Can a virtual warehouse full of instruments maintain quality along with quantity? Even the free version? SampleTank 4 is a 16-part multitimbral sound/groove workstation for the...
The price of classic synthesizers continues to rise. Which ones are worth their asking price? With few exceptions, almost everyone agrees on which vintage synths they...
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...
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...
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...
The MIDI Association presents “The Minimoog, the Synth that Changed the World.” Tune in to Midi.org to watch. Panelists include Michelle Moog Koussa and David Mash...
Company continues to expand the Reason platform, now available as an AAX audio plug-in, as well as functioning as a standalone digital audio workstation Reason Studios...
MicroPitch is the latest incarnation of an iconic effect originated by Eventide in the 1970s. Eventide has released its MicroPitch dual-voice pitch shifter plug-in for Mac...
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...
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...
Want to integrate your old-school MIDI instruments with Ableton Live? Here’s how. We’re in the midst of an incredible resurgence of modular, semi-modular, and desktop synths....