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Like most advancements in music technology, the journey of virtual analogue synthesis is not a linear one – it's a story told through the various designs of many different manufacturers and brands. So ...

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In my post about the current state of music-making and discovery on the iPad, I concluded with a roundup of the best, most sophisticated software to professionally create music on the iPad. As I did ...

The name Moog is basically synonymous with bass. The company has pumped out countless synths over the years from the iconic Minimoog Model D, to foot-operated Taurus, to the modern-classic Sub Phatty ...

Arturia's virtual historic synth collection is brilliant for composing original music, sound effects and backgrounds. And in some ways, the emulations are better than the originals. I'm old enough to ...

For computer musicians, a good synth plugin is likely to be the beating heart of any software-based studio setup. A quality virtual synthesizer is right up there with a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) ...

When it was released in 2017 VCV Rack quickly became a hit. The free, open source virtual modular synth with thousands of modules to choose from (including recreations of popular physical ones) gave ...

IK Multimedia, a popular maker of mobile audio recording solutions and software for iOS and Mac, is introducing a massive new plug-in instrument for Mac and Logic Pro today. The new Syntronik is a ...

Arturia has announced a new virtual synth, the OB-Xa V. The OB-Xa V is based on Oberheim's OB-Xa synth, with Arturia saying its virtual synth "recreates the fat, aggressive sound." While Arturia's ...

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