#Synths

11 articles tagged Synths.

Roland ZENOLOGY GX synthesizer app running on an iPad with the ZEN-Core interface

Roland ZENOLOGY GX Brings ZEN-Core to iPad, Free for Now

Roland ZENOLOGY GX puts the full ZEN-Core engine on iPad with 4,000+ tones, 90+ effects, and AUv3 support, and it's free during the 2026 launch period.

Theo NakamuraJul 10, 20267 min read

Ultra synthesizer plugin interface showing its UltraWave oscillator and modulation section

Software

Ultra: One Synth, Five Engines, and UltraWave

Ultra is a flagship multi-synthesis plugin built around the UltraWave engine, with five sound sources, dual filters, 32 voices, MPE, and a perpetual license.

Marcus FeldJul 10, 20268 min read

Software

UVI Synth Anthology 5 Review: 300 Hardware Synths in One

UVI Synth Anthology 5 review: 300 sampled hardware synths, 100 new machines, 6,000+ sound layers, a new engine and filters, for $89 intro. Is it worth it?

Theo NakamuraJul 8, 20268 min read

Waldorf Microwave 1 Plugin Version 2 wavetable synthesizer interface

Software

Waldorf Microwave 1 Plugin V2: From 8 to 32 Voices

Waldorf Microwave 1 Plugin V2 quadruples polyphony to 32 voices and adds two arpeggiators, a new delay, and Robin modes. Here's what changed and the €99 price.

Theo NakamuraJun 28, 20263 min read

Excite Audio Evolve Dark Matter sample-based synthesizer plugin interface

Software

Evolve Dark Matter: A Quad-Engine Synth for Dark D&B

Excite Audio Evolve Dark Matter is a quad-engine sample synth for dark drum and bass and atmospheric techno, with XY morphing and 250 sound sources.

Marcus FeldJun 27, 20264 min read

Software

Cherry Audio Ensoniq ESQ-1: The 1986 Hybrid, Licensed

Cherry Audio's Ensoniq ESQ-1 revives the 1986 hybrid synth as an officially licensed $69 plugin, built from the original 32 waveforms with modern extras.

Theo NakamuraJun 23, 20263 min read

Korg phase8 acoustic synthesizer with steel resonators

Hardware

Korg phase8: The Synth That Plays Real Steel Resonators

Korg phase8 is an 8-voice synth that makes sound by physically driving real steel resonators. What acoustic synthesis is, who it's for, and the price.

Theo NakamuraJun 22, 20262 min read

UVI Rumble multiband bass synthesizer plugin interface

Software

UVI Rumble: A Multiband Bass Synth, 3 Frequency Engines

UVI Rumble is a multiband bass synth splitting sound into Body, Character, and Air engines, with 9 oscillators, deep modulation, and 500 presets. Price inside.

Theo NakamuraJun 22, 20263 min read

Software

GForce Prophet-5: The First Official Sequential Plugin

GForce and Sequential ship the first officially licensed Prophet-5 plugin. We cover the features, the Rev1/2/3 models, price, and whether it's worth it.

Marcus FeldJun 20, 20263 min read

Software

Arturia Memory V: Is the Memorymoog Worth It?

Arturia Memory V revives the 1982 Memorymoog as software with triple oscillators, a ladder filter, Multi-Arp, and modern modulation. Here's what's new.

Elena MarshJun 17, 20263 min read