Traveler takes you on an hour-long Korg retrospective full of synth sounds
Alex Ball has a new documentary out covering 60 years of Korg instruments – complete with loads of synth demos...
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Thomas Dolby’s 1989 explanation of synthesis with the Muppets and a fly in a box is pretty ingenious
Thomas Dolby on Jim Henson's little-known The Ghost of Faffner Hall manages an explanation of synthesis basics that is surprisingly...
razzmatazz, latest tiny groovebox from 1010music, combines FM and sampling – in pink
This one looks irresistible - a mini drum box with both FM synthesis and sampling. Mett the $399 nanobox |...
BOSS DS-1W is the first solid-state distortion pedal update in decades
BOSS' signature DS-1 from 1978 is still in production today. But for the first time in decades, it's got a...
Elektron’s Song Mode is already making ambient music to chill out to; OS updates at a glance
Elektron's Song Mode for Digitakt, Syntakt, and Digitone chains together patterns beyond the 64-step limit - and there's some beautiful...
KORG SQ-64 poly sequencer now on $199.99 Reverb fire sale in USA only
KORG is again moving a big volume of gear through Reverb.com on a steep discount, with the SQ-64 polyphonic sequencer...
After Later’s modules impress: a complex oscillator line, new takes on Mutable Instruments
Module makers Lenny and Clarissa are making a name for their After Later Audio line. Up for fall: all the...
Befaco’s new Pony wavefolding oscillator module: funky modulations, rich timbres
The modular world this month pivots to Befaco's hometown Barcelona, and they were ready to host the home game. Pony...
Knot makes USB host pocket-sized, now on preorder
The need for USB host is simple - ditch the computer but connect all those handy USB MIDI controllers to...
Korg drumlogue has it all: analog, samples, digital synth, SDK
Korg's drumlogue was long expected, but now that it's here, it looks like one of the most capable boxes from...
