Moog celebrates 70th anniversary with musical web appPlay around with iconic sounds from the recently-reissued Model D.By L. Bonk, 05.23.2023
The best Black Friday deals on music gearA couple of the best bang-for-your-buck synths get even cheaper, and a rare Moog discount.By T. O'Brien, 11.25.2022
Arturia’s MiniFreak is a weird-but-powerful digital synth at a great priceIt's basically two MicroFreaks bolted together with some effects and a traditional keyboard.By T. O'Brien, 10.18.2022
Moog Mavis review: A surprisingly deep entry-level synthIt's a pseudo-DIY monophonic semi-modular synth that delivers classic Moog sounds for cheap.By T. O'Brien, 06.14.2022
Orba 2 adds a sampler and more to an excellent musical fidget toySample playback, quantization and longer loops make the Orba 2 far more powerful than the original. By T. O'Brien, 05.31.2022
Polyend's Play is an elegantly designed sample-based grooveboxPlay builds on the Tracker's gorgeous hardware with a more conventional workflow.By T. O'Brien, 05.12.2022
82Lemondrop and Fireball review: Impossibly small, surprisingly powerful synthsThe tiny granular and wavetable synths face stiff competition at $399. By T. O'Brien, 02.08.2022
The Organelle S is a more affordable take on Critter & Guitari's distinctive music computerIt's $100 less than the Organelle M, but doesn't include a built-in speaker or battery compartment.By I. Bonifacic, 01.27.2022
Novation's Circuit Rhythm groovebox is $100 off for Black FridayThe sampler is $300 until December 6th.By K. Holt, 11.26.2021
Fender's latest Acoustasonic hybrid guitar is almost affordableThe new guitar is aimed at younger musicians.By J. Fingas, 11.16.2021
Arturia's MicroFreak gets a custom wavetable synth modeThe powerhouse budget synth gets another huge free update. By T. O'Brien, 10.26.2021
Artiphon's quirky Orba now lets you create musical 'selfies'The new Orbacam app expands it into a 'creative multimedia studio.'By S. Dent, 10.19.2021
Roland SP-404MKII hands-on: Dragging an iconic sampler into the modern ageThe new OLED screen turns chopping samples from a chore into a pleasure. By T. O'Brien, 10.13.2021
83Uno Synth Pro review: IK Multimedia shows it's serious about hardwareWith dual filters, rich oscillators and powerful modulation matrix the Uno Pro is a powerful sound design machine. By T. O'Brien, 09.27.2021
Elektron's Model:Cycles and Model:Samples grooveboxes are on sale for $249 eachYou can save $50 if you pick up one of the sequencers now.By K. Holt, 09.17.2021
Boss' SY-200 is a powerful guitar synth that fits on a pedalboardIt expands on the power of the compact SY-1 with more customizable sounds.By T. O'Brien, 09.16.2021
86SkulptSynth SE review: Cheap and confusing, but incredibly powerfulQuestionable design choices aside, this is still way more synth than anyone should expect for $200By T. O'Brien, 08.02.2021
87Novation Circuit Rhythm review: A modern sampler inspired by a classicNovation's latest groovebox borrows heavily from the SP-404 and is perfect for lo-fi hip hop and house.By T. O'Brien, 07.26.2021
Circuit Rhythm is a portable $400 sampler for budding beatmakersThe affordable groovebox marries the simple Circuit workflow with lo-fi hip hop charm.By T. O'Brien, 06.22.2021
86Make Noise Strega review: A wonderfully weird, one-of-a-kind synthIt's an amazing drone machine, a lo-fi delay and even a pretty solid overdrive. By T. O'Brien, 06.11.2021