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...
Cloud backup company Backblaze publishes a definitive 5-year study We all use computers for making music, right? Well, the old wives’ tale about solid state drives...
Cheesy Moog albums take on a new life today, as Mark Jenkins enters a world of crazy, psychadelic, and sometimes funny electronic sounds In the course...
We know lots of electronic instruments built in China, but who knows much about Chinese artists? Mark Jenkins spoke to one with some highly unusual performance...
Artistic beauty is more than skin deep. But does it even require skin? [Editor’s note: This is a complicated and controversial subject, and we welcome your...
A different way of approaching your digital audio sequencing software and its plug-in processors There’s an interesting feature in the forthcoming CLAP open plug-in format: polyphonic...
Absolutely, but a lot of instruments that look backward are being released – and that’s a good thing, as Nick Batzdorf philosophizes. Don’t worry, innovation isn’t...
You hate it, you really hate it The results are in. We didn’t get a single yes to May’s cover question – “Subscription Software – Yes...
Ed Sheeran, Grimes, and an increasing number of others are using technology to replace the conventional band and present great performances entirely solo. Moonya is a...
A conversation with Emmy-awarded musician in advance of his latest album In addition to his greatest claim to fame – having contributed to Synth and Software...
He was a synth pioneer, “Krautrock” musician (former member of Tangerine Dream), and he released 60 albums… Header image: Klaus Schulze performing the Linz Steel Symphony,...
Pardon the expression Our 3D world is made up of width, height, depth, and also time. The fifth dimension has to do with possibilities, which sets...
Seriously? Are we really still having this debate in 2022?! You’ve viewing this page to see what kind of human would make such a ridiculous assertion....
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...
