Review: M-VAVE FM-1 is a new low-budget 12-voice pocket Yamaha DX-7-based FM Synthesizer with built-in effects, battery operation, and more. Last year, the Chinese company M-VAVE released the SMK-37 Pro, a MIDI controller keyboard that […]
Review: Novation has transformed its popular Launch Control XL into an upgraded standalone USB MIDI controller for hybrid setups in version 3. At Superbooth 2025, Novation unveiled the Launch Control XL 3, the successor to […]
Arturia Keystep 37 MK2 and K32 MK2 are two powerful MIDI/CV controller sequencers: this review highlights the differences and why one is a no-brainer. In early November 2025, after 10 years on the market, Arturia […]
Thomann ComboRack is a new keyboard furniture with a pull-out shelf; this review will answer whether it’s a must-have. Check the point: Update 2 for the latest hardware update A keyboard synth here, a desktop […]
The Protein marks the first Waldorf desktop wavetable Synthesizer in the budget segment in many years; this review will show whether it’s good In the past years, Waldorf Music has focused on producing premium flagship instruments, […]
Developed in collaboration with guitarist Yvette Young, the Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer is a hands-on granular multi-effects pedal designed for dreamy soundscapes. This review explores whether it delivers on that promise. Granular synthesis is a […]
ESI Xsynth review: this super-slim keyboard packs everything you actually need—a MIDI controller, polyAT keys, an audio interface, and a polysynth. There was a time when companies offered MIDI keyboards with built-in synthesizers and audio […]
With the Essential L1, Donner has created a great-sounding Roland SH-101 clone that, unfortunately, falls short of perfection – here is the review and sound demo. Many companies recreate vintage analog synths. However, Behringer was […]
Arturia Keystep mk2: the all-time favorite MIDI sequencer, completely redesigned with an enhanced arpeggiator and sequencer with mutations… When Arturia released the Keystep in 2016, it was a novel product that no one had made […]
Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage review: dual-engine reverb pedal takes your synths on a colorful adventure full of lush soundscapes. Reverb pedal news! The Greek company Crazy Tube Circuits has released Mirage, a new stereo reverb […]
Arturia MiniFreak 4.0 firmware turns the expressive hybrid polyphonic Synthesizer into a powerful 16-band vocoder, plus a new White Vocoder Edition. The hybrid MicroFreak and MiniFreak Synthesizers share colorful, inspiring oscillator engines. Everything from virtual […]
ALABS Audio Cetus review: a compact stereo ambient reverb pedal with creative and flexible algorithms at a no-brainer price. Synthesizers and pedals are a great match. A true love story is always reverb pedals as […]
Moog Muse review: an impressive comeback in the analog polyphonic game with three rich oscillators, dual filtering, modular-like modulations, and inspiring sequencing capabilities. The official curtain fell on the Moog Muse on July 31, 2024. […]
Novation Launchkey 37 mk4 review: MIDI controller scores with poly aftertouch pads, a powerful arpeggiator, inspiring chords, and a great software bundle. Last summer, Novation unveiled the fourth generation (MK4) of its best-selling and popular […]
Arturia MiniFreak 3.0 is a major free firmware upgrade that introduces eight new sampler and granular engines to the hardware and software synths. MicroFreak and MiniFreak are two synthesizers that cover almost everything in synthesis: […]
Arturia KeyLab mk3, the next generation of their premium MIDI keyboard controller with new modern features and a missed opportunity, full review. Last year, Arturia gave its affordable MIDI keyboard controllers MiniLab and KeyLab Essential […]
Dreadbox Raindrops is a stereo hybrid delay pedal with three creative, colorful facets (modulation pitch shifting, and reverb) full review. Delays work wonders when used with synthesizers. When the playback is delayed, sounds come to […]
Review: With the Trolley Bus, Befaco provides a super powerful plug-and-play power solution for small and large Eurorack systems. Every adventure has a beginning. That of a modular Synthesizer in the Eurorack format begins with […]
Cre8audio Function Junction review: a super flexible modulation hub for Eurorack that packs multiple tools in one module for little money Modulation is one of the key elements in any Eurorack system. It’s what makes […]
Walrus Audio Slöer ambient reverb pedal takes Slö’s unique algorithms into new fields by stereoizing and expanding them in features; review! Reverb pedals are a dime a dozen. From super cheap (50€ Donner) to the […]
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