Synth Library NYC aims to demystify these sometimes complicated, often expensive instruments into the hands of anyone who wants to try one. Synth Library now has 650 members. Once a month, several ...

NAMM 2026: The unconventional Phase8 brings together acoustic sound generation with electronic control via synth-style ...

Key Takeaways Modern guitar synth pedals no longer require special pickups and work with standard guitar inputs, making ...

Consider the saxophone player's pandemic dilemma: How to play at home in a Japanese apartment, notorious for paper-thin walls, without making your neighbors want to kill you. In a pre-COVID-19 world, ...

Are you frustrated with the sheer weight of your hardware synthesizer? Of course not! But wouldn't it be fun to carry one around in your pocket? Probably! That's exactly what you can do with the Flash ...

Phase8, Korg's long-awaited "acoustic synthesizer," is finally upon us, and the objects you've been hoarding can finally be ...

The 28th annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition includes a Fiddle-Henge, a modified bicycle wheel, and a 'Demon Box.' ...

A few years back, mathematician and musician Jules Hotrique combined two passions to develop a new arrangement of musical notes called the dualo principle. After creating a number of keyboard ...

I hate, hate, hate computers and phones/tablets on stage. To me, a Macbook sitting next to a keyboardist or percussionist is just asking for trouble. Computers freeze, apps crash and sometimes you ...