The Fairlight While strictly not a synth in the conventional sense, the Fairlight CMI became something of a must-have in music production, from the mid 80s onwards.

Roland has announced that it new performance synth - the Jupiter-80 - is now shipping, offering a level of expressive acoustic instrument authenticity previously unavailable.

Korg's Gadget app for iOS has been providing access to and arsenal of synthesizer and drum machine sounds since 2014. With the latest update though, the company has added a new instrument that ...

Today, 80s synth-pop is still very much alive and acts like Men Without are still touring and still heavily played on the radio. How do you explain this incredible legacy?

This week on Transmission, Jake Rudh will spotlight the synthesizer by playing an hour of 80s synth-pop. It's definitely an ...

One of the greatest things about early ’80s cinema was the synth scores so many films had. Movies like The Terminator, and of course anything John Carpenter did, spring to mind. And with shows ...

The 80s was a strong decade for music, with diverse hits and classics that Synth Riders is exploring with its 80s Mixtape DLC.

Ghosthustler Resurrects '80s Synth Beats Rock 'n' roll is dead. It was crushed under the leathery $400 heel of a record exec as he blithely made his way out of a Los Angeles restaurant.

By The Associated Press Various Artists, “’80s Hits Stripped” (Sidewinder Music)There’s nowhere to hide on “’80s Hits Stripped,” which features acoustic versions of some of the most ...

Model 80 runs on PC and Mac in VST/AU/AAX formats. You can also use five of its modules separately in Softube’s Modular synth.