Roland has been tearing it up lately with product introductions, today announcing cool new synths and grooveboxes that should be of special interest to Synth and Software...
I like magazines. I’ve always liked magazines. I first read about synthesizers in Time magazine, and I first read about MIDI in Polyphony. When I was in the...
About This Month’s Cover In 2017 I was fortunate enough to interview French synthesist Jean-Michel Jarre, who was about to embark on his first American tour...
A celebration of Moog synthesizers, the men who created them, and the musicians who play them. For three days in mid-August, dozens of synthusiasts gathered in...
Today the Bob Moog Foundation announces its fall raffle featuring a coveted, fully restored vintage Memorymoog Plus synthesizer, formerly owned, played, and signed by Dr. Fink...
Arturia has just announced their latest effects bundle, 3 Delays You Will Actually Use, and it’s now available for download. As the name suggests, it comprises...
Synthesist Marc Doty is passionate about a lot of things. One of them is getting his hands on a synthesizer, taking a deep dive into its...
If you were wealthy, what classic keyboards would you buy? A Fairlight CMI? Mellotron? Hammond B-3? What else? Now you can own the virtual keyboard studio...
In the mid-1970s, all the major synth manufacturers devoted substantial resources to developing some of the first polyphonic synthesizers. One of the most ambitious companies was...
Four years ago, I interviewed one of my longtime favorite musicians, Bay Area synthesist Robert Rich. He played for two nights in Asheville at a friend’s...
When I was a boy, I loved Jerry Lewis movies because he was goofier than any kid I’d ever met. One scene I’ve always remembered since...
I feel fortunate to have long been part of something that was, at one time, way ahead of its time. I’ve devoted a sizable chunk of...
Synth and Software investigates the Moogseum, a new museum dedicated to the life, work, and legacy of one of electronic music’s founding fathers. Bob Moog needs...