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We put five of today's most powerful, flexible and versatile synth plugins to the test to find out who comes out on top ...

Is there really any need to fork out for a hardware synth these days? We place a trio of hardware classics up against some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PLUGIN WEEK 2025: It's likely that we're all guilty of periodically shunning our existing repository of plugins and VIs, and ...

Korg just officially unveiled the Phase8 synthesizer, after years of tinkering by a team led by legendary engineer Tatsuya Takahashi. This is a highly experimental synthesizer, but it's not a concept ...

Don't let your software arsenal overwhelm you - sometimes the best route to creative success is to mine just one instrument ...

A 2026 blind listening test compared iconic vintage synthesizers with modern software emulations, revealing minimal sonic differences between them. The results challenge long-held beliefs that analog ...