Learn synthesis basics in your browser, free, with Ableton

If you still don’t know your LFO from your amplitude envelope from your square oscillator – or you’re trying to answer this for someone else – Ableton have made everything visual and playable and sonic, in a browser, for free.

Vadim is a master of the dark arts of DSP – listen to him explain filters

DSP is a secretive art form. But maybe its best-kept secret is, musicians can learn it. You just need a great teacher – and Vadim Zavalishin of Native Instruments, working in Reaktor, is a perfect place to start.

Peter Kirn - October 19, 2018

What do you play? Berklee adds electronic digital instrument program

Musicians have majored in trumpets and voice, conducting and reeds. Now, they can choose the “electronic digital instrument” at Berklee College of Music, as music education works to redefine itself in the post-digital age.

Peter Kirn - August 1, 2018

Listening, the secret of sound design: Francis Preve at Loop

Peter Kirn - May 18, 2018

Make Noise are turning a classic 1972 synthesis book into a video series

Peter Kirn - March 21, 2018

Roland and MIT want to use music to teach kids programming

Peter Kirn - January 9, 2018

Celebrate the birthday of an amazing resource with free stuff for Ableton Live

Peter Kirn - October 20, 2017

Ableton built a free browser playground to teach how music works

Peter Kirn - May 9, 2017

ArduTouch is an all-in-one Arduino synthesizer learning kit for $30

Peter Kirn - April 26, 2017

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