Roland SYSTEM-8 synth is free to try in April – here’s why it’s a sound designer’s friend
Want that new synth feeling, but for free? That's the hybrid-vintage-modeled-new synth SYSTEM-8 this month from Roland - and we've...
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Polyend Medusa 4.0 and FM mode takes hybrid synth out with a bang
As Polyend's epic hit Tracker gains momentum, their gorgeous Medusa synth continues to mature - even as it reaches the...
Polyend Tracker Artist Editions are full musical releases, not just pretty faces [Gallery]
For all the accessibility of music tech, that relationship between artist and builder matters. So yeah, these Polyend Trackers are...
Endorphin.es go live-friendly with new sequencer, multiband processor
The crew in Spain have come up with devilishly clever new tools this week - the Ground Control sequencer and...
Inside MTS-ESP, the new tuning tool from Oddsound and Aphex Twin
In a year that is finally bringing tuning into music tech headlines, here's a tool from ODDSound and Richard James...
Pedals: The Musical, where pedals sing to you about their history, is an actual thing
The age of YouTube channels about stomp pedals now has its own... well, not quite Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat...
Watch this entertaining how-to on hacking Mutable’s Plaits for just intonation
It's like esoteric music tech bingo: Mutable Instruments Eurorack meets just intonation meets open source meets virtualization meets microprocessor programming...
Native Instruments and iZotope now sister companies, with backing from Francisco Partners
Make no mistake - music production is attracting investors. Just weeks after announcing it was acquiring a majority stake in...
Exploring Live 11’s new features with Push hardware
Who's up for chance modes? Scales? Polyphonic pressure? Exploring Live 11 on Push hardware means you can get away from...
Oberheim is back: a special reissue of a classic synth, and the name badge returns
You can't keep a Two Voice down. The 1975 classic saw a modern reissue by its original creator a few...
