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6 criminally underrated hardware synths that you can still buy today

Incredibly, some of these under-the-radar beauties are over a decade old, but still available (and still very good)

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"It’s all about that filter that Bob Moog patented all those years ago. I can’t live without it": Mike Parker on Dispatches

Mike Parker talks us through his 2001 minimal masterpiece track by track

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"This is where the ideas become physical things": Get a glimpse inside Korg Berlin's experimental synth-building workshop with Reverb

Watch Korg instrument designer Tatsuya "Tats" Takahashi demo the brand's Acoustic Synthesis phase_8 prototype

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This free sample instrument captures the sound of Korg Berlin's new Acoustic Synthesis phase_8 prototype

"Part melodic synth, part drum machine", the prototype generates sound by electromagnetically stimulating metal resonators

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Superbooth 2024 live: all the latest synth news from Berlin, as it happens

Knob tweakers, assemble! Big reveals from Korg, Moog, Polyend, Dreadbox and many more

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How to use classic dance sounds in modern deep house

Creating organ and piano sounds – two staples of the deep house genre – for our tracks

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"Think the strings of a guitar or keys of a xylophone, but embedded into electronic synthesis": Korg unveils the next prototype for the experimental instrument Acoustic Synthesis_phase 8

SUPERBOOTH 2024: Is it an acoustic instrument or a synthesizer? Oddly enough, it's both

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“He WAS music. He would start composing on a cocktail napkin at a bar, dream a melody, get to the piano at 3 AM, hear a door squeaking and make music out of it. His whole being resonated music”: Remembering ELP's Keith Emerson and his legendary rig

The gear that powered a legend - ELP's Moog-, Hammond- and Korg-powered heart exposed

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Forget what you've been told: Here are 6 criminally underrated hardware synths that you can still buy today

Incredibly, some of these under-the-radar beauties are over a decade old, but still available (and still very good)

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The most exciting new samplers, grooveboxes and drum machines for 2024

GEAR EXPO 2024: These all-in-one production wonders can handle beats, chords and melodies, and all without a computer in sight

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“We spend a month on the sound and five minutes on the chord changes”: Remarkable classic interview with Kraftwerk reveals how the band created their iconic electronic tunes, and what really went on in their mythical Kling Klang studio

If you like don't like having your music myths busted, you might not want to read this…

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The 15 most exciting new hardware synths of 2024: analogue and digital instruments from Korg, Behringer and more

GEAR EXPO 2024: The must-have new monster synths you need to audition this year

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The 8 most innovative new music making gadgets of 2024

GEAR EXPO 2024: These must-have production wonders will have your eyes widening and your hands reaching for your wallets

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The Great Synth Showdown: Roland JV-1080 hardware vs Roland Cloud JV-1080 software

The next bout in our polyphonic synth shootout pits Roland's original JV-1080 sound module against its modern plugin recreation

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How to design a fractal sync tone: "When it comes to lead synth sounds, oscillator sync is about as iconic as it gets"

In part two of our new deep-dive into our Computer Music Plugin Suite’s best software, we take another look at BazilleCM’s oscillators, and harness some fractal resonance!

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‘Synth map of the world’ reveals that Roland and Behringer dominate other brands when it comes to Google searches

Roland is number one in 73 countries, while Behringer leads the way in 33

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"I heard Portishead’s Dummy on the radio and thought to myself: ‘I can make that'": Air's Moon Safari is 25 years old, but still sounds like it will be made in 25 years' time. Here's the story of the greatest chillout album ever

And why you should see them play the whole album live this year…

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Daniel Avery on Drone Logic: “I was taking synthesizers and drum machines and putting them through these effect pedals - it was techno with a shoegaze aesthetic”

Avery talks us through the making of his recently-reissued 2013 experimental electronica debut Drone Logic

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“A brilliant facsimile which has some serious depths in its detail”: Cherry Audio PS-3300 review

Cherry Audio’s latest software adaptation recreates a mythical beast, Korg’s PS-3300. We go hands-on with a legend reborn

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2024 NAMM Show was a hotbed of new musical innovation and updated classics

The best of the 2024 NAMM Show, the music industry’s festival of new gear, new designs and new ideas for making high-fidelity sounds

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10 years of the Korg Volca: Every synth, drum machine and sampler ranked from best to worst

VIDEO: Korg's compact and affordable instruments go head-to-head. Which you should buy?

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NAMM 2024: "We've had everything" - is this year's NAMM already the best ever show for new hardware synths?

It's certainly shaping up to be the greatest show in years for the hardware synth. Here are our top picks so far

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NAMM 2024: “One of the rarest and most coveted synthesizers in music history” - Korg is reissuing the legendary PS-3300, but it’ll be made to order and cost $13,000

The new version might end up being just as unattainable as the original

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NAMM 2024: Korg is embracing ‘portablism’ with a new portable record player/looper inspired by the Vestax Handy Trax

If you want to DJ with one turntable, the Handytraxx could be the answer

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NAMM 2024: "Build it, tweak it, connect it" - Korg’s Nu:Tekt NTS-1 mkII takes the build-it-yourself synth to another level, adding a multitouch keyboard, 8-step sequencer and more

A new version of the DIY mini synth that looks even more fun and creative

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