Latest articles by Scot Solida
Inventive and inspiring, but doomed to fail. These are the often-innovative electronic instruments never received the love they deserved
Like it or not, these are the patches we all remember…
We take a backwards glance at the groundbreaking music technology products that never quite made it
Meet the machines that defined a decade
Especially for Synth Week 2022. We make our pick of the 10 most influential electronic instruments in history
Just what are the greatest players' most amazing moments? We dive in to select 12 of the best
The pre-DAW studio was full of perils the likes of which the modern producer will only ever suffer by choice
We've compiled a brief and incomplete list of minor sacrifices that have been made along the way to the artistic freedoms we enjoy today
Your votes have been counted, so who came out on top?
From the mic to the MP3, we countdown the biggest tech breakthroughs of all time
Korg has, at last, tackled the venerable ARP 2600. Let’s see if it can live up to the legend!
Plus, the history and impact of the original analogue TR-808 and 909 beatboxes
The familiar Roland ROMpler refined to near-perfection, the JV-1080 was top o' the line in 1994, and still packs a powerful punch
Moog delivers a relatively cheap 'n' cheerful semi-modular analogue synthesizer with something for everyone
Roland's follow-up to the mighty TR-808 would end up being a genre-defining icon, but it was under-appreciated until it was long gone
We're here to celebrate the early innovators and risk-takers and the groundbreaking, game-changing samplers they created - instruments that shape the way we make music even to this day
20 great apps for Windows, OS X and Linux
Featuring The Human League, Hall & Oates, Genesis and more
Let's check out some of the artists and tunes who turned the OB synths into icons.
Here's why you should consider the latest version of Cakewalk's DAW
Cubase 6.5 was a point update that seemed more like a full-blown upgrade; now version 7 brings fresh vitality to the grand old dame of music production software
Korg has recreated another of its classic synths for the tablet generation, and a slew of additional features have come along for the ride
