The Alan R. Pearlman Foundation (ARP Foundation) is holding a special concert tonight to commemorate one hundred years of ARP Instruments founder and electronic music innovator Alan R. Pearlman.… Read More Berklee & Friends Celebrate ARP @100 With Live-Streamed Concert April 9th, 2026
If you’re a Synthtopia reader, you already know that synthesizers are awesome, and that they are the gateway to a lifetime of learning about music, sound, physics, performance and more.… Read More Giving Tuesday Ideas For Electronic Musicians: Support The Bob Moog Foundation & The Alan R. Pearlman Foundation
In the latest video from synthesist Alex Ball, he takes a look at the drum sounds of classic Depeche Mode. Ball reverse-engineers the specific drum setup used by Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller on the album, Speak and Spell, from 1981.
