Best Synths

The Best VST Plugins for Trap: 808s, Samplers, Synths and Vocals

The Best VST Plugins for Trap: 808s, Samplers, ...

Trap is built on very few parts, so each one has to be right. Here's the toolkit we'd put together for trap, one job at a time: the 808, the...

The Best VST Plugins for Trap: 808s, Samplers, ...

Trap is built on very few parts, so each one has to be right. Here's the toolkit we'd put together for trap, one job at a time: the 808, the...

Our guide to choosing the right synth plugins for each major genre

Which Synth Plugins Are Good For Which Genre - ...

The synth plugin we'd reach for first in ten genres, from Serum for drum and bass and Repro for synthwave to Spire for hip hop and Omnisphere for everything.

Which Synth Plugins Are Good For Which Genre - ...

The synth plugin we'd reach for first in ten genres, from Serum for drum and bass and Repro for synthwave to Spire for hip hop and Omnisphere for everything.

Top synth plugins for 2024

The Best Synth Plugins: Our Picks for Every Kin...

The best synth plugin depends on the sound you're after. Here are our picks by type, from analogue modellers and vintage polys to wavetable workhorses and physical modelling, with who...

The Best Synth Plugins: Our Picks for Every Kin...

The best synth plugin depends on the sound you're after. Here are our picks by type, from analogue modellers and vintage polys to wavetable workhorses and physical modelling, with who...

The Best Free Synth Plugins: 8 We'd Actually Use

The Best Free Synth Plugins: 8 We'd Actually Use

Some free synths now sound as good as instruments costing a hundred quid or more. These are the eight we'd actually install, what each one sounds like and which kinds...

The Best Free Synth Plugins: 8 We'd Actually Use

Some free synths now sound as good as instruments costing a hundred quid or more. These are the eight we'd actually install, what each one sounds like and which kinds...

Best Drum VSTs

The 10 Best Drum VST Plugins for Electronic Music

Ten drum plugins we'd pick right now, from D16's 808, 909 and 606 emulations to drum synths, pattern generators and 80s rhythm boxes, with where each falls short.

The 10 Best Drum VST Plugins for Electronic Music

Ten drum plugins we'd pick right now, from D16's 808, 909 and 606 emulations to drum synths, pattern generators and 80s rhythm boxes, with where each falls short.

The 10 Most Popular Synth Plugins

The 10 Most Popular Synth Plugins

Ten synth plugins that became popular for a reason, from Zebra, Diva and Serum to Spire, Omnisphere and Phase Plant, and what each one does best.

The 10 Most Popular Synth Plugins

Ten synth plugins that became popular for a reason, from Zebra, Diva and Serum to Spire, Omnisphere and Phase Plant, and what each one does best.