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Novation Circuit Tracks £360
Full Review: FM369 With two digital polysynths, four tracks of sampling and – new for this version – a pair of external sequencing tracks, there’s a lot of power here for the price.
Korg Wavestate £699
Review: FM353 The price is pushing what we’d usually call ‘affordable’ but with 64 stereo voices and a multi-timbral sound engine you get a lot for your money here. And it sounds great too!
Korg Minilogue XD £565
Review: FM341 The four biggest Prologue features (Multi-Engine, user oscillator/effect import, filter-drive and stereo-effects) in an affordable form. Instabuy!
Arturia MicroFreak £279
Review: FM345 If you’re looking to go beyond regular analogue synths and expand your sonic palette with an affordable creative tool, MicroFreak should be top of your ‘must try’ list.
Modal Cobalt 8 £579
Another brilliantly unique-sounding Modal machine! Very flexible for its price and a powerful
