Play realistic sounding strings in real time without using keyswitches Emulating a large ensembles with samples can work quite well, but switching articulations – that is,...
We won’t give away the prices, but… wait: these are all under $100?! Who doesn’t like a powerful but pocket-sized instrument? Korg and Roland both offer...
Released today: a recreation of the Korg PS-3300, released in 1977, and less than 50 of them were made. And of course, we’re here with the...
Two affordable digital pianos with really nice keyboards – one with graded hammer action I’ve been checking out a Williams Allegro as a possible synth controller...
Is this the silliest sample library (in a good way) ever? Being a reviewer for Synth and Software occasionally allows me to take a deep dive into some unique products. Soundiron’s...
It’s nonlinear and clip-based, comes with free loops, fx, and virtual instruments This is the first announcement we’ve heard from Avid since they were acquired by...
It crushes, it filters, it gates, and a lot more PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT We’ve all seen and heard Rob Papen’s unique synths over the years. Now he’s...
Everything terrible, horrible, no good about modular synthesis…and why I love it It’s hard to believe that it’s been over six months since I dove head...
It’s like additive synthesis but unique: two sample-based oscillators play up to eight pitches each, based on the harmonic series or tuned to half-steps Earlier this...
Eurorack synths normally produce one sound at a time, not up to eight Did it occur to you that Eurorack synths have never (according to OXI...
Recent gems from the London music scene – oh yes, they’re still performing While there are great new artists appearing all the time on the electronic...
Can you have your mandolin without having to tune, play, and record it live? The mandolin is one of the most overlooked strummed instruments. While I’ve...
Ultimate Polyphonic Power, the New Trigon-6 Desktop Module… Today, Sequential announced the desktop module of the powerhouse Trigon-6 polyphonic synthesizer, their modern take on a true-classic...
Free notation (and sounds) on all your computers and computer devices (phones, tablets…) Notion, the popular and solid notation program, became a product of PreSonus in...
Glide from one chord to the next using the pitch wheel In the overcrowded hustle of music software, it’s hard to find anything that’s really new....