The greatest synth presets ever (and the tracks that use them) By Scot Solida published 28 May 22 Who doesn't love a great preset? It seems that even some of the biggest tracks can't resist leaning on something somebody else supplied
12 synths that should have been classics, but weren’t By Scot Solida last updated 29 June 22 Inventive and inspiring, but doomed to fail. These are the often-innovative electronic instruments never received the love they deserved
The 10 most important synths and drum machines of the '80s By Scot Solida last updated 29 June 22 Meet the machines that defined a decade
The 10 greatest synthesizers of all time By Scot Solida last updated 26 May 22 Especially for Synth Week 2022. We make our pick of the 10 most influential electronic instruments in history
The 12 greatest synth solos of all time By Scot Solida published 22 May 22 Just what are the greatest players' most amazing moments? We dive in to select 12 of the best
10 annoying things we don't miss about old recording studios By Scot Solida published 17 March 22 Tangled cables, unwanted noise, tuning problems and more
10 things we miss about old-school music production By Scot Solida published 8 March 22 Some things were better back in the day...
15 'groundbreaking' music technology products that could have been classics but weren’t By Scot Solida published 25 December 20 Best of 2020: The innovative MIDI controllers, synths, samplers and audio interfaces that time forgot
The 30 greatest synth players of all time: keyboard wizards, programming gurus and sound design legends By Scot Solida last updated 30 October 20 Your votes have been counted, so who came out on top?
The 21 most important products and innovations in music technology history By Scot Solida published 26 June 20 From the mic to the MP3, we countdown the biggest tech breakthroughs of all time
Korg ARP 2600 FS review By Scot Solida last updated 10 January 20 $3899 Korg has, at last, tackled the venerable ARP 2600. Let’s see if it can live up to the legend!
TR-08 vs TR-09: how do Roland’s new breed of digital drum machines stack up? By Scot Solida published 8 August 19 Plus, the history and impact of the original analogue TR-808 and 909 beatboxes
Blast from the past: Roland JV-1080 By Scot Solida published 10 October 18 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 Grandmother review By Scot Solida last updated 27 July 21 £879.00 $899.00 Moog delivers a relatively cheap 'n' cheerful semi-modular analogue synthesizer with something for everyone
Blast from the past: Roland TR-909 By Scot Solida published 17 July 18 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
20 hardware samplers that changed music production forever By Scot Solida published 17 July 17 From the Fairlight to the Octatrack, the machines that opened, blew and melted our minds
Moog Model 15 App review By Scot Solida published 17 June 16 £22.99 Moog redefines modular synth with a powerful app
20 great free and open source music making programs By Scot Solida published 26 December 15 Updated for 2015, we go beyond freeware with these great open applications
Synth icons: Linn Electronics Inc LM-1 Drum Computer By Scot Solida published 25 April 14 Featuring The Human League, Hall & Oates, Genesis and more
Synth icons: Oberheim OB series By Scot Solida last updated 3 December 19 Not one, but three closely-related synths helped to shape the Oberheim legend
Cakewalk Sonar X3: 10 reasons to upgrade By Scot Solida published 18 October 13 Here's why you should consider the latest version of Cakewalk's DAW
HANDS-ON: Steinberg Cubase 7 By Scot Solida published 12 December 12 Has the classic DAW still got a cutting edge? Find out in our first-look review
FIRST LOOK: Korg iPolysix for iPad By Scot Solida published 28 November 12 Does this synth emulation/music production environment deliver?
10 classic Jon Lord keyboard performances By Scot Solida published 19 July 12 This is why he's revered
Moog Animoog review: is this iPad synth worthy of the Moog name? By Scot Solida published 18 October 11
