Polivoks Archives

London Electro-Pop: How To Sound Like Goldfrapp

The UK Electro-Pop duo Goldfrapp rose to prominence in the early 2000s. We check out some of the instruments they used along the way.

ELTA Music reveals POLIVOKS PF-3 stereo filter in a box

17 Aug 2022 in Synths

The PF-3 is a desktop unit pumped full of Polivoks-based filtering badness. Could this offer some Soviet tone without having to resort to modular?

Review: Sound Object #5, a Russian built beast of an analogue monosynth

23 Oct 2021 in Synths

Hand-built in Russia, Sound Object #5 is a two-oscillator analogue monosynth with duophonic tendencies. And it's pure bonkers. Let's check it out!

Vladimir Kuzmin enlists the help of Behringer to develop a new Polivoks synthesizer

16 Jul 2021 in Synths

The designer of the original Polivoks has been impressed with Behringer's mission to bring back iconic synths and wants to get his much sort after synth in on the action.

Russian synthesizers for your consideration

20 Mar 2021 in Synths

There's a healthy amount of synthesizer development and manufacturing going on in Russia and here are the ones you should keep an eye on.

Erica Synths puts its DIY Kits online as open source projects

13 Jul 2020 in Synths

Erica Synths recently announced it was discontinuing its current range of DIY Eurorack modules but to the delight of the DIY community they are making them open-source for anyone to build.

InfraDeep PVX-800 Soviet inspired Duophonic Analog Synthesizer

28 Oct 2019 in Synths

The PVX-800 from InfraDeep takes on that classic Polivoks grunge and character from the original schematics, adds some extras and is looking pretty tasty in blue or white.

Nave Polymorph analog synthesizer built from Polivoks schematics

02 Jan 2019 in Synths

A new analog synthesizer based on the Soviet Polivoks with a name suggesting polyphony. But the Polymorph is more likely to be duophonic and is heading for release in February.

Rakit Metal Synth: a mad percussive and metallic noise box

13 Nov 2018 in Synths

Build your own percussive and noise shaping synth box with a Polivoks inspired filter and bags of personality. The Rakit Metal Synth is an easy build, great value and a load of fun to play with.

Polivoks Mini armoured tank desktop analog synthesizer ready to fire

02 Mar 2018 in Synths

Based upon an original schematic from Polivoks designer Vladimir Kuzmin the Polivoks Mini rolls onto your desktop with a simplified and improved architecture while retaining that classic face-melting sound.

Erica Synths Acidbox III brings Polivoks VCF to the desktop

22 Nov 2017 in Synths

The Acidbox III pulls the Erica Synths Black Polivoks filter out of Eurorack and into a desktop form factor. This time it's in stereo, with lowpass and bandpass, LFO, envelope follower and overdrive.

MBS-100: Soviet-style monophonic bass synth from AVP Synthesizers

06 Sep 2017 in Synths

The MBS-100 is a classic looking bass synthesizer in a Soviet era style. Designed and built in Moscow does it have enough grit and character to penetrate the crowded mono-synth market? Now with video!