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“A superb-sounding, pro-end keyboard”: Roland V-Stage 88 & 76-note keyboards review
By Roland Schmidt published
If you’re a gigging keyboard player, the new Roland V-Stage could be the next major addition to your rig

"V2 is one of the most powerful synths on the market": Elektron Digitone II review
By Si Truss published
Elektron's hardware FM synth was already a modern classic – but this update is still a significant upgrade

“A wide-ranging and very useful, yet quirky module”: Bastl Instruments Neo Trinity review
By Bruce Aisher published
You can never have enough modulation sources for your modular, but is Bastl’s Neo Trinity a step (CV or LFO) too far?

“It’s a mighty emulation of an emulation of an emulation”: GForce Novation Bass Station review
By Andy Jones published
Fancy some 16-voice 303 acid lines? Of course you do

"A painstaking facsimile of the original in software form": Waldorf Microwave 1 Plugin
By Roland Schmidt published
Described as the ‘return of a legend’ in software, we reheat some wavetables with Waldorf’s reincarnated classic

"It costs too much and we don't need it but, yes, we really do want one": Teenage Engineering OP-XY review
By Andy Jones published
It's a mobile music-making and performing wonder, but two grand can get you an awful lot other studio gear

“The biggest and best all-in-one modular step sequencer, offering flexibility and playability”: Analogue Solutions AS500-SEQ review
By Philip Wise published
Step on with this sequencing Colossus from Analogue Solutions

“Atomika goes an awful lot further than the original Polivoks”: Cherry Audio Atomika review
By Roland Schmidt published
If you’ve previously been tempted by a vintage Polivoks monosynth, but never fancied having to translate the front panel, Cherry Audio has something very special for you!

“A layered world of modular synthesis, sequencing and more, with fantastic, in-depth features”: KV331 Audio SynthMaster 3 review
By Andy Jones published
Fantastic modulation, in-depth sequencing, huge oscillator and filter power, yet visually appealing and relatively easy-to-use, SynthMaster 3 is the update you've been waiting for
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