Every Dubspot article filed under Synths, with the newest stories first.
DAWJunkie VinylSynth builds its sound engine from real vinyl samples, with a crackle layer, filter, EQ and five effects. Intro $14.95, regular price $49.
Born Second BS-203 is a $25 monophonic acid synth with Classic 303, Silver 202, and Bassboy modes plus a pattern generator. Specs, price, and who should buy.
Phaseburn One is a new software synth built around a phase-locked loop oscillator, with a probability sequencer and a patchbay. Full specs, how it compares to Phase Plant, and price.
Arturia Pure SUB is a $49 bass design synth with independent sub, harmonics, and texture layers plus a built-in processor. Full specs, sound, and pricing.
reFX Rippler is a dual-layer physical modeling synth with 12 acoustic models and 441 presets. Full specs, sound, how it compares to Chromaphone 3, and price.
Butterlamp Tilichu is a Mac-only wavetable synth with granular and spectral engines and a sentence-to-patch generator. $99 one-time, 14-day trial, 400+ presets.
Cherry Audio Memorymode 2 rebuilds the Memorymoog tribute as dual 16-voice layers with a new analog model. $69, $39 upgrade, full specs and comparisons.
Gulf Coast Synthesis Spectral is an additive synth you paint by hand, resynthesize from audio, or drive from images. Full specs, price, and how it compares.
discoDSP OPL 3.0 rebuilds the Yamaha OPL2/OPL3 FM chip with all eight waveforms per operator and 16x oversampling. Specs, pricing, and how it compares.
Imaginando TV3 is a TB-303-style acid synth with a one-click pattern generator, now with a redesigned interface. Specs, pricing, and how it compares to Acid V.
nakst Altitude, a hybrid virtual analog, sampling, and FM synth workstation, is now a free download. Full specs, engines, and how it compares to Vital and Surge XT.
Behringer D Mini is a €99 portable analog synth inspired by the Minimoog Model D, with three oscillators, a 16-step sequencer, MIDI and USB-C. Specs and verdict.
