Best synthesizers 2024: Top analogue, digital, mono and polysynths
From mini monosynths, through to mighty polyphonic workstations, our experts have hand-picked hardware synth recommendations for every budget
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From mini monosynths, through to mighty polyphonic workstations, our experts have hand-picked hardware synth recommendations for every budget
The 369 certainly has the look of a classic, but what about the sound?
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"I'm using the pedals exactly like I use the amps"
It looks like the misheard synth preset name has been located
We talk to Tore Mogensen and James Santiago about the UAFX pedal project – its success, challenges and future
A forward-thinking creative partner that can be smooth, glitchy or a bit of both
Budget podcast mics for voice and speech situations, including Rode, Audio-Technica, Shure, and more
It was created in collaboration with plugin developer 112dB
The Keyboard and Deluxe instruments have been given a metallic makeover
Based on the same platform as the Sequential Take 5, the TEO-5 keeps it Oberheim with a classic state-variable SEM filter and X-Mod functionality
Super 8 drops the Gemini's ribbon controller and its extra set of controls, but still offers an impressive 16 voices of polyphony and the same unique architecture
"I played guitar as a teenager – I played in bands"
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Accessibility updates also include AI-powered eye-tracking control
More power and spectral healing for post production, music-making and content creation
Root plans to bring out his 1999-2000 era Slipknot guitars for the band's debut album anniversary dates – including Jackson Soloists and Custom 24s
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