TC Electronic first offered the power of mastering music at home 25 years ago with the original Finalizer hardware unit. Now the company introduces a brand-new...
Our resident experimental synthesist, Chris Stack, investigates a popular synthesizer’s control-voltage connectivity. I recently bought a Korg Minilogue XD and was pleasantly surprised to discover just...
Roland is showcasing its legendary TR-808 as part of 808 Day, the global music community’s annual salute to the world-famous drum machine. Dive into the 808’s...
Update is free to all current owners and subscribers and includes new features, new graphics, and new presets. These new changes will give you some new...
You think you’re writing music…but what are you really doing? You switch on your synth, boot your laptop, and then search for some fresh sounds or...
Synthesist Marc Doty is passionate about a lot of things. One of them is getting his hands on a synthesizer, taking a deep dive into its...
Synth and Software contactó al innovativo diseñador de instrumentos Roger Linn para examinar alternativas de Expresión Polifónica MIDI. La mayoría de la música electrónica es ejecutada en...
If you were wealthy, what classic keyboards would you buy? A Fairlight CMI? Mellotron? Hammond B-3? What else? Now you can own the virtual keyboard studio...
Synth and Software reached out to groundbreaking instrument designer Roger Linn to survey alternatives for MIDI Polyphonic Expression. Most electronic music is played on a MIDI...
Qu-bit Electronix Chord v2 requires only half the rack width of its predecessor, yet it packs many more features behind its panel. It costs less, too.
In the mid-1970s, all the major synth manufacturers devoted substantial resources to developing some of the first polyphonic synthesizers. One of the most ambitious companies was...
Four years ago, I interviewed one of my longtime favorite musicians, Bay Area synthesist Robert Rich. He played for two nights in Asheville at a friend’s...
When I was a boy, I loved Jerry Lewis movies because he was goofier than any kid I’d ever met. One scene I’ve always remembered since...
By Guest Contributors Kim Bjørn and Chris Meyer – Geary Yelton: The excellent book Patch & Tweak is one of the most complete sources of information about...
I feel fortunate to have long been part of something that was, at one time, way ahead of its time. I’ve devoted a sizable chunk of...
