Soundcraft Notepad 12FX review: USB audio mixer
A professional brand - and a compact 12-channel mixer with Lexicon effects and a 4 in, 4 out USB audio interface as well. It's great value; is it any good?
Music
Music production, technology and creativity
Great free synths – VSTs for Mac, PC and Linux
You wouldn't steal a car... you wouldn't download a synth? But you can! And they're free and legal
Mooer Ocean Machine effects review: drowning in sound
Prog-metal guitar legend Devin Townsend partnered with a relatively new Chinese stompbox maker to create the ultimate ambient pedal - for synth players?!
Modal Electronics CRAFTsynth 2.0 review: tiny synth, big sounds
The affordable, accessible synth spirit remains but Modal's CRAFTsynth 2.0 is a total rework of the entry-level monosynth - no assembly required
Roland Cloud roundup 2024: Prices, synths and sounds
Zenology is a new plugin from Roland, part of Roland Cloud 2.5 - it's pretty impressive...
Simple DIY synths you can build without soldering
Not just a toy: These synth kits are surprisingly powerful yet easy to build
Affordable retro sound: Behringer synth roundup
Behringer's synth range is pretty affordable, but 2024 Cyber Week deals mean genuine bargains – such as the K-2 MS-20 clone for £114...
Modal SKULPT review – your first VA synth?
Modal Electronics sub-£300, four-voice polyphonic desktop synth weighs just 427g. Let's find out of the sounds are more substantial...
Sinevibes’ Groove oscillator for Korg NTS-1
Groove is a single-voice multi-timbral oscillator model for Korg 'logue-SDK synths - including the NTS-1...
Korg NTS-1 Nu:Tekt synth kit – full review
Korg's NTS-1 is just another DIY synth kit? Perhaps not - it's like a development board for hackers, that just happens to be well-made and user-friendly for players too
