SYNTH WEEK 2024: The invention of the synthesizer turned out to be the gateway drug for countless new music makers. Bored by guitars and rock conventions, annoyed by the necessity to learn and play, ...

There was a time when music technology would only allow the sequencing of a few notes. A far cry from the DAWs of today, the limit of four, eight or even 16 notes (if you were lucky) was very much the ...

Last Thursday night, LCD Soundsystem filled the S.B. Bowl with effervescent sounds of ’80s alt-rock and synth riffs coupled with swelling guitar solos that sent shock waves of amazement through the ...

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

SYNTH WEEK 2026: “You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar…” is easily one of the most recognisable opening lines in pop, oft-heard at karaoke bars and wedding parties the world over. The hit ...

It was almost exactly three years ago that we were celebrating the relatively quick arrival of Ableton Live 11. Today, the company is unveiling Live 12, the next version of its popular digital audio ...

Is there really any need to fork out for a hardware synth these days? We place a trio of hardware classics up against some ...

There are few all-time masters of the guitar riff that can compete with Billy Gibbons. For five decades with boogie blues ...

Singer-songwriter Bonafide Fabian’s debut EP, “New and Improved Old Fashioned Folkadelic,” lives up to its lengthy title. The seven-song record is full of swelling piano riffs, languid harmonica notes ...