181 Results for "synthesizers"

Best DAW Stock Synths: Which DAW should you buy for the best-sounding synthesizers?

What are the best DAW stock synths? We compare the top DAWs to find out.

Sounds and Presets: Exciting Patches and Samples for Arturia Pigments, Waldorf Microwave 1 and More

This week’s Sounds and Presets features a triple pack for Arturia Pigments and Analog Lab, patches for the Waldorf Microwave 1 and more.

Make Noise QMMG, Noise Engineering Dystorpia Pedal, Lost ARP 2500 Module & More: Synth Journal

In this week’s Synth Journal, it’s the return of Make Noise QMMG, Noise Engineering’s new guitar pedal and… Blade Runner on a DX7!

Synth Repair: How to fix vintage synthesizers and drum machines yourself

You can do quite a lot of vintage synth repairs by yourself. Find out how.

Buying Storage Units for Music Gear: Is it worth it?

Should you be buying storage units to get vintage guitars and synthesizers for cheap? We spoke to one of the top storage hunters to find out.

Aphex Twin Synthesizers: Selected Ambient Synths Volumes 1 & 2

Curious about the Aphex Twin synthesizers used on his two landmark ambient albums? You might be surprised how ordinary they are…

Stylophone Theremin Now Available: Raise your hands in the air!

Dubreq's unexpected Stylophone Theremin is now available to buy. Hands at the ready.

Best Synths For Kids: 5 Fun Instruments to Get the Child in Your Life Hooked on Synthesizers

Start the young ones in your life down the synthesis road with these five best synths for kids.

Waldorf Microwave Teaser, Analogue Solutions Sequencer, Speak & Spell Chaos and More: Synth Journal

Get yer synth news here! Hot, fresh synth news! Fancy a taste of a Waldorf Microwave? How about a new sequencer from Analogue Solutions?

Best VCS3 and Synthi Clones, Replicas and Inspirations

Get as close as possible to the real EMS thing with these best VCS3 and Synthi clones.

Axel Hartmann: An Interview with the Legendary Synth Designer

Synthesizer industrial design genius Axel Hartmann talks about the design process, finding inspiration and who he wishes he could design for. Hint: they’re Scandinavian…

Korg Collection 5 Gets 3 New Instruments Including ARP 2600

The ARP 2600 joins the synthesizer software suite Korg Collection 5. Other new entries include EP-1 and Vox Super Continental. Available now!

Synth Side Hustles: 5 Fun Ways to Make Money Off Your Gear

There are more ways to get paid than just by writing and releasing songs. Here are five synth side hustles to help you earn a little extra cash.

Melbourne Instruments Delia: The amazing hybrid is Now Available!

One of the standout synths of Superbooth24, Melbourne Instruments Delia is now available to buy!

Moog Labyrinth Is a West Coast Playground with 2 Generative Sequencers

The Moog Labyrinth is here and it’s a West Coast-inspired wonderland with a voltage-controlled wavefolder, state variable filter and dual generative sequencers.

Moog Muse Leak, Mad Kids Empire Seofon, AJH Synth RadioPhonic: Synth Journal

Legowelt accidentally reveals his Moog Muse, Sonic Seed releases the weird and wild Seofon, AJH Synth The RadioPhonic sound examples and more!

Italian Synthesizers: The Colorful History of 5 Italian Synth Giants

Quirky and characterful, Italian synthesizers provided a much-needed counterpoint to the instruments of America and Japan.

Round Robin: Crazy Cycling 4-Voice Synthesizer from Simon the Magpie

YouTuber Simon the Magpie’s new synth is the Round Robin, a cute desktop digital device with cycling voices, wild arpeggiator modes and a touch strip!

Waldorf Kyra Discontinued: The Last Ride of the Valkyrie

Waldorf has stopped the production run on its Kyra and Kyra SE VA synths. With the Waldorf Kyra discontinued, the story of the Exodus Valkyrie ends for good.

Moog Store Closing: “Y’all are doing this wrong”

Moog Music is shuttering its in-house shop. People are definitely not happy about the Moog Store closing.

Moby’s Serge Modular: The Wild Story of the ‘Belle of the Ball’

The time synthesist Drew Schlesinger sold a Serge Modular Series 79 to Moby - who later let it go for $15000 on Reverb.

Best Sounding Synths: 7+ Stellar Analog, Digital and Software Synths

Some synthesizers just sound better. Here are the seven best sounding synths currently on the market as chosen by the Gearnews editors.

GliGli Overcycler: Amazing Synth From Pro-800 Dev

GliGli Overcycler promises to be a 6-voice hybrid poly with digital oscillators and analog filters and VCAs. And it sounds incredible.

Moog One Discontinued?

Is the Moog One discontinued? Rumors abound that the godlike Moog poly has reached the end of its life cycle.