Is there really any need to fork out for a hardware synth these days? We place a trio of hardware classics up against some ...

A 2026 blind listening test compared iconic vintage synthesizers with modern software emulations, revealing minimal sonic differences between them. The results challenge long-held beliefs that analog ...

We put five of today's most powerful, flexible and versatile synth plugins to the test to find out who comes out on top ...

The Hurdy-Gurdy continues to worm its way into pole position as the hacker’s instrument. How else could you explain a medieval wheel fiddle being turned into a synthesizer? Move over, keytar — [Rory ...

There’s more than meets the eye. -Watch video below- Northeast Portland resident Michael Felix has just launched a project called Velosynth, an “open-source bicycle interaction synthesizer.” Or, in ...

Playtime Engineering has introduced a new toy called the Blipblox Audio Exploration Module, a synthesizer designed to get kids hooked on electronic music. From the company’s description of the ...