10 Amazing Synthesizers Under $500

11/05/2026

Gabe shares his favorite budget-friendly synths that you can gift to the music lover in your life, from hybrid analog/digital synths to samplers to drum machines. Stick around for the last one, it might surprise you.

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 00:33 Roland AIRA Compact S-1
  • 02:11 Waldorf Protein
  • 03:33 Dreadbox Typhon
  • 05:11 Teenage Engineering EP-40
  • 07:03 Arturia MicroFreak
  • 08:01 1010music nanobox fireball
  • 09:25 Korg NTS-1 mkII
  • 11:17 Korg Volca Keys
  • 12:39 Crate Audio BoomChick
  • 14:04 Stylophone Theremin
  • 15:16 Final Thoughts