Electromotive: The Story of ARP Instruments examines the rise and fall of a pioneering synthesizer company. Just after New Year’s Day, Synth and Software announced the forthcoming documentary about...
The 4ms SWN is more than a wavetable oscillator module; it’s also a powerful six-voice drone and generative music device. More powerful microcontrollers are having a...
Behringer re-creates another vintage keyboard, this one pairing analog vocal and string ensemble sounds with a vocoder. The VC340 is one of the latest in Behringer’s...
As music evolved, repetitions became patterns, and patterns became musical meters. Meters are time signatures. While tempo is how fast the music goes, meter is how the music goes fast. Together they...
PSP InfiniStrip comes with 22 processors and features zero latency. At this year’s NAMM Show in January, I got a sneak peak at one of PSPaudioware’s...
If you don’t have a thorough understanding of what FM synthesis is or how it works, start here. FM synthesis has always had a reputation as...
Opening image courtesy of yamahablackboxes.com Yamaha’s MCS2 MIDI Control Station could turn any MIDI keyboard into a master controller. Rewind to 1983: I am working at...
It’s a big day for one of the most innovative and tenacious synth designers in the world. Dave Smith, company founder and chief visionary at Sequential,...
About This Month’s Cover: Trevor Morris Our April cover story is an interview with film and television composer Trevor Morris. You may know his work from...
Power all kinds of music gear with USB. Welcome to the second episode of Bat Utility Belt, where I share quick profiles of my favorite music...
Hybrid scoring secrets and career advice from one of Hollywood’s leading composers, Trevor Morris. Trevor Morris has firmly established himself as one of the industry’s first-call media composers. Having cut his...
Three female electronic composers who made their mark in film scoring This month we pay homage to another trio of women who have made outstanding contributions...
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...
