Envelope following to control MIDI parameters, Audio & MIDI streaming to/from a DAW, and more. Gig Performer is a dedicated...
The colors of magic Pigments are what give paint its many colors, so Pigments is a fitting name for a synthesizer that aims to give musicians...
When is a DAW like a box of chocolates? If you’re like most Synth & Software readers, you probably create your music in a DAW. There...
C’mon guys, stop breaking our computers every year! Apple released Sonoma, their latest macOS version, in September 2023. It’s now five months later, and some music...
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,”...
It’s 2-operator FM – with machine learning to turn your samples into programs Sometimes, though not as often as manufacturers would like you to think, a...
It’s like additive synthesis but unique: two sample-based oscillators play up to eight pitches each, based on the harmonic series or tuned to half-steps Earlier this...
It does virtual analog, granular synthesis, wavetable synthesis, sample playback, and FM. We’re truly living in a Golden Age of synthesis. Every year more developers step...
Yes, a $3000 monitoring system will bring true happiness to your life “Which speakers should I buy” is powerful clickbait on Internet forums. It invariably attracts...
Mark Jenkins gets his freak on – and his hands on this compact instrument Arturia’s new MiniFreak is more than an expanded version of the French...
It happened April 13 – 15 at the Anaheim Convention Center For decades the entire music industry has convened at the NAMM Show to see what...
The chronicles of a new Eurorack setup The very first challenge when building a Eurorack modular set up is choosing a case. After all a Eurorack...
Synth and Software contributors sound off on their choices We asked several of our top contributors to write a couple of paragraphs about why they use...
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...
