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

Before digging into the software side of things, let’s talk hardware. The Fireball and Lemondrop are just palette-swapped versions of each other: one a rich red, the other a yellow that might be ...

As you might expect, the side of the guitar's body is a little different to other offsets. To the top are USB and DC power ports (the synth circuitry can be powered from a wall outlet via an optional ...

This is the history of Native Instruments’ massively influential wavetable instrument, from development and release to its ...

Synth wizards Critter & Guitari have launched a successor to the company's first product – the Pocket Piano – in the shape of a portable music box called the 201, which sports six sound engines, a ...

Musicians haven’t traditionally had a lot of tools on mobile. Phones are small, and music creation is complex. Sometimes, the UI doesn’t work. However, people can create all kinds of neat noises with ...

Guitar synthesis has evolved from a complex, pickup-dependent technology to an accessible tool that any guitarist can use to expand their sonic palette. Today’s synth pedals eliminate the barriers ...

Introducing the Solar 42 Cinematic Ambient Drone Synthesizer, a innovative instrument carefully designed by Arseny, a Ukrainian musical innovator currently based in Latvia. This state-of-the-art ...

Who doesn’t love the synthesizer? Once considered the newest, hippest piece of tech to enter the world of music, this electronic musical instrument has evolved and changed quite a bit through the ...

'80s Week: After Hollywood’s years of experimenting with electronic music, a new invention changed the sound of cinema. When Alfred Hitchcock fired the composer behind “Vertigo” and “Psycho” over ...