We all lust after shiny new gear from time to time, but is it always a good idea? Shane Berry has some advice on when to leap, and when to only look.
Sequencing hardware from a hardware MIDI sequencer is as old skool as it gets. Here are some of the best options on the market right now.
Don't be daunted by this powerful synthesizer. Thavius Beck is here to show you how to work with kits quickly and easily - plus a whole lot more!
Roland's affordable and ultra-portable Boutique JX-03 is endless fun. Watch Rishabh Rajan's quick overview to learn your way around its controls.
The Fusion Drone system sounds incredible and at its heart is the powerful Fusion VCO synthesizer module. We took it for a test drive'¦
Korg are close to revealing a new synth app for iPad and iPhone, the iWavestation. Having just recently ODYSSEi, the Arp Odyssey iOS app, Korg have turned their attention to the popular Wavestation.
We broke the news about the exciting and cute new self-assembly, portable, affordable, monophonic CRAFTsynth synthesizer from Modal Electronics on Friday. Now you can hear it in action.
In this final article in our mini series on the essentials of subtractive / analog synthesis, Peter Schwartz explores the principles of modulation.
The new synth module from Eowave brings their desktop monophonic synthesizer, Domino, to the world of eurorack. Domino is ideally suited for instant basslines and acid leads. Watch it in action here.
With a price of just £79, the new Modal Electronics CraftSynth has impressive spec, and apparently makes it very easy to assemble without soldering or specialist knowledge. Here's all the details.
A synth with over 100 patch ports is a cool enough concept, but imagine if you could also use it on the beach, or the bus. The future is here, and it's called bitRanger'¦
Does the world need another analog modular syntheszier? According to Abused Electronics we do! We need a smaller, less pricey, larg sounding modular synthesizer that is accessible for everyone.
If you've been imagining a Eurorack sampler module that had a convenient touch screen interface so you could trigger unto 16 samples simultaneously, then the BitBox plans to satisfy your desires.
The DeepMind 12 polyphonic analog synthesizer caused much debate when it was announced by Behringer. Now a desktop prototype has been revealed... but would this make your synth shopping list?
Ian Jorgensen from SynthStrom Audibe contacted us to let us know about the new video walk-throughs for their much anticipated Deluge synthesizer, sequencer and sampler.