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Buchla and Friends 2026: Everything You Need to Know About the Synth Anti-NAMM

15 Jan in Synths

Buchla and Friends 2026 provides an alternative to NAMM, with a synthesizer focus and open-door policy. Get all the information here.

100 Pigments Freebies and Synthwave Patches for Iridium – Sounds and Presets

14 Jan in Synths

Just bought Pigments 7 and fancy some sonic inspiration? Well, look no further as Mushroom Sounds is giving you 100 free patches!

ASM Diosynth: The Hydrasynth Follow-up Is Now Available

13 Jan in Synths

Get your hands around ASM's Diosynth, the company's take on the wind synth. It's now available to buy.

Best Desktop Effects for Synths

12 Jan in Synths, Studio

Desktop effects for synths, grooveboxes, and drum machines are the perfect addition to any DAWless setup. We check out the best desktop effects in 2026.

5 of the Best 2000s Synths

09 Jan in Synths

Relive the sound of the Millennium with these five best 2000s synths.

Secrets of the JP-8000 Supersaw Revealed: Synth Journal

08 Jan in Synths

The Usual Suspects have figured out the Roland supersaw, the prettiest modular system you’ve ever seen, and more.

New Year, New Sounds – Kompare & Kontrast: Sounds and Presets

07 Jan in Synths

Expressive E bring us another collaboration, this time with Dawesome and their excellent Kontrast instrument, with presets made for the Osmose but equally at home with most MPE-compatible synths and ...

Behringer BDS-3 – Name Change and Now Shipping!

05 Jan in Synths, Drums

Renamed as the Behringer BDS-3, this recreation of an early Simmons drum synth is finally shipping!

Sound Vs Modulation: The Best Sounding Synthesizers teaser

Sound Vs Modulation: 5 of the Best Sounding Synthesizers

03 Jan in Synths

Favor pure sound quality over lots of modulation possibilities? These are the synths for you then, the best sounding synthesizers around.

Modular Jams for New Year’s Eve: From Ambient to Techno

31 Dec 2025 in Synths

In just a few hours, 2025 will be history. Here are a couple of awesome modular jams to get your New Year’s Eve party started!

The Best Gear and Software of 2025: My 7 Highlights of the Year

31 Dec 2025 in Synths

It was a great year for synthesizers and drum machines. Here are my picks for the best gear and software of 2025.

The Usual Suspects JE-8086: 2 Trance Legends for the Price of … None? Available Now!

29 Dec 2025 in Synths

After their awesome emulations of the Virus and Nord Lead, The Usual Suspects have re-engineered the chip that powers the JP-8000. JE-8086 is out now!

My Highlights of 2025 – The Big Winners of My Year

29 Dec 2025 in Synths

I take a look back over 2025 to select my synth-related highlights of the year!

Visual Synthesis: 5 Synths to Make Crazy Sounds With Images

28 Dec 2025 in Synths

Turn your pictures into music with these wild examples of visual synthesis: hardware and software synthesizers that use images to generate sound.

Best Free Plugins of 2025: Freeware Picks of the Year

28 Dec 2025 in Studio, Synths

It's been a great year for free plugins! We check out the best free plugins of 2025 – from creative software synths to unique effects!

The Birth of the Fairlight CMI – When Computers Took Over Music

25 Dec 2025 in Synths

It's been 50 years since the inception of Fairlight, the company that brought us the first-ever commercial digital sampler, the Fairlight CMI. We take a look at how it started.

Highlights of the Year: My Favorite Gear of 2025

25 Dec 2025 in Synths

Happy Holidays, everyone! Before we get ready for the new year, it's time to look back at my personal highlights of 2025. Spoiler alert: no synths this time!