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...
The Moog Subharmonicon blends synthesis, sequencing, and polyrhythmic pattern generation. The Subharmonicon is a new semi-modular polyrhythmic analog synthesizer from Moog Music. It employs a six-tone sound...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Effect Rack Available Outside the Soundtoys 5 Bundle Soundtoys, Inc., a leading developer of professional DSP audio effects, has made the Soundtoys Effect Rack available for...
Could a reverb plug-in really capture the sound of a world-class recording studio? You bet it could. Sunset Sound Studio Reverb (SSSR) is a reverb plug-in...
Now that the Hydrasynth is becoming widely available, let’s find out what makes ASM’s flagship synthesizer unique. In September 2019, a new company called Ashun Sound...
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...
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...
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,...
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...