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Want crispy, retro digital drum machine sounds? Here’s our top picks of the plugin options that emulate the pioneering classics

Despite low-quality sample rates, vintage digital drum machines remain a production constant. We hook-up three of the best, and recommend their plugin counterparts

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The ultimate synth shoot-out 2026: Hardware classics vs. their software successors - but can you really tell which is which?

Is there really any need to fork out for a hardware synth these days? We place a trio of hardware classics up against some immaculate software doppelgängers

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ACME Synth Works unveils “world’s first” hardware clone of the Roland Jupiter-8 – but don’t get too excited just yet

The JP-8 recreation isn't a real product right now – but ACME's Oberheim Xpander clone is still in the works

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“I lay on my floor one night and wrote the whole thing": 40 years on – the making of West End Girls

From Lake Geneva to the Finland Station… Here's all the ups, downs, history, mystery, studio secrets and more of Pet Shop Boys' biggest hit

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Behringer says its $55 Oberheim-inspired UB-1 Micro is the "world's smallest full-featured analogue synth"

"This tiny synth sounds massive"

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“I went and got this big cast iron frying pan and a hammer, and I held it up facing this funky old mic and just went, bam!”: Terminator composer Brad Fiedel on the making of his iconic synth-fuelled sci-fi soundtrack

"What I did on the original Terminator came from me," he says, "but I can't say that I invented anything”

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“Still the synth and keyboard collection to beat”: Arturia V Collection 11 Pro review

If you thought this classic synth collection had peaked, think again – it’s time to welcome the 1990s!

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Behringer's 2-XM Oberheim Two Voice clone is now available for pre-order

First teased in 2022, 2-XM recreates one of Tom Oberheim's most iconic designs in a modern, Eurorack-friendly format

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"We’re here to break the barriers and put powerful instruments into the hands of real musicians, not collectors": Here's the 2025 update on all the synths and drum machines that Behringer has announced that aren't in the shops yet

The controversial company has teased a huge number of reimagined products and some of its own designs, too. Here's where everything's at...

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"He didn't tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it": When an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story

Best of 2024: Tom Petty rejected Mike Campbell's synth and drum machine demo, Don Henley didn't make that mistake… but the 1984 hit had other obstacles to overcome

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Music technology gear of the year 2024: The 10 best new synths, samplers and drum machines

We count down our favourite music tech hardware from the past 12 months

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Lots go crazy: An Oberheim OB-8 synth from the Purple Rain sessions and the Amek mixing board that Prince used to record Dirty Mind in his home studio are both up for auction

The items come from Matt ‘Dr’ Fink’s personal collection, and could fetch up to £100,000 and £60,000 respectively

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This free synth and sampler plugin comes with over 2GB of samples from "the world's rarest synthesizers"

Wavea Flite's free version is packed with samples from Yamaha CS-80, Roland Juno 106, Jupiter 8, SH-101, Oberheim OB-8, Prophet 5, Korg Monopoly and more

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Issue 413 of Future Music is out now

Elevate Your Sound. Plus: A Guy Called Gerald, WHY?, salute, Monolake, Oberheim TEO-5, modern EQ masterclass & much more!

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“It’s angry and ready to bite”: GForce Software releases an authentic but enhanced version of the OB-1, the best Oberheim synth you’ve never heard of

The often forgotten 1978 classic gets another chance to shine

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The 5 instruments you need to know about at Superbooth 2024 – New synths, samplers and drum machines

Video and sound demos of some of the biggest hitters at this year's show, from Elektron, Arturia, Polyend, Oberheim and UDO

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“If you think your addiction to synths and studio gear is out of control, imagine being in Depeche Mode”: We'd forgotten quite how much of the band's gear Alan Wilder shifted in his legendary auction, and just how many bargains were up for grabs

An Oberheim and Minimoog went for a song, but it was a Martin Gore guitar and E-mu sampler that stole the show

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The 15 most exciting new hardware synths of 2024: analogue and digital instruments from Korg, Behringer and more

GEAR EXPO 2024: The must-have new monster synths you need to audition this year

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"He didn't tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it": when an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story

Tom Petty rejected Mike Campbell's synth and drum machine demo, Don Henley didn't make that mistake… but the 1984 hit had other obstacles to overcome

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"It’s not one of my favourite things. It’s stupid because I produced it, but the keyboards just hit me as wrong": Van Halen's Jump is 40 years old. Here's how the most famous keyboard riff of all time was created (and how you can do it, too)

Or the most irritating? You decide…

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Behringer says that it plans to “turn the synth world upside down” with a desktop version of its Oberheim-inspired UB-Xa

Downsized UB-Xa D ditches the 61-note keyboard

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NAMM 2024: "We've fired up the first complete prototype - what an amazing moment": Behringer delivers updates on some of its biggest synth and drum machine projects

The latest news on Roland, Oberheim and Casio-a-like synths and drum machines from our favourite clone trooper

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“The next best thing to a ‘real’ OB”: GForce Software OB-X review

First they brought you Vintage Synth Trumps, now GForce add this bona fide classic to the fold

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"Our engineering teams are working on close to 100 exciting products": So, what's happened to the synths and drum machines that Behringer has announced that aren't in the shops yet?

Chip shortages are to blame, but are any of these clones trooping their way to a store any time soon?

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"Rather naively, we thought we'd write a song that could be played by machines and all we'd have to do was press the button": The real reason New Order made Blue Monday, and the gear that powers it

The birth of a landmark track. Plus, learn how to recreate that famous Moog bassline

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