Best Music Keyboards & Synth Pads

KORG Arp Odyssey review
By Benjamin Ricci on July 26, 2016
The new ARP Odyssey duophonic synthesizer from KORG is quite simply the best re-issue on the market today. RELATED: The Overall Best Synth Under $1000 The...
Studiologic Sledge 2.0 – Virtual Analog Synth Review
By Benjamin Ricci on July 25, 2016
The Studiologic Sledge 2.0 is the best virtual analog synth you can buy under $1000 RELATED: The Overall Best Synth Under $1000 The Most Versatile Synth...
MODULAR is not a Dirty Word!
By Richard Nicol on July 21, 2016
Don’t panic. Modular synthesizers are not hard! Synthesis is about texture and feeling. It is about creating soundscapes and moods that have never existed before....
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How to Build a Eurorack Modular System
By Tony Rolando on July 20, 2016
WHAT IS EURORACK? Eurorack is a modular synthesizer format that was created in Germany by Dieter Doepfer in 1995, when he first produced the Doepfer...
The Minimoog Model D is Back in Production
By Benjamin Ricci on July 19, 2016
Amazing news from Moog! “Today we announce that after more than 30 years, production of the Minimoog Model D synthesizer has resumed. Introduced in 1970,...
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Visiting The Vintage Synthesizer Museum
By Ethan Varian on July 18, 2016
TAKING A TRIP TO THE VINTAGE SYNTHESIZER MUSEUM Tucked in back of a nondescript commercial building in Emeryville, CA, The Vintage Synthesizer Museum contains one of the...
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One (Not Very Great, But Cheap and Effective) Way to Tour Europe With a Vintage Synth
By Roger F. Lussier on July 15, 2016
SHIPPING SYNTHS OVERSEAS My band Pretty & Nice were lucky to tour Europe twice, once right when I joined up, in 2009, and then on what...
What’s Behind The Resurgence of Analog Synthesizers?
By Marc Doty on July 14, 2016
WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT ANALOG SYNTHESIZERS? As a vintage and analog synthesizer demonstrator, I get this question a lot. “What has analog got over...
Marco Benevento Dishes About His Synth Obsession
By Benjamin Ricci on July 13, 2016
Keyboard Whiz Marco Benevento on His Return to Synths & Why the KORG Polysix Will Always Hold a Special Place in His Heart Marco Benevento,...
5 Things Every Synth Novice Should Know
By Denise Orxata on July 12, 2016
Delving into the world of synthesizers without knowing where to start can be intimidating. Here’s what I learned along the way as a total amateur,...