in every sense.