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...
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...
Webinar beginning Wednesday, April 8: Learn to design and build your own modular system Synths & Software writer Chris Meyer of Learning Modular is hosting a series...
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...
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...
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...
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’re tackling Voltage Modular, this video can point you in the right direction. Looking to harness the power of audio with Voltage Modular, the soft...
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...
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...
Como hacer funcionar Reason Combinator en el modo que esperarías. Muchos músicos usan Reason satisfactoriamente como simple DAW, para grabar audio y pistas de sintetizador, añadiendo...