Polyend debuted the original Play multi-hyphenate groovebox to much acclaim, capturing one of modern music production’s most elusive goals by seamlessly melding the near-limitless potential of the virtual world with hands-on, performance-minded interfacing that boasted the flexibility and uncompromising power of standalone, DAW, and hybrid composition. Never content to settle, Polyend’s groovebox redux has entered the ring: the Play+ Standalone Synthesizer, Sampler, and MIDI Workstation. Don’t let its sleek, familiar interface fool you. Play+ retrieves all its predecessor’s laundry list of powerful sampling, sequencing, production, and synthesis tools, augmenting them alongside a suite of new features, resulting in a voltaic, multimode instrument that Sweetwater’s production pros agree is a worthy heir to the previous Play’s mantle. Boasting 16 stereo tracks, versatile 8-voice polyphonic synth engines, enhanced DAW integration, and nearly 6,000 sounds across synth presets and onboard samples, Play+ has been engineered to inspire and support countless styles of studio- and stage-performance potential. Did we mention it’s backward-compatible? Once you get your hands on this groovebox, you’ll want to Play+ your heart out.