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...
Korg SQ-64 Poly Sequencer – the latest and most powerful in Korg’s long line of successful sequencer designs. And Mark Jenkins knows exactly how to push...
Korg’s compact reissue of the ‘90s classic packs a powerful punch. Mark Jenkins rides its waves on camera. Here’s the video version of our Wavestate review, one...
Korg’s compact reissue of the ’90s classic packs a powerful punch. Mark Jenkins rides its waves. The Wavestate is one of a pair of lightweight, compact...
Mark Jenkins checks out whether this intriguing new FM synth is a blast from the ’80s, or much more. The Korg opsix FM synth is one...
Synth and Software contributor Mark Jenkins provides some exciting page-flipping adventures to keep you off the streets and out of trouble. Under lockdown conditions there’s nothing...
Synth and Software contributor Mark Jenkins provides valuable advice for musicians working in a very restricted space. Although huge studio setups are still common, increasingly musicians...
There are wonderful musicians with massive synthesizer collections in New York, London, Paris, Berlin – but would you expect to find one in Argentina? Ernesto Romeo,...
Behringer’s love affair with classic synths now focuses on the Moog modular system. How does its sequencer shape up? R.A. Moog Co. introduced the 960 Sequential...
What does Arturia’s flagship controller/sequencer offer electronic musicians? Keystep Pro is a great unifier, controlling CV/gate modular systems as well as DIN MIDI and USB MIDI...
Catching up with classic and new releases from some of Germany’s finest electronic musicians. Since the earliest availability of electronic instruments, musicians in Germany have always...
How closely does the Behringer K-2 sound and function the same as the classic Korg MS-20? The K-2 is yet another synthesizer in Behringer’s reproductions of...
I was saddened to hear of the death on May 3rd of Dave Greenfield, founder member and keyboardist of The Stranglers. Greenfield was one of the...
Behringer revives another popular classic from the early 1980s, the Roland SH-101. The MS-1 is another recent reproduction of a vintage analog synthesizer design. That puts...
Behringer re-creates another vintage keyboard, this one pairing analog vocal and string ensemble sounds with a vocoder. The VC340 is one of the latest in Behringer’s...