Current 2.0 evolved into one of last year’s most compelling synths

Peter Kirn - January 3, 2025

Arturia’s take on Elka Synthex puts buttery layers, hypnotic arps in reach

Peter Kirn - October 28, 2024

Novation Launchkey MK4 range, hands-on: perfect DAW companions?

Peter Kirn - August 29, 2024

Minimal Audio’s Ripple Phaser: taking the phaser into the deep

Peter Kirn - July 30, 2024

Hands on: Cong Burn’s Stacks plug-in and iOS app synths, loops, and layers

Peter Kirn - July 12, 2024

Rare Oberheim OB-1 is perfect as a plug-in: review, Tom Oberheim vid

Peter Kirn - July 12, 2024

Extreme time stretching, spectral shaping: Sloom and instant ambient

Peter Kirn - June 28, 2024

Rift offers playful additive synthesis exploration: Max for Live review

Peter Kirn - June 27, 2024

Review: Arturia AstroLab, the stage keyboard with Arturia instruments

Benjamin Weiss - June 17, 2024

User interface for Creature From the ID, featuring dials, VU meters, and a hexagonal organization with oscillators on the two sides and mixing and send controls at the center.

Creature from the ID lets you live your 50s sci-fi soundtrack fantasies

Peter Kirn - June 9, 2024