Electronics meets viola – a remarkable duo makes waves with ambient music Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer met in Chicago, where they were both taking...
Not emulations, but rather unique sounds with their own quirks It’s been said: “You can’t have everything; where would you put it?” The folks at UVI...
A new release for a high-soaring synth My first reaction, on launching UVI Falcon for the first time, was, “Yikes! This is the Photoshop of synthesizers!”...
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...
The original cost $4595 – for the 4-voice version, and this one has 16 Look up the OB-X on Wikipedia and you’ll see a ridiculously impressive...
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...
A look at the latest world prices for classic instruments Prices for electronic instruments – particularly classic analog synths – seem to have gone crazy over...
Mark Jenkins meets a modular and (maybe) techno-pop innovator Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is one of the new generation of modular synth musicians. She lives in Los...
Akhnaten is a major modern opera by the famous minimalist composer Philip Glass is hailed as the leading figure in the minimalist music movement, developing the...
A conversation with Kays Al-Atrakchi, with some great quotable lines Michael Boomer has been repairing vintage synths at his Los Angeles-based LA Synth Co. for the...
Mark Jenkins reports on some remarkable new books about electronic music While download reading is still popular, there are plenty of reasons to own a real...
Can $600 really buy you a synth that sounds at least as good and can do more than the original Prophet 600?! Mark Jenkins says… Behringer’s...
Mark Jenkins flies in all the way from London to attend Los Angeles’ busy post-covid (we hope!) music tech show Well, wouldn’t you know it. No...
A great time was had by all at the Burbank, CA synth show last week, and here are the receipts UPDATE: Synth and Software contributor Mark...
Paying homage to the great vintage string synthesizers of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, EastWest’s String Machine virtual instrument brings the past into the future. Produced...