Amidst all the bad news of layoffs at companies such as Moog and others, like Modal Electronics becoming insolvent, there is some good news for synth enthusiasts.
Making music doesn’t always have to be expensive and for those without hardware synthesizers, the following recently released softsynths and plug-ins can be really useful.
There’s no denying the convenience and usefulness of software synths, but for many nothing will ever compare to the tactile feel of hardware ones.
Synthesizer fans have plenty to look forward to with new pre-orders announced by Erica Synths as well as X Audio Systems.
August has been an eventful month for synth enthusiasts with a host of new firmware updates, software releases, and hardware projects getting announced or released.
Recent synth reviews
Manther is a full-featured tabletop synthesizer from the Portland, Oregon-based Malekko Heavy Industry Corporation. It is a monosynth with an analog signal path and features an advanced 64-step…
Drummer is an interactive drum pattern sequencer manufactured by Oberheim in 1991. It was part of the same Perf/x range as the Systemizer, Strummer, Cyclone, and Navigator by Oberheim, which means it…
Novation had a successful run of MIDI keyboards and controllers, but the Ultranova was a return to their "Nova" range of synthesizers from the nineties. This is also obvious from the design, which…
The Nord Stage 2 was released by Clavia in 2011 as the successor to the Nord Stage from 2005 and Nord Stage Ex from 2008. It improved on previous versions with more piano sample memory as well as…
Although dedicated drum machines are not unusual, the same cannot be said about bass, at least not back when 360 System released the MIDI Bass. It was released in 1986 with the purpose of providing…
