Joysticks are not only for gamers! They’ve been a popular and practical option for modulation and control in the world of electronic music since their very...
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...
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. The Wavestate is one of a pair of lightweight, compact...
Spitfire Audio adds CIMBALOM to ORIGINALS series of instant writing tools as a shimmering, spine-tingling tuned percussion plug-in. Spitfire Audio announces availability of CIMBALOM — an appropriately-named addition to its ongoing ORIGINALS series...
Synth and Software continues to cover new product releases from the ‘virtual’ NAMM 2021 convention, as well as other new products. Sequential Prophet 5 and 10...
Experimental Synth explorer Chris Stack breaks new ground by connecting the Subharmonicon and the Hydrasynth. Wikipedia defines the word vignette as “a short impressionistic scene that focuses on...
I didn’t set out to build my own MIDI sample player, but SparkFun made it so easy I couldn’t resist. The SparkFun Tsunami is a 3...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Compañías fabricantes de instrumentos musicales se reunieron en california para el NAMM 2020 y presentaron sus sintetizadores nuevos. Cada Enero, más de 100,000 músicos llegan al...