Sound designer and EM editor-at-large Francis Preve announces Honoring Florian, a free download from Symplesound. Honoring Florian is a tribute to Kraftwerk’s cofounder Florian Schneider, who passed away last month at...
Mark Jenkins is a major contributors to Synth and Software, so he gets special dispensation when he releases an album That’s been our policy for… okay,...
Trip through some hi-tech classics with Mark Jenkins Electronic instruments appeared in pop music fairly early on – think Joe Meek’s “Telstar” and Gershon Kingsley’s “Popcorn,”...
We won’t give away the prices, but… wait: these are all under $100?! Who doesn’t like a powerful but pocket-sized instrument? Korg and Roland both offer...
Recent gems from the London music scene – oh yes, they’re still performing While there are great new artists appearing all the time on the electronic...
Nick Steed, keyboardist of the pioneering blues/rock band, talks to Mark Jenkins about their latest The history of British blues/rock band Colosseum goes back a long...
Mark Jenkins reports on some remarkable new books about electronic music While download reading is still popular, there are plenty of reasons to own a real...
Moog Music is again producing their famous classic synth 50+ years later Whether or not you know you know, you know the instrument. Moog Music is...
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...
Mark Jenkins investigates a groundbreaking but still mysterious style of music A lot of the pioneering work in using day’s music technology came from the area...
Mark Jenkins traces the history of pocket-size sound makers 180-pound six foot weighted keyboard controllers are still a going concern, but there’s also a trend toward...
It’s from Moog – the company – ergo it’s official Translating our highly provocative title into understandable English: the same $25 now gets you both the...
Mark Jenkins scopes out these mad scientist favorites, now synth studio must-haves You’ve seen them in countless sci-fi movies, you’ve puzzled over them in your local...
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...
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...