It’s like my favourite synth ever, because you can tune every oscillator,” Jamie says of the synth, which is capable of producing rich, harmonically complex patches thanks to a uniquely ...

Described as both an "ideas machine" and a "tool for anyone who wants to step outside their musical comfort zone", it's a 16-voice digital polysynth that features a unique chord generation system ...

A singing synthesizer called ' Trio ' that automatically plays three-note chords using an algorithm has been released for free. Trio was developed as open source using WebAudio, Canvas ...

It contains a patent-pending chord voicing engine, three separate synthesizer emulators (a polyphonic virtual analog subtractive synth, an FM synth and a vintage reed piano emulation inspired by a ...

This is The Orchid, a new instrument from a new company, Telepathic Instruments, set up by Kevin Parker, the musician, producer and brains behind Tame Impala. The Orchid is a chord generator, a ...

Synth balances varied synthesis engines with smart, thoughtful interface design to create an inspiring, winning instrument. Broad range of synth engines can do virtual analogue, digital and sampled ...

A rainy street in London. Dogs in the distance. Building synth chords. Then a desperate wailing from an ordinary window. We move inside to find an elderly man in an apparent state of agonised despair.

Synth programmer Anthony Marinelli has revealed some fascinating stuff about the making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller album this year, and his latest revelation is that the iconic chord stabs that ...

Indeed, a characteristic of this release is the subtlety of shift of mood, often within a single track, as in “Illusion” where the pianistic delicacy gives way to forceful synth chords.

Brooding synthesizer chords and dependable but ever-shifting drumbeats run through Aphex Twin’s first official release in five years, the inscrutably titled (as usual) “Blackbox Life Recorder ...

Depeche Mode continue to age elegantly on their 15th album, while Lana Del Rey soothes, skewers and ultimately seduces. Reviews by Fiona Shepherd ...