Hardware Archives - SYNTH ANATOMY https://synthanatomy.com/category/reviews/hardware-reviews Music Tech News, Reviews, Events, Music Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:06:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://synthanatomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Synth_Anatomy_Icon_1.png Hardware Archives - SYNTH ANATOMY https://synthanatomy.com/category/reviews/hardware-reviews 32 32 Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage review: dual-engine soundscape reverb pedal with flexible routing https://synthanatomy.com/2025/07/crazy-tube-circuits-mirage-review-dual-engine-soundscape-reverb-pedal-with-flexible-routing.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/07/crazy-tube-circuits-mirage-review-dual-engine-soundscape-reverb-pedal-with-flexible-routing.html#respond Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:06:00 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=96602 Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage review: dual-engine reverb pedal takes your synths on a colorful adventure full of lush soundscapes. Reverb pedal news! The Greek company Crazy Tube Circuits has released Mirage, a new stereo reverb [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/07/crazy-tube-circuits-mirage-review-dual-engine-soundscape-reverb-pedal-with-flexible-routing.html/feed 0 Arturia MiniFreak 4.0 review, new firmware adds 16-band vocoder and Vocoder Edition hardware https://synthanatomy.com/2025/06/arturia-minifreak-4-0-review-new-firmware-adds-16-band-vocoder-and-vocoder-edition.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/06/arturia-minifreak-4-0-review-new-firmware-adds-16-band-vocoder-and-vocoder-edition.html#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:59:16 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=95873 Arturia MiniFreak 4.0 firmware turns the expressive hybrid polyphonic Synthesizer into a powerful 16-band vocoder, plus a new White Vocoder Edition.  The hybrid MicroFreak and MiniFreak Synthesizers share colorful, inspiring oscillator engines. Everything from virtual [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/06/arturia-minifreak-4-0-review-new-firmware-adds-16-band-vocoder-and-vocoder-edition.html/feed 9 ALABS Audio Cetus review with synths, a no-brainer stereo ambient reverb pedal https://synthanatomy.com/2025/02/alabs-audio-cetus-review-with-synths-a-no-brainer-stereo-ambient-reverb-pedal.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/02/alabs-audio-cetus-review-with-synths-a-no-brainer-stereo-ambient-reverb-pedal.html#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 04:58:55 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=87765 ALABS Audio Cetus review: a compact stereo ambient reverb pedal with creative and flexible algorithms at a no-brainer price. Synthesizers and pedals are a great match. A true love story is always reverb pedals as [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/02/alabs-audio-cetus-review-with-synths-a-no-brainer-stereo-ambient-reverb-pedal.html/feed 0 Moog Muse review, polyphonic analog Synthesizer https://synthanatomy.com/2025/02/moog-muse-review-polyphonic-analog-synthesizer.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/02/moog-muse-review-polyphonic-analog-synthesizer.html#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:22:43 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=92555 Moog Muse review: an impressive comeback in the analog polyphonic game with three rich oscillators, dual filtering, modular-like modulations, and inspiring sequencing capabilities. The official curtain fell on the Moog Muse on July 31, 2024. [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/02/moog-muse-review-polyphonic-analog-synthesizer.html/feed 20 Novation Launchkey 37 mk4 review: MIDI keyboard controller with inspiring, creative tools https://synthanatomy.com/2025/01/novation-launchkey-37-mk4-review.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/01/novation-launchkey-37-mk4-review.html#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:15:21 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=91593 Novation Launchkey 37 mk4 review: MIDI controller scores with poly aftertouch pads, a powerful arpeggiator, inspiring chords, and a great software bundle. Last summer, Novation unveiled the fourth generation (MK4) of its best-selling and popular [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/01/novation-launchkey-37-mk4-review.html/feed 6 Arturia MiniFreak 3.0 review, the big sampler and granular update https://synthanatomy.com/2024/12/arturia-minifreak-3-0-review-the-big-sampler-and-granular-update.html https://synthanatomy.com/2024/12/arturia-minifreak-3-0-review-the-big-sampler-and-granular-update.html#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:04:09 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=90866 Arturia MiniFreak 3.0 is a major free firmware upgrade that introduces eight new sampler and granular engines to the hardware and software synths. MicroFreak and MiniFreak are two synthesizers that cover almost everything in synthesis: [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2024/12/arturia-minifreak-3-0-review-the-big-sampler-and-granular-update.html/feed 5 Arturia KeyLab mk3 review, hardware and software MIDI keyboard controller https://synthanatomy.com/2024/08/arturia-keylab-mk3-review-hardware-and-software-midi-keyboard-controller.html https://synthanatomy.com/2024/08/arturia-keylab-mk3-review-hardware-and-software-midi-keyboard-controller.html#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:06:31 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=87385 Arturia KeyLab mk3, the next generation of their premium MIDI keyboard controller with new modern features and a missed opportunity, full review. Last year, Arturia gave its affordable MIDI keyboard controllers MiniLab and KeyLab Essential [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2024/08/arturia-keylab-mk3-review-hardware-and-software-midi-keyboard-controller.html/feed 9 Dreadbox Raindrops review with synths, stereo hybrid delay pedal https://synthanatomy.com/2024/07/dreadbox-raindrops-review-with-synths-stereo-hybrid-delay-pedal.html https://synthanatomy.com/2024/07/dreadbox-raindrops-review-with-synths-stereo-hybrid-delay-pedal.html#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:42:24 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=86523 Dreadbox Raindrops is a stereo hybrid delay pedal with three creative, colorful facets (modulation pitch shifting, and reverb) full review. Delays work wonders when used with synthesizers. When the playback is delayed, sounds come to [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2024/07/dreadbox-raindrops-review-with-synths-stereo-hybrid-delay-pedal.html/feed 1 Befaco Trolley Bus review: super power for your Eurorack system and modules https://synthanatomy.com/2024/03/befaco-trolley-bus-review.html https://synthanatomy.com/2024/03/befaco-trolley-bus-review.html#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2024 04:17:09 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=82779 Review: With the Trolley Bus, Befaco provides a super powerful plug-and-play power solution for small and large Eurorack systems.  Every adventure has a beginning. That of a modular Synthesizer in the Eurorack format begins with [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2024/03/befaco-trolley-bus-review.html/feed 1 Cre8audio Function Junction review https://synthanatomy.com/2024/02/cre8audio-function-junction-review.html https://synthanatomy.com/2024/02/cre8audio-function-junction-review.html#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:13:54 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=81822 Cre8audio Function Junction review: a super flexible modulation hub for Eurorack that packs multiple tools in one module for little money Modulation is one of the key elements in any Eurorack system. It’s what makes [...]

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