Top music gear news from Superbooth 2021 – the CDM monster guide

The music nerd cultural happening – modular pilgrimage is back, and with it… way too much gear to wrap your head around. Here are the not-to-miss picks and of course the exhaustive CDM monster guide.

Gorgeous Hydrasynth polysynth adds tuning tables, distortion, more

The Hydrasynth’s wave morphing polyphony is yours for a street price of around $1300. Now alternative tunings and extra features make that more appealing. Here’s a look.

Peter Kirn - August 7, 2020

Beneath Polyend Medusa grid and knobs, a wealth of possibilities

It’s an analog-wavetable polysynth with an expressive grid – but that only begins to describe what makes the Polyend Medusa such a unique instrument. Here’s a deep dive into this hybrid synthesizer and what it means musically.

Peter Kirn - June 13, 2019

Moog Matriarch puts all your analog sound shaping in one keyboard

Peter Kirn - April 25, 2019

KORG’s minilogue xd is a new 4-voice synth with the best of the rest

Peter Kirn - January 15, 2019

Turbocharge KORG’s Prologue synth with Sinevibes

Peter Kirn - December 26, 2018

Moog reveal their first polysynth in decades – inside the Moog One

Peter Kirn - October 8, 2018

New Moog One polysynth costs US$5999-7999, available now

Peter Kirn - October 1, 2018

Modal goes from craft and boutique to sub-$300 SKULPT power synth

Peter Kirn - July 6, 2018

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