Where would we be without Acid House? Have you considered there could be a connection between it and Indian ragas? Pioneer, Charanjit Singh did as far back as 1982. Today he has passed away.
It's no secret that owners of Arturia hardware synths like the MiniBrute and MicroBrute LOVE their synths. So, Arturia have created a video with pro artists giving their personal testimonials.
G.W. Childs has been playing hardware synths for longer than he'll care to mention. But, on the plus side he's used some incredibly beautiful vintage synths. Here's 12 of his favorites.
Can you ever have too many buttons? This spoof documentary sketch from TV show Kollektivet demonstrates what can go wrong when you have too many buttons and no idea what they all do.
The recent Arp Odyssey re-issue from Korg has received plenty of attention online and at trade shows. In this video Tatsuya Takahasi reveals the process in bringing this legendary synth back to life.
Yamaha have a new synth and we've been told by our friends inside the company, is a very big deal. Yamaha reface will be unveiled on 7th July. In the meantime, check out the teaser video below.
Hot shot music tech developers Teenage Engineering (of OP-1 & Pocket Operator fame) performed live @Symposium Stockholm on June 11th in Stockholm, Sweden. You've never seen them like this before.
To commemorate the discontinuation of the Moog Voyager Rack Mount edition synth, Moog has Released Robert Rich's EP. You can still get this iconic analog synth before stock goes...
Dan Taman showed us the almost available new JD-XA synthesizer. It's coming out end of July 2015 and Dan was more than happy to showcase its capabilities.
A sweet price cut on the Korg MS-20 Mini monophonic analog synth makes it more affordable, but still as desirable. Find out all the details and remind yourself why you want one with this video.
With the Sequential Prophet 6 ready to ship, we can now reveal that Steve H, publisher at AskVideo & Jordan Rudess, Dream Theater, are responsible for programming presets on this new DSI synthesizer.
When you're sitting in session after session watching guitarists mic up their amps you pick up a few tricks! Now imagine applying those micing techniques to your synths... G.W. shows you how.
To commemorate Bob Moog's 81st birthday MOTU have released the Bob Moog Foundation Encore Soundbank as a UVI sound bank and created with Moog Modulars, Minimoogs, Buchlas and many more synths.
Electronic music pioneer Giorgio Moroder has joined forces with Novation to release a limited edition synthesiser, the MoroderNova. Just 500 are being made so grab one now...
A sibling of the Jupiter 4, Roland tell us the new ProMars PLUG-OUT synth is a perfect reproduction of the vintage version with Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology and an advanced arpeggiator.
Your Korg volca keys can easily make short techno stabs and blippy synth sounds, but it can do more too. G. W. Childs demonstrates how to create pads and strings using this powerful hardware synth.
TONE2 tell us the latest version their analog emulation soft synth, Saurus2, has true analog sound with state of the art features without being a CPU hog! Find out more below in their press release.
German born, London based electronic musician & producer, Ulrich Schnauss, is known for this work with Tangerine Dream, My Bloody Valentine & Slowdive. Here he showcases his synth collection on video.
What exactly is the Modal 001 synth? How different from the 002 is this analog, digital hybrid? What will it sound like? We sought to find answers to these questions at MusikMesse 2015.
It's official. The Roland AIRA System-1 has a brother: System-1m. Yup, it's semi-modular and can be used as a Eurorack module, tabletop synth or 19" rack mount unit! Watch this demo video of it here.
The MODAL (formerly known as Modulus) 002 analog synth now has a new, smaller sibling. The 001 is an analogue, digital hybrid synth with two discreet voices and a lower price point than the 002.