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5 of the best new semi-modular synths
Tempted to dip your toe into modular? These halfway houses are the best starting points out there
1 Squaver P1
A unique synth that can be controlled by incoming audio. Marrying the usability of a guitar pedal with the expressiveness of a semi-modular synth, it has foot switches and a knob for blending external audio with its analogue synth.
£397, buy here.
2 Arturia MiniBrute 2
The fact that Arturia chose to add a patch bay to the latest version of their MiniBrute speaks volumes about modular’s exploding popularity. There are 48 Eurorack-compatible patch points, plus two oscillators, waveform, a Steiner Parker filter, two LFOs and loads more.
£575, buy here.
