Mark Jenkins on creating those classic abstract synth sounds that can take the place of a drum fill Some of the earliest pure synthesizer music albums...
The original cost $4595 – for the 4-voice version, and this one has 16 Look up the OB-X on Wikipedia and you’ll see a ridiculously impressive...
Released today: a recreation of the Korg PS-3300, released in 1977, and less than 50 of them were made. And of course, we’re here with the...
The MIDI Association announces this year’s MIDI Innovation Awards live stream event taking place on 16 September 2023. Now in their third year, the awards are...
RIP to the Swedish electronic musician (>80 albums!), film director, artist, and author Ralph Lundsten has passed away at the age of 86. The Swedish composer,...
Mark Jenkins flies in all the way from London to attend Los Angeles’ busy post-covid (we hope!) music tech show Well, wouldn’t you know it. No...
It was released in 1982, the year before MIDI We’ve had a pre-release version of Elka-X in our studio for a couple of weeks, long enough...
Every synth is unique, but here are Mark Jenkins’ (and our) favorite general tips to make creating sounds easy and fun Early synthesists were often asked...
Mark Jenkins profiles a synth that continues to divide opinion after 20 years The title of this piece is intentionally contentious, because the distinctively blue-paneled OB12...
Because it’s not fair that only guitar and bass players can have onstage get-togethers. Mark Jenkins traces these popular strap-ons through the ages. Keytars – keyboards...
Mark Jenkins looks at a reimagining of the classic EMS VCS 3 or Synthi A, two of the first portable synthesizers made We’re looking at the...
Erica Synths is creating waves, from a perhaps unlikely location in Latvia. MARK JENKINS investigates some of the company’s greatest products… Latvia may seem an unlikely...
If you ever want to stir up controversy, just propose ranking the world’s top synthesists. Synth and Software founding editor Geary Yelton and I tried to...
Mark Jenkins profiles one of the labels actively keeping the classic electronic music scene alive France has always been a leading region for innovation in electronic...
The Alan R. Pearlman Foundation has announced the “ARP 2600 Synthposium”, a virtual event and fundraiser to be held on September 18th at 11 AM EST....