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

'80s Week: After Hollywood’s years of experimenting with electronic music, a new invention changed the sound of cinema. When Alfred Hitchcock fired the composer behind “Vertigo” and “Psycho” over ...

Don't let your software arsenal overwhelm you - sometimes the best route to creative success is to mine just one instrument When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Aaron Funk's latest album was created and performed live on a modular synth with no overdubbing and editing; it's one of the more beautiful records from the project in recent memory. Still, in this ...

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 ...

Many people don't like synth-pop. Maybe they are like someone who says they don't care for Brussels sprouts without ever trying them. It is OK to dislike something, but at least have done some ...

Zak Kiernan is a fan of adventure game Mice and Mystics, which inspired the name of his comfy-synth project, Derbyshire. Credit: Photo by Wulfka Zak Kiernan, 37, moved to Chicago in 2012 and has ...