If you want the predictability of an LFO with the pattern variations of random modulation, just add chaos. One challenge in music composition is finding the...
The heart of many synths is a wavetable oscillator, but what the heck are wavetables? Filling your mix with fresh, exciting sounds is what electronic music...
Catching up with classic and new releases from some of Germany’s finest electronic musicians. Since the earliest availability of electronic instruments, musicians in Germany have always...
Where did “the world’s most dangerous synth” begin, and where is it now? Fifty years ago, Herb Deutsch, Chris Swansen, and a handful of other dedicated...
It’s easy to put words in a virtual singer’s mouth with the Kontakt instrument Realivox Blue. Realivox Blue is a word- and phrase-based vocal sample library...
This pioneering Belgian synthesist has worked with Bowie, Dolby, Deep Forest, and Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider. When he bought an EMS VCS3 in 1970, Daniel Lacksman became...
Vocoding and vocal-synthesis effects are a snap with this innovative processing software. Waves OVox is a voice-controlled processor and resynthesis plug-in that also runs as a...
Tune in to Moogmentum in Place, an ongoing Facebook Live webcast of live music. Until the end of May, the nonprofit Bob Moog Foundation is hosting...
How closely does the Behringer K-2 sound and function the same as the classic Korg MS-20? The K-2 is yet another synthesizer in Behringer’s reproductions of...
Kraftwerk cofounder Florian Schneider died in April after a brief bout with cancer. You’ve likely heard that Florian Schneider, one of the founding members of Kraftwerk,...
Extend your keyboard’s capabilities with oscillator and effects plug-ins from Sinevibes. You’re likely aware of Korg’s prologue, minilogue XD, and NTS-1. You may even own one....
I was saddened to hear of the death on May 3rd of Dave Greenfield, founder member and keyboardist of The Stranglers. Greenfield was one of the...
How to use sequencers to create musical patterns My last few columns have discussed repetition in music and the patterns that result. Until now, those discussions...
About This Month’s Cover: Chris Meyer’s Modular Synth At Synth and Software, we feel most fortunate that Chris Meyer of Learning Modular writes our monthly “This Month’s Modular”...
Automate your modular system with step sequencers. Playing music with our hands, feet, and breath is a wonderful thing. Sometimes, though, you want to set up...
