Dr Sabran sums up the difference: “Other instruments are like rivers; they carry deep emotion, tradition, lineage. But the synthesizer is like the wind: invisible, ever-changing, untethered. It ...

In 1970, Bob Moog released the Minimoog Model D, the first portable modular synthesizer. The instrument featured knobs and buttons to control sounds as opposed to the cumbersome patch cables found on ...

The Commodore 64 is celebrated to this day for its capable SID sound chip, which provided the soundtrack for some of the best video games of its era. Even today, it’s still in demand as a chiptune ...

Now, anyone can play one of the biggest modular synthesizers in the world, thanks to a new project, code-named “PatchWerk.” With PatchWerk's simple web interface, users around the world can control ...