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

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 ...

There's no shortage of ways for synthesizers to generate sounds. Generally they rely on one of two tried and true technologies -- analog or digital oscillators. Gamechanger Audio, however, went a ...

A blind listening test by MusicRadar comparing vintage hardware synthesizers with modern software emulations found minimal sonic differences, challenging the belief that analog gear inherently sounds ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The team at KORG aren't holding anything back this week at NAMM 2015. They've revealed multiple devices, including the KAOSS DJ – a USB DJ controller and audio interface, the kaossilator 2S – an ...

If you thought the hamster-powered MIDI controller was a little off, peep its strange nematode cousin: the worm synth. We don't have the first idea why, but Baltimore-based circuit geek Peter Blasser ...