Performed on sampled piano, two Buchla synths, and a Buchla tactile surface, his new music couldn’t be timelier. You may know him as the synthesist who...
Although the Crave is Behringer’s least expensive all-in-one synth module, it has a personality all its own. Behringer is enjoying great success issuing reproductions of well-known...
Gerry Bassermann’s “Composer’s Forum” series features his unique insights on composition. Forums were part of my musical training, and those experiences have stayed with me and...
Armed with synthesizers, effects, and her own voice, Ciani breathed life into a science-fiction world of imagination. In 1979, coin-operated arcade game maker Bally Manufacturing approached...
Learning about synthesizers doesn’t have to be a struggle… Those of us who have worked with them for years can breeze past the basics without stopping....
This month, we investigate how synth modules can make your music sound more human by harnessing random acts of chance. The use of random elements in...
If you love the sound of pedal steel guitar, read about this sample library for Kontakt and Kontakt Player. Pedal steel guitar may be one of...
Advanced dynamics and harmonics processing comes to Eurorack. When the company behind the cult-favorite Mög four-band distortion pedal and module releases a module called Shape, you...
没有比Teenage Engineering 170更小的模块化合成器了 Synth and Software contributors are industry insiders, authors, sound designers, studio pros, inventors, film and TV composers, music directors, video producers, and college...
For the smallest modular synth you can find, look no further than the Teenage Engineering 170. Founded in Stockholm in 2005, Teenage Engineering (TE) is best...
This month, we pay homage to another trio of women who have made outstanding contributions to electronic music. In last month’s article we focused on three...
Drumatic Creator is a virtual instrument sample library designed to feature Bass, Tom, and Snare Drums in a new, larger and more flexible way. Bass. Toms. Snares....
Any DAW can record MIDI polyphonic expressive instruments if you know how to set up your tracks. As a relatively new toolbox for electronic musicians, support...
Go beyond simple repetition and explore new musical territory by composing patterns. Last month, I contemplated the concept of repetition in music. That made me hear...
We review Korg’s new NTS-1, a compact synth and effects processor you can assemble and customize to make your own. When Korg released its bestselling Prologue...