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From the Linn LM-1 to the Roland JD-800
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From the Linn LM-1 to the Roland JD-800
As the star rides high again with Padam Padam, we look back at the writing and recording of one of her biggest hits
We kick off our weekly peek into our readers' home studios with Yann Le Vot's absolute beast of a set-up...
It all took place on a children’s TV show in the early ‘80s as a robot called Metal Mickey looked on
As Hopkins' 2013 release Immunity turns 10, the electronic artist opens up about the album's writing process
The master of MIDI controllers gets his teeth into a 25-year-old Roland-cloning classic
Increased storage, but the same amount of RAM as its predecessor, and still no built-in battery
New instruments appear to be inspired by the DFAM and Subharmonicon
Our expert guide to the best MIDI keyboards of all sizes and budgets to integrate with your home studio
Get your fifths and ninths in order as we explore one of the most identifiable pad sounds around
Get to know the CV/Gate system, the pre-MIDI method that synths, sequencers and music tech gear uses to communicate
We bolster our guide to 15 essential synth sounds with one of the most useful patches in any synthesist's arsenal: synth strings
We’ve all heard white noise sweeps with their cutoff frequencies steadily climbing. In this tutorial, we look at a more original take
A staple of dance music, these short, punchy bursts of sound can provide harmonic and percussive drive in one go
Create evolving sonic atmospheres using Logic's Alchemy soft synth
A classic analogue bass patch makes a great jumping-off point for pretty much any monosynth
Making your own kick has many benefits, and is simpler than you’d think
Next up in our guide to 15 synth patches every producer should know, we take on a defining sound in '90s house music
Will the pro version of this popular multi-tasking module make us break a sweat?
Korg’s Entry-Level Workstation Keyboard, but with no speakers, who is it really for?
Cherry Audio’s latest softsynth arrives from the orbit of Mercury, with vintage stimulus from one of the biggest gas giants of them all
Ableton’s controller goes fully MPE and throws off the shackles of Live itself. Let's see how far we can Push it…
Is it a piano, a synth, an arranger or something else? We meet the Roland keyboard that wants to do it all
Tone2’s Rayblaster celebrates its 10th birthday but has been radically overhauled behind the UI. Time to reappraise this blast from the past
What’s that coming over the hill? It’s the latest incarnation of the Moog Model D from soft-synth pioneer GForce Software…
Could Korg’s entry-level Entertainer Keyboard be your perfect backing band?
Akai's flagship MPC gets a refresh, but it's about more than just the retro grey paint job
Small but mighty, this controller delivers a ton of functionality and value. We take the DMK-25 for a spin