It might be a 1978 creation, but in its authentic reboot, the Sequential Prophet-5 still has sonic territory to discover. We turn to our friend Chris Stack of ExperimentalSynth to take us to those outer worlds.
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This bulbous-looking instrument is made for music therapy and inclusive design, too
Musicians already know well this feeling of expressing with an instrument what words cannot. The open Omniphone instrument does that for some of the people who may desire it most – but who are too often left at the sidelines of music technology.
Premiere: Take a contemplative minimalist moment with Saele Valese on NOTON
You deserve a break. Make it happen with some chilled-out, pared-down percussion (courtesy Saele Valese) with flickering, Aurora Borealis visuals (via Markus Heckmann) on NOTON, Carsten Nicolai’s imprint.
The Theremin is 100 years old, and Moog is celebrating with new Claravox instrument
The Theremin blew up 100 years of electronic musical instruments, so what better way to celebrate than honoring its grand diva, Clara Rockmore?
Deep dive: Modulation and technique, patch notes with Moog Matriarch
Understanding modulation allows you to explore a new synth as an instrument. We invited artist Lars Hemmerling to patch Moog’s Matriarch – both as a showcase for what it can do, and to see techniques that can apply to electronic performance in the broader context.
Deep dive: Master the Moog Matriarch – Guide
The Moog Matriarch is a unique encapsulation of Moog’s modular history in an instrument. Following up on our conversation with the engineers, here’s a guide to getting its capabilities underneath your fingers.
Novation-Aphex Twin AFX Station synth is here – so what is it, exactly?
After weeks of teasing, Novation and Aphex Twin have revealed their collaboration, the limited edition AFX Station synth.
Vuo visual patcher gets glitchier, more useful; free community edition available
Vuo is an unsung gem for macOS – able to make elegant visual and AV patches, and your own plug-ins for VJing and production. 2.2 adds more nodes, and there’s a free “community” license to try.
A musical marathon marks Lebanon revolution; meet the artists from Beirut
On Saturday, 17 hours of music across multiple cities, hosted by Morphine with CTM Festival and Unsound, mark a year of unimaginable tumult in Lebanon. Here’s a look at the program – and the Beirut artists participating.
Bitwig Studio 3.3: synths, modules, modulation, editing
Bitwig Studio 3.3 packs a bunch of new features, in beta today – think synthesis tools on one side, editing and project workflow on the other. Here’s the breakdown of what it means.