Synth Week 2022 Celebrate the past, present and future of synthesis u-he at Synth Week 2022: exploring new technologies since 2001 Learn more about the Berlin firm's acclaimed range and ambitious plans UA Opal at Synth Week 2022: Inside Opal – the larger-than-life synth with track-ready sounds Exclusive to UAD Spark – Universal Audio's plug-in subscription service – Opal is the flagship synth that's packed with larger-than-life sounds Oberheim's OB-X8: bringing the famed Oberheim sound to a new generation in Synth Week 2022 For the first time in more than 40 years, a legendary analog synth sound returns Forbidden Planet at Synth Week 2022: a hybrid synth odyssey to the outer reaches of the sonic universe A synth plugin for the future... UVI at Synth Week 2022: You can have it all with SonicPass A passion for sound Softube in Synth Week 2022: the sound of the '80s with Model 84 The superb sound quality of the ultimate ‘80s synth Roland at Synth Week 2022: Juno-X and the Fantom-0 series take a bow Roland has all your needs covered with two new synths launched earlier this year IK Multimedia at Synth Week 2022: Uno Synth Pro's bold new look IK’s true analog synthesizer now sports a bold new look, offering classic analog sound, incredible flexibility, an inspiring workflow and complete connectivity Arturia at Synth Week 2022: Creating intuitive and inspiring music-making experiences Arturia creates hardware and software that encourages musical discovery, nurtures inspiration, and lets you savour your creative process Grid List Latest News 60 years of the synth: the '60s By Computer Music last updated 26 May 22 As we begin our sojourn through six decades of synth history, we lay praise at the door of the synth forerunners and reveal the first ‘proper’ synth from 1962 The greatest synth tracks from the last 50 years – Part 1: 1973 to 1997 By Daniel Griffiths last updated 26 May 22 We've picked one track for every year since the dawn of the synthesizer – especially for Synth Week How to produce perfect synth arpeggiator parts By Future Music published 26 May 22 Arp angel. Celebrating the hardware and heroes that built techno By Future Music published 26 May 22 We delve back through decades' worth of interviews to discover how the changing face of technology has shaped the sound of techno UVI at Synth Week 2022: You can have it all with SonicPass By MusicRadar published 25 May 22 A passion for sound Be an instant synth hero with 10 classic riffs that are easy to play By Dave Clews published 25 May 22 Want to be a keyboard wizard in record time? These 10 simple but seminal synth hooks are crazy easy to play. We show you how How to create 10 classic synth sound effects By Computer Music published 24 May 22 Electronic arts. Welcome to Synth Week 2022 By MusicRadar Team last updated 23 May 22 Celebrate the past, present and future of synthesis SampleRadar time machine: 1,632 free synth samples from the '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s By MusicRadar published 23 May 22 Take a trip through synth history with one of our biggest sample giveaways yet 60 years of the synth: the '90s By Computer Music published 26 May 22 As the 80s drifted from mostly analogue to largely digital, would the 90s be the decade when the synth scene settled? Not really… Roland at Synth Week 2022: Juno-X and the Fantom-0 series take a bow By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 Roland has all your needs covered with two new synths launched earlier this year IK Multimedia at Synth Week 2022: Uno Synth Pro's bold new look By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 IK’s true analog synthesizer now sports a bold new look, offering classic analog sound, incredible flexibility, an inspiring workflow and complete connectivity Arturia at Synth Week 2022: Creating intuitive and inspiring music-making experiences By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 Arturia creates hardware and software that encourages musical discovery, nurtures inspiration, and lets you savour your creative process UA Opal at Synth Week 2022: Inside Opal – the larger-than-life synth with track-ready sounds By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 Exclusive to UAD Spark – Universal Audio's plug-in subscription service – Opal is the flagship synth that's packed with larger-than-life sounds u-he at Synth Week 2022: exploring new technologies since 2001 By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 Learn more about the Berlin firm's acclaimed range and ambitious plans Softube in Synth Week 2022: the sound of the '80s with Model 84 By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 The superb sound quality of the ultimate ‘80s synth Oberheim's OB-X8: bringing the famed Oberheim sound to a new generation in Synth Week 2022 By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 For the first time in more than 40 years, a legendary analog synth sound returns Forbidden Planet at Synth Week 2022: a hybrid synth odyssey to the outer reaches of the sonic universe By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 A synth plugin for the future... Can you spot the difference? Classic waveforms versus modern digital emulation By Computer Music published 22 May 22 “Developers have more than enough CPU cycles available to - in theory, at least - perfectly emulate the inconsistencies and irregularities of real analogue oscillators.” 