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 […]
Arturia Pigments 7: New features bring a lot of colorful character and spice to the modern flagship synth as a free update. The year 2025 began with the NAMM coverage and a flagship synth update. […]
Cem Olcay Nikaya is a new two-oscillator wavetable and 2-OP FM Synthesizer with advanced sound design features for iOS and macOS. There’s a bit more activity in the iOS market these days. Following the new […]
Klevgrand SyndtSphere 2.0 review: new update brings a redesign of its intuitive and fun morphable free Synthesizer plugin (macOS, Windows, iOS). I wrote a review of the Klevgrand SyndtSphere over seven years ago. It is […]
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 […]
Cherry Audio Atomika is a new Synthesizer plugin that emulates the iconic, rare, characterful FRF Polivoks from 1982; here is a full review and sound demo. It’s not just American and Asian companies that have […]
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 […]
UVI HX-Oddy takes the ARP Odyssey sound and embeds it in a new hybrid, virtual synth instrument for Falcon 3/UVI Workstation, full review! The ARP Odyssey from 1972 is a legendary Synthesizer. A fat analog […]
Arturia FX Collection 5 first look review: the FX package now bundles 34 plugins, including two new creative effects and two mixing plugins. Effects are indispensable tools in music production. They can have many facets, […]
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 […]
GForce Software VSM IV first look review: virtual string machine plugin gets more vintage charm, a new modern look, and other sonic goodies. The late 1970s and early 1980s were the era of string machine […]
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 […]
Review: Dreadbox Hypnosis Reissue is a super fun hybrid multi-fx box (desktop/Eurorack) that takes your sounds into retro analog lo-fi fields. In 2018, Dreadbox released Hypnosis, an analog/hybrid multi-fx processor based on the sound charm […]
Walrus Audio Lore review: this pedal takes you on a creative soundscape trip with algorithms exploring different facets of reverse delays and reverbs. Working with pedals can be as fun as synthesizers, drum machines, or […]
The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Sunlight is a mono-to-mono wild textured reverb pedal; the full review shows that it harmonizes well with synths. My effects with synths journey continues today with a new test candidate. […]
Modal Electronics ARGON8 firmware 3.0 is out now: it adds new filters, tons of effects… here is a first look review of the new features With the Argon8 series, Modal Electronics has been offering affordable […]
Review: Arturia Dist Coldfire is a dual distortion plugin that breaks the boundaries by offering 11 swappable distortion types paired with a rich modulation engine. Music production in the box has never been so affordable. […]
Review: Pulsar Modular shows with its Lunar Lander a 3-in-1 pedal-like multi-FX that can give every sound a nice vintage warm, colorful touch Lunar Lander landed on my computer a while ago. Wait, not the […]
Noise Lab Prime Mover is an advanced 3340-based analog oscillator from Sweden that is packed with sound shaping functions, here is my full review and sonic walkthrough. In August 2020, Noise Lab from Sweden presented […]
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