Experimental Synth explorer Chris Stack breaks new ground by connecting the Subharmonicon and the Hydrasynth. Wikipedia defines the word vignette as “a short impressionistic scene that focuses on...
You can take it with you…and jam along the way. I’m a big fan of little synths. They’re easy to play anywhere, from picnics to planes, and each...
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...
Want to create more interesting modular patches? Add more modulation sources such as the DivKid/Instruō øchd and DivKid/SSF RND STEP. Ben “DivKid” Wilson is one of...
UVI delivers a huge library of samples to keep any keyboard player occupied for years to come. For the last two decades, the French company UVI...
Does Melodyne 5 really let you edit audio as easily as you edit MIDI? Although the word auto-tune has become a verb thanks to Antares’s namesake software, the...
A classic Canadian soft synth doubles your pleasure and ramps up the fun. One great advantage of virtual instruments is their tremendous potential for radical revision...
Want to design a radical new instrument and then bring it to life? How do you teach electronic instrument design? According to me (and I’ve been...
I didn’t set out to build my own MIDI sample player, but SparkFun made it so easy I couldn’t resist. The SparkFun Tsunami is a 3...
Three female composers who shattered norms and made their mark in history In April we took a look at three female composers of electronic film scores:...
Does EZbass deliver on the promise of a virtual bass player? Toontrack EZbass aims to put a virtual bass player in your DAW, continuing to round...
How to work faster and get more done with less effort in Logic Pro X The newest version of Apple’s Logic Pro X delivers plenty of...
The E520 is a very different take on Eurorack modular effects processors. Unlike the Synthesis Technology E520, most Eurorack effects modules are based on either of...
Read this if you’re wondering how MIDI 2.0 will change how you work and play music. It’s been over 35 years since the MIDI Specification was...
PSP’s new channel-strip plug-in not only does it all, it does it well. I’ve been a fan of PSP plug-ins for quite a while now. Years...