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The hardware company's store will host workshops, masterclasses and demos

Studio hardware company Novation have opened a pop-up store and masterclass hub in London's Bethnal Green. Running until Dec 22nd, Novation will be hosting interactive...

100 years of electronic music

In March 1913 Luigi Russolo, the Italian futurist, stormed out of a classical concert in Milan and published an open letter demanding a new form of modern music.

Kuedo's widescreen synth futurism

Kuedo’s first album, 2011’s ‘Severant’, blended filmic synths with trap beats and provided a blueprint for synthwave artists the world over. But after scoring a Blade Runner animation with Flying Lotus and various other projects, his new record offers a more expansive vision. George Bass quizzes him about avoiding nostalgia, eco-anxiety, and finding the confidence to make his music more emotional

The passing in May of composer Vangelis showed just how much influence the Greek synth pioneer has over electronic music. A BBC tribute showcased tracks...

Check out Arturia's new beast of a synth!!!

More post NAMM recaps - The Arturia stand was a hive of activity with them showing off their new MatrixBrute Analogue Synthesiser.

Compilation of the Month: Various Artists ‘Ritmo Fantasía: Balearic Spanish Synth- Pop, Boogie And House (1982-1992)’

DJ Trujillo curates a superb time capsule of early Balearic dance music for Soundway Records, from languid pop and sensual wave music, to velvety house anthems

Throughout the ’80s, the iconic Ibiza nightclub Ku (now Privilege) held a regular party known as Noche Española, in which trendy party goers would dance...

In the form of the MS20 Mini

Ask any serious fetishist their Top 10 list of synthesisers they would love to own and all but the most awkward will list the Korg MS20 in a very high position. However, owning one of these classics is a costly endeavour, assuming one can be found at all. But now thanks largely to the rising popularity of hardware synthesisers within the production community it is possible to own a brand-new MS20 Mini, which is a faithful recreation of the Korg MS20, for a fraction of the cost of the original.

OP-1 synth

The 10th anniversary version of the pocket calculator-inspired unit is "louder, thinner and 100 times better"

Teenage Engineering has announced a new version of their much-loved OP-1 synth. The new unit joins the recently launched mini mixer, the TX-6, as the...

The new mono has a limited run of 2,500...

Moog Music have announced a new synth called Sirin – based on the architecture and layout of their Taurus synth. Sirin – which focuses on...

Novation joins forces with electronic music pioneer to create a limited edition synth.

Electronic music pioneer Giorgio Moroder joins forces with Novation to release limited edition synthesiser.

It’s all about the sound with these tasty studio essentials, which one will sing the brightest.

Komplete Kontrol S-Series with Komplete 10 Ultimate

£800
Hype
Arguably the best collection of soft-synths, effects and outboard processing available today.
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The cost of...

Let’s get schwifty...

Swedish gear company Teenage Engineering has teamed up with the creators of Rick and Morty for a special edition of its Pocket Operator called the...

The best things in life are free – we round up powerful synth plugins that won’t cost you a thing...

There are hundreds, if not thousands of VSTs out there, all with different shapes, sounds and price tags. Luckily for those on a budget, there...

An Apple MacBook displaying the Arturia Pigments 5 interface

The latest update to the popular synth adds multi-core support

Arturia has announced an update to its popular wavetable synth plugin with Pigments 5. The new update — which is free download for license holders...

Korg to reissue 1970s synth, PS-3300

New full-sized versions of one of the manufacturer's rarest synths will be made to order

Korg is bringing one of its rarest old synths, the PS-3300, back into production. Originally launched in 1977, the large, semi-modular synth was designed by...

Available for $1799 following this year’s Moogfest...

Moog has introduced a limited edition synth, dubbed the Subsequent 37 CV, ahead of this year’s Moogfest.

The “Moogfest Edition” is limited to just...