Modular synthesizers are becoming increasingly popular. There are many reasons for this: Many musicians would like to work on sounds with two hands and without a screen and experience analog sound. There are also more and more and better modules that you can put together to create your own individual modular synthesizer. Last but not least, software modular systems are also becoming increasingly popular. Some manufacturers publish software versions of their modules that you can try out and learn to use.
What are modular synthesizers?
In modular synthesizers you can access parts of the sound generation directly, whereas in a classic synthesizer they are firmly connected to each other. This has advantages and disadvantages: If you buy a simple synthesizer, you can quickly play sounds with your keyboard. With a modular synthesizer, you often first have to buy modules, mount them in a case, connect them with cables and control them with a control device, even if there are modules with complete synthesizer voices. You often do this effort with analog connections and sound generators for each playable voice individually. You then get more detailed