Learn about how Wendy Carlos helped bring synthesizers into the mainstream and pioneered the evolution of the instrument.
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Level up your portable music production workflow with these high-quality mobile DAWs, synths, effects, and utility apps.
Let’s take a look at how the theremin uses the power of electromagnetic interference to create haunting-yet-beautiful portamento melodies.
Spanning synths to strings, these five high-quality free instrument plugins will help you take your productions to the next level.
To get a sense of just how powerful granular synthesis can be, let’s transform the sound of a frying pan being hit into something much more musical.
Learn how to use Serum and FM synthesis to create a convincing emulation of the silver bell, everyone’s favorite tonal percussion instrument.
In this tutorial video, we demonstrate how powerful Pigments’ new sampling engine is by making a full beat using nothing but the synth.
Spinnin’ Records walk through a few techniques for producing big room house tracks, from creating clean kicks to designing larger-than-life synths.
Trance / IDM pioneer and veteran film composer BT shares three tips for creating custom presets with Softube’s Parallels.
Euclidean rhythms are fascinating grooves that lie at the intersection of math and music. In this article, let’s define what constitutes a Euclidean rhythm and hear them in action.
Learn how to use Parallels, Softube’s new software synthesizer that merges great sounds with an intuitive user interface.
Learn how to use Arturia’s CZ V to recreate the synth string and the bass sounds from Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It.”