4 legendary bass synths: find out how they work and get their sound By Computer Music published 22 May 22 Get the lowdown and the low-end on some of history's most iconic bass synths 123 Get the MusicRadar Newsletter Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to Musicradar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. 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60 years of the synth: the '60s By Computer Music last updated 26 May 22 As we begin our sojourn through six decades of synth history, we lay praise at the door of the synth forerunners and reveal the first ‘proper’ synth from 1962
The greatest synth tracks from the last 50 years – Part 1: 1973 to 1997 By Daniel Griffiths last updated 26 May 22 We've picked one track for every year since the dawn of the synthesizer – especially for Synth Week
Celebrating the hardware and heroes that built techno By Future Music published 26 May 22 We delve back through decades' worth of interviews to discover how the changing face of technology has shaped the sound of techno
UVI at Synth Week 2022: You can have it all with SonicPass By MusicRadar published 25 May 22 A passion for sound
Be an instant synth hero with 10 classic riffs that are easy to play By Dave Clews published 25 May 22 Want to be a keyboard wizard in record time? These 10 simple but seminal synth hooks are crazy easy to play. We show you how
Welcome to Synth Week 2022 By MusicRadar Team last updated 23 May 22 Celebrate the past, present and future of synthesis
SampleRadar time machine: 1,632 free synth samples from the '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s By MusicRadar published 23 May 22 Take a trip through synth history with one of our biggest sample giveaways yet
60 years of the synth: the '90s By Computer Music published 26 May 22 As the 80s drifted from mostly analogue to largely digital, would the 90s be the decade when the synth scene settled? Not really…
Roland at Synth Week 2022: Juno-X and the Fantom-0 series take a bow By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 Roland has all your needs covered with two new synths launched earlier this year
IK Multimedia at Synth Week 2022: Uno Synth Pro's bold new look By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 IK’s true analog synthesizer now sports a bold new look, offering classic analog sound, incredible flexibility, an inspiring workflow and complete connectivity
Arturia at Synth Week 2022: Creating intuitive and inspiring music-making experiences By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 Arturia creates hardware and software that encourages musical discovery, nurtures inspiration, and lets you savour your creative process
UA Opal at Synth Week 2022: Inside Opal – the larger-than-life synth with track-ready sounds By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 Exclusive to UAD Spark – Universal Audio's plug-in subscription service – Opal is the flagship synth that's packed with larger-than-life sounds
u-he at Synth Week 2022: exploring new technologies since 2001 By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 Learn more about the Berlin firm's acclaimed range and ambitious plans
Softube in Synth Week 2022: the sound of the '80s with Model 84 By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 The superb sound quality of the ultimate ‘80s synth
Oberheim's OB-X8: bringing the famed Oberheim sound to a new generation in Synth Week 2022 By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 For the first time in more than 40 years, a legendary analog synth sound returns
Forbidden Planet at Synth Week 2022: a hybrid synth odyssey to the outer reaches of the sonic universe By MusicRadar last updated 22 May 22 A synth plugin for the future...
Can you spot the difference? Classic waveforms versus modern digital emulation By Computer Music published 22 May 22 “Developers have more than enough CPU cycles available to - in theory, at least - perfectly emulate the inconsistencies and irregularities of real analogue oscillators.”
4 legendary bass synths: find out how they work and get their sound By Computer Music published 22 May 22 Get the lowdown and the low-end on some of history's most iconic bass synths
