The Basses are loaded, but Marty Cutler definitely wasn’t when he wrote this review If you’re anything like me – and I know I am –...
Modulation changes everything when you route control signals from sources to destinations. Original lesson from December 2019 Turning knobs by hand while a synthesizer is producing...
A new sample library collection of solo and ensemble woodwinds VSL’s goal for their latest orchestral instrument collection was to create agile and expressive legatos. So...
Applied Acoustics Systems releases the Analog Orchestra sound pack for the Ultra Analog VA-3 and AAS Player plug-ins in collaboration with sound designer Cipryan Bot. For...
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...
Synth and Software contributor Jerry Kovarsky provides his list of synth players that are unsurpassed at playing leads and solos. Originally published May, 2020 I challenged...
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...
If you ever want to stir up controversy, just propose ranking the world’s top synthesists. Synth and Software founding editor Geary Yelton and I tried to...
The new Vibrant Reeds library represents the latest addition to its ever-expanding orchestral range of sample libraries carefully captured in that same studio namesake. With its...
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...
Ashun Sound Machines (ASM) announces availability of Hydrasynth Deluxe and Hydrasynth Explorer as two new additions to its Hydrasynth keyboard and desktop Polyphonic Wave Morphing Synthesizer....
Sequential announced two major enhancements for their acclaimed Prophet-5 and Prophet-10 Rev 4 synthesizers. The first is a new OS that adds bi-timbral, stack and split capability...
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...
What would it sound like if you created a synth that combines sampling, physical modeling, and subtractive synthesis? Marty Cutler finds out. Digital Modeling has become...
KORG NAUTILUS Workstations now available… KORG announces the availability of its new NAUTILUS Workstation, delivering the power and performance of KORG’s flagship KRONOS in a streamlined...