Synthtopia
A long-running synthesizer and electronic-music news site covering hardware and software instruments,
gear announcements, and the wider synth scene. Source for the M-VAVE FM-1 here, and one of
the recurring press outlets this spoke draws on alongside Synth Anatomy and
Bedroom Producers Blog. Its coverage runs to announcement/press relay, which under the
tiering rule added to ../QUALITY.md on 2026-08-04 grades T3 — the maker’s specs and price passed
through a masthead. m-vave-fm-1 moved T2 → T3 in that pass. A hands-on or comparative piece from
the same outlet would still earn T2; the grade follows the page, not the publication.