THE ALTERNATIVES

Moog Mother-32 £550

The first tabletop semi-modular synthesiser from the legendary Moog stable has a simpler architecture than the Neutron, but includes a step sequencer moogmusic.com

Arturia MiniBrute 2 £529

This latest update to the MiniBrute adds (among other things) a second VCO and 48 point patchbay to the mix turning it into a semi-modular powerhouse arturia.com

Plankton Electronics Ants! €588

This alluringlynamed synth has more than 50 patch points spread across its front panel, which acts to make it a little more intuitive than having a single patchable matrix planktonelectronics.com