Mark Jenkins looks at a reimagining of the classic EMS VCS 3 or Synthi A, two of the first portable synthesizers made We’re looking at the...
Erica Synths is creating waves, from a perhaps unlikely location in Latvia. MARK JENKINS investigates some of the company’s greatest products… Latvia may seem an unlikely...
Content Director Nick Batzdorf looks back at some of the more notable music tech trends and product introductions of the year. (What has he missed?) No...
Mark Jenkins profiles one of the labels actively keeping the classic electronic music scene alive France has always been a leading region for innovation in electronic...
Plans are becoming clearer for the German instrument manufacturer MFB following the sad death in June of founding engineer Manfred Fricke. Mark Jenkins reports. Now Fricke’s...
Have you wondered about the striking music in “Missions,” the French sci-fi TV series? Mark Jenkins did, and here’s what he found out. In fact, have...
Mark Jenkins sends all six voices of Arturia’s new flagship model into controlled oscillation in this in-depth video. Arturia’s Matrixbrute remains the most powerful and impressive-looking...
There’s death metal, there’s ambient music… but Napalm Death’s Shane Embury is creating ambient metal?! Mark Jenkins investigates this tale of chalk and cheese. Shane Embury...
Mike Oldfield’s instrumental rock epic launched Virgin Records and featured in “The Exorcist.” And now it’s back on stage – with a ballet. MARK JENKINS reports from...
Does a Steiner-Parker filter sound different from a Moog filter? What are the various filter types and designs anyway? MARK JENKINS investigates… Arturia’s new PolyBrute and...
Mark Jenkins sends all six voices of Arturia’s new flagship model into controlled oscillation Arturia’s Polybrute has become the flagship model for a manufacturer originally known...
Mark Jenkins on creating those classic abstract synth sounds that can take the place of a drum fill Some of the earliest pure synthesizer music albums...
Korg SQ-64 Poly Sequencer – the latest and most powerful in Korg’s long line of successful sequencer designs. And Mark Jenkins knows exactly how to push...
Korg’s compact reissue of the ‘90s classic packs a powerful punch. Mark Jenkins rides its waves on camera. Here’s the video version of our Wavestate review, one...
Korg’s compact reissue of the ’90s classic packs a powerful punch. Mark Jenkins rides its waves. The Wavestate is one of a pair of lightweight, compact...