How to emulate the sound of Gary Numan’s synth-pop classic Cars

We lift the bonnet on a foundational piece of synth genius, and demonstrate how you can achieve its distinctive sound ...

This cute little Behringer synthesizer sounds massive and costs just $49

Behringer just released the UB-1 Micro portable synthesizer. It's based on the Oberheim Matrix and is extremely ...
Willamette Week

For “Nature,” Ben Braun’s synth-focused project Hotel Pools Continues to Be a Space to Let Go

Think chillwave, or vaporwave—or maybe electric pop. Maybe you don’t know any of those terms, and that’s OK. Hotel Pools can sound like all of them, or none of them. That’s kind of the point of the ...
ucdavis.edu

Synth Sounds

The world of sound fascinates Patrick LeMieux, an associate professor of cinema and digital media who researches, teaches and makes games at UC Davis. Lately he’s been thinking about how people play ...
MusicRadar

“Quickly grasp tone, timbre and intention behind each preset”: Arturia Pigments 7’s new reactive UI offers in-app tutorials and lets you visualise every sound

Here, it’s reworked to offer an audio-reactive representation of the sound on offer, designed to provide quick visual cues ...
nerdist

Furby Synthesizer Creates Sounds Nobody Should Ever Hear

In what may be a crime against Furb-manity, YouTuber and music machine maker Look Mum No Computer has created a synthesizer that sources sounds from a furless Furby. And while the sight of the Furby ...
American Songwriter

Lotus’s Long Arc from Jam Band to “Full Blown Space-Disco-Synth Orchestra”

Later this week, Lotus will self-release their tenth full-length album, Free Swim. Lead single “Catacombs” is a shimmering and expansive album opener, showcasing the electronic jam band at their most ...
Digital Trends

The terrible and tremendous sound of the world’s largest analog synthesizer

When the legendary music producer Phil Spector was searching for a term to describe a certain kind of dense orchestral arrangement, made possible through breakthroughs in studio recording, he coined ...
Engadget

Uno Synth Pro review: IK Multimedia shows it's serious about hardware

The original Uno Synth was IK Multimedia’s surprise entry into the world of budget-minded hardware instruments. It wasn’t just a surprise that the company, best known for its iPhone-friendly MIDI ...