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Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: DiscoDSP OB-Xd
By "OSC" Steve last updated
We open the hood on a powerful (and free!) Oberheim emulation and dive into the world of analogue modelling

Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: TAL-NoiseMaker
By "OSC" Steve last updated
We deconstruct this powerful freeware synthesizer and show you how to build a patch from the ground up

Good news - Arturia is now letting anyone buy its MiniFreak V soft synth
By Ben Rogerson published
Plugin was previously only available to owners of the hardware

Rabit on the circuit-bent synths, hacked MPC and generative software behind new album What Dreams May Come
By Danny Turner published
After a four-year hiatus, leftfield grime producer Rabit takes an ambitious new direction. Danny Turner unveils his 'Frankenstein' approach

AudioKit’s Saga Synth is inspired by a classic 16-bit games console, and you can probably guess which
By Ben Rogerson published
There’s even a Sonic Blast control…

The Midnight: "Synthwave is a really fun sandbox, but it's not the only sandbox that I want to play in"
By Rob Laing published
Best of 2022: In this in-depth interview The Midnight's Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle talk soundscaping, genre-blending and new album Heroes

"I made my dream synth": Hainbach's new app, Fluss, is an experimental granular playground
By Matt Mullen published
Developed in collaboration with Bram Bos, Fluss is a granular synthesizer and effects processor for iOS

Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: Surge XT
By "OSC" Steve published
Our ongoing tutorial series takes on perhaps the greatest free synth of them all, the beastly Surge XT
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