It's 909 day! Roland's TR-909 redefined what was possible for producers and made an impact on electronic music that can still be felt today. Suddi Raval reflects on its rich history.
Modal Electronics tells us their new 4-voice portable virtual-analogue synthesiser with MPE support is designed for creative music production in the studio and on-the-go.
teenage engineering is celebrating their 1st born synthesizer by launching a beat contest and a new anniversary website, filled with content never before seen, and a new shop with everything OP-1.
Leipzig v3, analog synthesiser from Analogue Solutions is here and brings that 70s-style, classic semi-modular, stereo sound loved by Trent Reznor, Vince Clarke and others from rack-mount to desktop.
News is just in from Behringer and its mother company Music Tribe, that all 1510 MS-1 synths have now been shipped or are being shipped and are already arriving at their charity destination.
Who said interesting objects should sit silently on shelves? Playtronica announces their newest device Orbita: a playful music device that lets you access creativity through sound and colors.
In synth world, it’s easy to spend lots of cash on hardware. But it’s not always the right way to go and here, Hollin Jones shows you some affordable but cool instruments…
We take a look at the rather nifty Asimov, 2-tier laptop and synthesizer stand from CremaCaffe. How interesting and helpful can a stand really be? We find out.
Gone are the days of oversized laptop stands, diverted bookends or rigid wooden constructions cluttering up the musical workspace. Your synths, music gear and studio spaces deserves better!
ADDAC System's take on granular synthesis includes longer buffer sizes, making unit versatile for 'accidental effects', subtle processing or complete transformation of incoming audio signals.
Behringer's quest to bring the most popular, iconic synthesizers from yesteryear into the modern age at budget prices and with affordable prices for everyone continues in a big way with the VCS 3.
The new free 3.0 update for Arturia's popular MicroFreak synthesizer adds new oscillator modes and plenty of punchy new sonic and workflow enhancements in collaboration with Noise Engineering.
From accurate, analog recreations to delightful digital machines and hybrid hardware units that push the sonic boundaries, 2020 has seen some excellent new hardware synths released.
Have you ever wondered how to generate rhythm on a patchable drum machine that has neither buttons, nor a programmable sequencer? Bastl have and turns out you gotta discover it!
Korg tells us that the opsix represents a new and expansive reimagination of classic digital synthesis. Find out more how opsix takes FM synthesis to new heights...
Version 2.2 of the firmware for Vector Synth adds more user preset slots, improves the Overtone Generators oversampling factor and the ADSR Orbiter Warp.
$199 USD and a capable analog Moog synthesizer seem like opposing concepts. But, with the Werkstatt-01 they are most definitely aligned, for a short time only.