2018 is the year of hybrid sound synthesis. Half of the synthesizers in the ranking is a delicious blend of analog + digital synthesis in different proportions. Sometimes even digital + digital, which is also interesting. Another half is an attempt to recreate the behavior of cult synthesizers of past years. This is our only chart for 3 years in which there are two MOOG synthesizers at once! This is an interesting and versatile chart, which you should familiarize yourself with and express your opinion, because otherwise you definitely risk missing something important!

Many musicians - especially those who are into sound production but have to do it at home - dream about DSI Tempest or Elektron Analogue Rytm the prices of which are honestly snappish. Then they have that painful comeback and face their reality and are not in the mood to check their account. And a bit later they experience that amusing enlightment: the Internet allows us to find appropriate (concerning price and quality/functionality) variants of analog drum machines and any possible synth. Some of these instruments will surely give way to more expensive units but there are those great alternatives you can opt for until you earn enough to splash out.

17 November 2016 analog drum synth Arturia DrumBrute becomes available! We’ve been waiting for it and finally can get another Arturia’s synthesizer which already seems as cute as a commercially successful MiniBrute – who knows, maybe it’s going to be one of the market leaders among mid-range drum machines. 17 available instruments, sequencer, multifilter, various patterns and a recording mode as well as the wide range of connectivity possibilities will give a beginner and a professional the chance to improve themselves revealing their potential – and the good part is that you won’t have to save up for it.