The optimistically titled Synth Gems 1 (indicating a volume 2 is on the horizon) is a gem indeed,...
Best Music Keyboards & Synth Pads
Reviews from Performer Magazine on keyboards, keyboard amps, synthesizers and samplers.
REVIEW: Ltd. Edition Bowie Stylophone
As much as we love David Bowie, and Bowie collectables, you could imagine our excitement when the...
ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe & Hydrasynth Explorer REVIEWS
We reviewed the original Hydrasynth from ASM when it debuted in “the before times,” and now we’ve...
MY FAVORITE AXE With The Yamaha Reface CP
My name is Brian Byrne from The Hand That Wields it, and my favorite keyboard is my 2015 Yamaha Reface CP. It out-performs any Electric Piano soft-synth I’ve ever heard and retains a “fun factor”...
My Favorite Axe with Mark Steinert
Mark Steinert is a Virginia native, Berklee alum, and local Bostonian with a background in jazz performance. A lover of anything improvisational, he shares his vintage Rhodes with Performer this...
Moog Sub Phatty Review
In its review, Performer Magazine names the Moog Sub Phatty the Absolute Best Synthesizer Under $1000 RELATED: The Best Virtual Analog Synth Under $1000 The Most Versatile Synth Under $1000 The Best...
Novation Bass Station II: Our Video Review and Demo
Performer Magazine Names the Novation Bass Station II Analog Synthesizer The Best Bottom-End Synth Under $1000. RELATED: The Overall Best Synth Under $1000 The Best Virtual Analog Synth Under $1000...
KORG Minilogue: Our Review And Video
Performer Magazine Names the KORG Minilogue Analog Synthesizer The Most Versatile Synth Under $1000. RELATED: The Overall Best Synth Under $1000 The Best Virtual Analog Synth Under $1000 The Best...
KORG Arp Odyssey review
The new ARP Odyssey duophonic synthesizer from KORG is quite simply the best re-issue on the market today. RELATED: The Overall Best Synth Under $1000 The Best Virtual Analog Synth Under $1000 The...
Studiologic Sledge 2.0 – Virtual Analog Synth Review
The Studiologic Sledge 2.0 is the best virtual analog synth you can buy under $1000 RELATED: The Overall Best Synth Under $1000 The Most Versatile Synth Under $1000 The Best Bottom-End Synth Under...
MODULAR is not a Dirty Word!
Don’t panic. Modular synthesizers are not hard! Synthesis is about texture and feeling. It is about creating soundscapes and moods that have never existed before. Building a new universe to explore....
How to Build a Eurorack Modular System
WHAT IS EURORACK? Eurorack is a modular synthesizer format that was created in Germany by Dieter Doepfer in 1995, when he first produced the Doepfer A-100 system. The Eurorack format specifies the...
The Minimoog Model D is Back in Production
Amazing news from Moog! "Today we announce that after more than 30 years, production of the Minimoog Model D synthesizer has resumed. Introduced in 1970, the Minimoog Model D was the first portable...