# Synths & Keyboards
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- [Morphor ECHON 6: BBD Resonators, and Gorgeous Chaos](https://altwire.net/morphor-echon-6-review.md) (2026-10-27): The following opinions are based around our experiences with a loaned review unit from Morphor. About halfway up the ECHON 6's feedback control, one initialized patch started groaning…
- [GND-1T Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://altwire.net/gnd-1t-review.md) (2026-09-16): The GND-1T is a strange beast, and trying to summarize its sound feels a little like opening a dictionary and deciding to use every word in one very…
- [Waldorf Protein Review: The 90’s In An Affordable Box](https://altwire.net/waldorf-protein-review.md) (2026-09-14): Waldorf used the oscillator research behind its Microwave 1 Plugin as the foundation for a $399 four-layer hardware synth. Is Waldorf's '90s-influenced box, the Waldorf Protein worth your…
- [Nord Electro 7 Review: Organ, Synth and Feel](https://altwire.net/nord-electro-7-61-review.md) (2026-09-14): My first experience with the Nord Electro 7 was likely a bit different from most. Rather than spending those first ten minutes on glissandos, random noodling, or menu…
- [Kasser Synths DAFM Genesis: Party Like It’s 1989](https://altwire.net/kasser-synths-dafm-genesis-review.md) (2026-09-01): Green Hill Zone has been in my head for most of my life, so hearing that familiar tone coming out of the DAFM Genesis was always going to…
- [Melbourne Instruments NINA Synth: 2026 Review](https://altwire.net/melbourne-instruments-nina-2026-review.md) (2026-08-26): Within seconds of its first power-on, Melbourne Instruments NINA already looks unlike anything else on the desk. After a brief boot, every knob starts moving on its own,…
- [Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M Review: A Modernized PPG Wave](https://altwire.net/groove-synthesis-3rd-wave-8m-review.md) (2026-06-23): When Bob Coover first pitched me on the 3rd Wave 8M in mid-September 2025, he said something I probably filed under sales optimism at first: “You can make…
- [Tentij Instruments ORB MK1 Review: Heavenly Wurlitzer Charm In A Much Smaller Package](https://altwire.net/tentij-instruments-orb-mk1-review.md) (2026-04-09): Unit provided by Tentij Instruments for review. The Tentij Instruments ORB MK1 weighs under 7 pounds and sounds like a 56-pound 1960s Wurlitzer. That sentence shouldn’t make sense,…
- [Studiologic Numa X Piano GT Review (2026): Studiologic’s Top of The Line Studio Essential](https://altwire.net/studiologic-numa-x-piano-gt-review.md) (2026-04-03): I’ve spent the last few weeks learning what it’s like to play a true studio workhorse. American Music & Sound sent this to me on loan, and the…
- [Cheerful Electronic OPL Studio Review: A Full OPL3 MIDI Studio In The Palm of Your Hand](https://altwire.net/cheerful-electronic-opl-studio-review.md) (2026-03-31): The moment I pulled the OPL Studio by Cheerful Electronic out of its box, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia. It looks like a handheld toy…
- [this.is.NOISE.inc Gamma Mini Synth: 90’s 8-Bit Nostaglia In An Always In Tune Synth](https://altwire.net/this-is-noise-inc-gamma-mini-synth-review.md) (2026-02-04): We received this review unit from this.is.NOISE.inc, however, we have received no financial compensation for this review. Having been a big fan of their MIDI controllers, and the…
- [The ESI XSynth Review: A Surprising Tiny Synth With Brilliant Depth](https://altwire.net/the-esi-xsynth-review.md) (2025-12-21): I first saw the XSynth on Instagram and had to get my hands on it. At 387×148×27 mm and 634 grams, this is the iPhone Air of the…
- [Home Bake Instrument’s Acid Mint & FM Mint MK1: Our Latest Cool Reverb Finds](https://altwire.net/home-bake-instruments-acid-mint-fm-mint.md) (2025-12-18): As with so many of my Reverb finds, this one started with a random Instagram account that the algorithm decided I needed to see: over and over again.…
- [Eternal Research Demon Box Review: EMF As An Instrument](https://altwire.net/eternal-research-demon-box-review.md) (2025-12-17): A unique instrument that turns invisible magnetic fields into playable sound. Everything hums, but most of us never hear it. The Demon Box, created by Eternal Research in…
- [Waldorf Iridium Core Review (2025): A Greatest Hits Collection Disguised as a Desktop Synth](https://altwire.net/waldorf-iridium-core-review.md) (2025-12-15): Waldorf has been around long enough that you can watch digital synthesis evolve simply by looking at their catalog. The early PPG influence shaped everything. Those bright, shifting wavetables became a…
- [Norand Mono MK2: A Delicious Sounding Acid Synth That’s Not A 303-Clone](https://altwire.net/norand-mono-mk2-review.md) (2025-12-12): Norand hasn’t been around as long as the big Japanese or American brands, but their path is already pretty clear. The company is based in France and started…
- [Small Creator Spotlight: Shiela Dixon’s Retro MIDISID 4 Morpheus Revives the Legendary SID Sound](https://altwire.net/midisid-4-morpheus-review.md) (2025-10-29): Most musicians don’t look to Etsy for synthesizers. The site is better known for boutique pedals, handmade controllers, and other curiosities. Yet tucked between craft projects and circuit…
- [Woovebox Micro Music Workstation Review: A Compact Wonder Gets Even Better With Firmware 2.0](https://altwire.net/woovebox-review.md) (2025-10-29): The Woovebox Micro Music Workstation asks a simple question: Can something smaller than a smartphone replace a 1990s studio setup? Remarkable in both its size and functionality, the…
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