Modal Electronics
Modal 008: Inside the 8-voice British polysynth with the 15-mode filter
BernardoMarch 31, 2026
Synths
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Access
Virus TI Polar: The compact powerhouse that brought Total Integration to hardware synths
The Access Virus TI Polar is the 37-key keyboard version of the original Virus TI, introduced in 2005 as part…
BernardoMarch 28, 2026
Sequential
Sequential Fourm: The affordable analog polysynth that brings prophet DNA to a wider audience
The Sequential Fourm is a compact four-voice analog polysynth introduced in 2025 that distills several of the…
BernardoMarch 28, 2026
Oberheim
Oberheim OB-12: Inside the blue 12-voice synth that divided players and outlived its reputation
The Oberheim OB-12 is a 12-voice virtual analog keyboard synthesizer introduced in 2000, built by Viscount und…
BernardoMarch 28, 2026
Elektron
Elektron Analog Keys: The four-voice analog flagship that turned Elektron into a keyboard instrument
The Elektron Analog Keys is a four-voice analog performance synthesizer introduced in late 2013 as the keyboar…
BernardoMarch 28, 2026
Synths
UDO Super Gemini: The 20-voice binaural flagship that pushes hybrid synthesis further
The UDO Super Gemini is a 20-voice bi-timbral analog-hybrid keyboard synthesizer introduced at Superbooth 2023…
BernardoMarch 28, 2026
Synths
Waldorf Wave: The monumental Waldorf synth that carried the PPG legacy forward
The Waldorf Wave is an early-1990s flagship hybrid wavetable synthesizer from Waldorf Electronics, publicly sh…
BernardoMarch 28, 2026
Casio
Casio CZ-101: The compact phase distortion synth that made digital synthesis affordable
The Casio CZ-101 is a compact digital synthesizer introduced in November 1984 as Casio’s first full-fledged en…
BernardoMarch 28, 2026
Behringer
Behringer UB-Xa: A 16-voice analog polysynth recasting the OB-Xa for a wider market
The Behringer UB-Xa is a 16-voice analog bi-timbral polysynth introduced in late 2023, after a notably long pu…
BernardoMarch 28, 2026
ARP
ARP 2600: Sound, history, and legacy of the synth that bridged modular and mainstream
The ARP 2600 is a semi-modular analog synthesizer introduced in 1971, created at a moment when modular synthes…
BernardoMarch 28, 2026
Modal Electronics
Modal 002: The boutique hybrid polysynth that put Modal Electronics on the map
The Modal 002 is a 12-voice analogue/digital hybrid keyboard synthesizer that first emerged in 2014, initially…
BernardoMarch 28, 2026
Expressive E
Expressive E Osmose: The keyboard synth that makes MPE feel like an instrument
The Expressive E Osmose is a 49-key standalone digital synthesizer and MPE-capable controller that began shipp…
BernardoMarch 28, 2026