One of the things that may have held back your sound design aspirations is just how complex soft synths can look. Sometimes this is done deliberately – developers want their creations to look ...

I routinely state that the Arturia MicroFreak is one of my favorite budget synths. But honestly, I'm doing it a disservice. I think the MicroFreak is one of the best synths out there at any price.

Arturia has been on a bit of a roll over these last few years. The company has always made top notch MIDI controllers and soft synths. But in 2020 it announced the KeyStep Pro and PolyBrute — ...

Granular synthesis was first suggested as a computer music technique for producing complex sounds by Iannis Xenakis (1971) and Curtis Roads (1978) and is based on the production of a high density of ...

Lisbon, Portugal, January 21, 2021 — ADDAC System announces its first comprehensive take on granular synthesis: the ADDAC112 VC Looper & Granular Sampling module. The new 32 HP Eurorack module and the ...

Guitar synthesis has evolved from a complex, pickup-dependent technology to an accessible tool that any guitarist can use to expand their sonic palette. Today’s synth pedals eliminate the barriers ...

SYNTH WEEK 2026: Why search for the ultimate soft synth when the very DAW in front of you might well include everything you need? It's time to dig into your DAW to find its hidden gems, because the ...

Create your own reverb effects with our step-by-step tutorial ...

Granular synthesis, a cornerstone of contemporary sonic manipulation, originates from the mid‑twentieth‑century quest to push the limits of what could be perceived as “audio.” Rather than treating a ...

Synthesizing sounds from scratch is all well and good, you just use a bit of maths. However, the latest build from [Daisy] eschews such boring concepts as additive or subtractive synthesis, instead ...