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
A quick guide for buying instruments in 2020
Can you go to the music shop after 15th June? Yes! But make an appointment and plan ahead - social distancing still applies
Modal CRAFTrhythm review – gone too soon?
The CRAFTrhythm refines Modal Electronics' CRAFTsynth kit idea, and uses the same DSP to create a seriously impressive sample-based drum machine
Modal CRAFTsynth kit review – more than 10 minutes of happiness?
Modal's CRAFTsynth is as easy to put together as a Kinder toy. The surprise is, you'll still be playing with it months later...
Zen and the art of plugin maintenance
Electronic musicians are notorious for wanting all the kit - here's how to Marie Kondo those synths
Making use of old computers #junkcomputerproject
Computer in the bin? It might still have something to give!
Modal Argon8 2.0 – longer, faster, slower, louder?
Modal updates the Argon8 with MPE, step-sequencing and gain boost
Arturia OB-Xa V released
Arturia's 16-voice OB-Xa adds to the growing popularity of the '80s classic
