How to shape your sounds with envelope generators. Every synthesizer, even the most primitive, has at least one envelope generator....
A vintage English monosynth is reborn in Behringer’s Wasp Deluxe. The Wasp Deluxe is the latest in Behringer’s family of classic synthesizer tributes. This growing product...
Does Behringer’s tribute edition measure up to one of the great monosynths of the 1980s, the Sequential Circuits Pro-One? Initial skepticism about Behringer’s plans to bring...
With vacuum-tube oscillators, motion sequencing, and more, the Volca Nubass is an analog minisynth with a fresh take on the classic TB-303 acid-bass machine. Photo Above:...
Make your synth talk with subtractive synthesis and ring modulation. Recently I discovered it’s easy to make surprisingly realistic vocal sounds, called phonemes, using any subtractive...
Does Novation’s flagship polysynth live up to expectations? The Summit is the newest synthesizer from Novation, a company that’s by far the most prolific synth manufacturer...
It’s been 37 years since Moog Music introduced a truly polyphonic synthesizer. Was it worth the wait? The One represents Moog’s return to polyphonic synth design...
Better. Stronger and Faster than its predecessor, the Synthotron I Featuring Dual analog synth oscillators, each with its own level, decay and octave switching. The Synthotron II...
When it was launched in 1981, this legendary polysynth was Roland’s flagship synthesizer. Renowned for its lush and versatile sound, classic architecture, and easy-to-grasp layout, many...
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...
