Dreadbox Murmux Adept review | MusicRadar [Video]

Dreadbox Murmux Adept: What is it?

Dreadbox’s Murmux synth has come in a variety of forms over the past decade. The original was one of the Greek brand’s first instruments, and since then it’s been revived in upgraded, often limited edition forms multiple times, as well as lending its core analogue components as the basis for a number of other Dreadbox products, like its Abyss polysynth. Clearly, Murmux is an instrument close to the company’s heart.

Upon plugging in and playing this latest incarnation, it’s not hard to see why. With its rich, morphable oscillators, smooth filters and analogue, BBD-powered effects, this eight-voice poly is an exceptionally classy-sounding synth. As one would hope, given a price point that puts it at the very top end of desktop synths.

The Murmux Adept edition is only available in desktop format, including neither a keyboard or sequencer, but boasting a neatly laid-out, knob-per-function interface. The instrument itself comes in …