The 10 greatest synthesizers of all time: the machines that changed music
We salute the most influential electronic instruments in history
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Korg’s Poly-800, a classic ‘80s polysynth, has been emulated in a free VST/AU plugin
Full Bucket Music brings you the CPU-friendly Fury-800
Behringer takes a deeper dive into its new MonoPoly synth with a demo song and feature overview
Still no price or release date, though
Arturia’s Oberheim OB-Xa plugin synth emulation might make you Jump for joy
‘80s polysynth favoured by Van Halen, Prince and more comes to your DAW
Can EZbass do for your basslines what EZdrummer did for your beats?
Toontrack releases its long-awaited software
Best keyboards for beginners and kids 2020: top beginner keyboards to get you playing today
Everything you need to find the right entry-level keyboard for you or your child
Drake’s exclusive new Bösendorfer piano is the real star of the Toosie Slide video
Takashi Murakami-designed instrument boasts recording and playback technology
Behringer’s MonoPoly synthesizer picks up where Korg’s ‘80s original left off
4-oscillator analogue instrument was one of Vince Clarke’s favourites
Roland’s Zenology plugin brings its “most advanced sound engine ever” to your DAW, and promises seamless compatibility between software and hardware
Plus, a free version and changes to the way that you pay for Roland Cloud
Me in my studio - Seeb: "This is going to be a very synth-focused gear article"
“We don’t always use analogue synths - in fact it’s more of a mix between VST instruments and analogue synths - but this time we wanted to give these old machines a bit of love.”
Spitfire Audio’s new $49 BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover plugin is free if you’re willing to wait for it
Complete a questionnaire and it can be yours for nothing in 14 days
Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider has died, aged 73
Electronic music pioneer's death confirmed
Score a scene from Westworld and win $20,000 worth of Spitfire Audio software
J.J. Abrams is among the judges in this blockbuster contest
The Stranglers’ keyboard player Dave Greenfield dies after testing positive for Covid-19
He's credited with writing the music for Golden Brown
Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Pro might hit the sweet spot for music production
Updated machine gets the Magic Keyboard, double the storage as standard and faster performance
Could the MP MIDI controller finally make your plugins feel like hardware?
Big-screen controller promises a closer hands-on relationship with your effects and instruments
Joué Play is a flexible, expressive MIDI controller that enables anyone to make music
More affordable version of the Joué lands on Kickstarter
Save $50 on NI’s Massive X synth and get the 3 new Expansions thrown in for free!
Alternatively, you can buy all 3 Expansions for the price of 2
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