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GEAR GUIDE

SEMI-MODULAR SYNTHS

Intellijel Cascadia £2,025

Full Review: FM401

A bit of a master stroke. Cascadia merges different synthesis types wonderfully and houses them in a format that works extremely well.

Bastl Softpop SPII £445

Full Review: FM393

Softpop is an instrument that offers vast tonal options and great sequencing, connectivity and portability. A huge leap over its predecessor.

Korg Volca Modular £190

Review: FM342 A West Coast synth in a compact package. It may be fiddly, but give in to its experimental ethos and it’s endless fun.

Moog Mavis £339

Review: FM387 Mavis can’t be faulted at this price. It covers a wide range of tones, is well built and brings new options to the classic Moog.

Moog DFAM £549

Review: FM333 A unique percussion synth, and the perfect partner to the Mother-32. The lack of MIDI is quite disappointing though.

Arturia MiniBrute 2S£575

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