Jim Aikin has been using the original version. This one has more of everything that made it good. Yet another great synth from one of the...
Type in the chord progression of a song, choose a musical style from a long list of styles, and the program constructs the music for you....
It’s a physical modeling synth that sounds organic, but you don’t need to wear Birkenstocks with socks to read this in-depth review by Jim Aikin. Also,...
Jim Aikin takes a walkthrough and finds nothing pedantic about patching up your own semi-modular step sequencer, in this exclusive Synth and Software review. UPDATED WITH...
Reason is an indisputably great program. But is the latest upgrade a must-have or just a misnamed decimal point upgrade? Jim Aikin tells all – in...
Almost all the best synths in life aren’t free. But SURGE is, as Jim Aikin reports (in this article and in the “don’t miss” video and...
Jim Aikin reviews Cherry Audio’s 2021 software take on the famous Korg MS-20 synth. (Hint: don’t miss the videos!) 1978 was a big year in synthesizer...
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...
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...
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...
This month, we investigate how synth modules can make your music sound more human by harnessing random acts of chance. The use of random elements in...
Como hacer funcionar Reason Combinator en el modo que esperarías. Muchos músicos usan Reason satisfactoriamente como simple DAW, para grabar audio y pistas de sintetizador, añadiendo...
让Reason的组合器就如你期望的那样好用 Synth and Software contributors are industry insiders, authors, sound designers, studio pros, inventors, film and TV composers, music directors, video producers, and college educators—all with...
Make Reason’s Combinator work the way you’d expect it to. Many musicians are content to use Reason as a straight-up DAW, recording audio and synthesizer tracks,...
This month we go beyond the basics and dive into logic operations, variable step sequencing, and modular polyphony. Learning the basics of any technology is important,...