Bright Sparks, A Tribute To Electronic Music Pioneers, Now Available

Bright Sparks, a new film + album project that pay tribute to electronic music pioneers, is now available via its website. The project began as a concept album by I Monster, inspired by various people and companies involved in the early days of the synthesizer. The began to look for a more interesting way of presenting the record… Read More Bright Sparks, A Tribute To Electronic Music Pioneers, Now Available

2016 Moogfest Program Details Announced

Moogfest organizers shared with us program details for Moogfest 2016, scheduled for May 19 – 22 in Durham, NC. During the day, Moogfest explores the future of technology and creativity with a ‘mind-expanding conference’, featuring panels, workshops and installations. At night, Moogfest celebrates the future of sound, with performances by early pioneers in electronic music, alongside pop… Read More 2016 Moogfest Program Details Announced

Nerdsynth Hardware Tracker Workstation (Sneak Preview)

The Nerdsynth is a hardware analogue and digital synthesizer, groovebox, sampler, tracker, visualizer, digitizer, music instrument and ‘experimentizer’ in one machine. The Nerdsynth has 6 polyphonic tracks: One track is dedicated to the internal Nerdsynth soundship A second track is a sampler track. The 4 other tracks are connected to external sound cartridges which are inserted… Read More Nerdsynth Hardware Tracker Workstation (Sneak Preview)

What’s the Best New Synthesizer or Keyboard of 2015?

2015 has been an amazing year for new synthesizer introductions. At the 2015 NAMM Show, there were dozens of interesting new synth introductions – including the Korg Arp Odyssey, the Moog Modular Synthesizer reissues, the Roland JD-Xi, the Sequential Prophet 6, the Modal Electronics 002 and the Avalon Bassline. At Musikmesse 2015, there were more… Read More What’s the Best New Synthesizer or Keyboard of 2015?

The Red Sound Dark Star – “The Internet’s Most Reviled Synthesizer”

Audio Cookbook’s John Keston let us know about a post he’s put up sharing his thoughts on “The Internet’s Most Reviled Synthesizer”, the Red Sound Dark Star. He writes: Despite a glowing review from Sound on Sound on arrival, the instrument didn’t quite take off and was discontinued, along with its younger sibling the DarkStar… Read More The Red Sound Dark Star – “The Internet’s Most Reviled Synthesizer”