Moving the joystick in his right hand, he generates an undulating electronic sound that mirrors the pianist's gesture. The ...

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If the 1970s were the decade of the synthesisers, the 1960s were its small but bold step into the rock and pop world. At the beginning, as rock and roll’s embers were still glowing on the US charts ...

Modern technology has spawned a new kind of instrument maker. The old craftsmen of music worked with wood, strings and valves; the new ones hook up wires, transistors and wave generators. The sounds ...

Both Moog and Behringer offer distinct advantages depending on your priorities: Moog for investment-grade instruments and prestige, Behringer for affordability and modern connectivity. Moog synths ...

Over 300 pieces of electronic music equipment were left in limbo last May when Switched On owner John French was asked to vacate his 5013 Duval storefront. Since then, a makeshift team, including ...

The roots of this unique night of orchestral music dubbed “Synthony” — whether consciously or not — lie in a delightfully oddball 1968 album called Switched-On Bach. Over 12 tracks, trans synth ...

While the concept behind Synth Riders involves riding on a board through a high-tech space, moving the rider’s arms in time with the music, the Switch version of the game offers multiple modes. In the ...

Kluge Interactive has announced futuristic music action game Synth Riders: Overdrive for Switch. It will launch this holiday with 40 tracks in the base game, 54 tracks in thee Deluxe edition, and 64 ...

I’ve written about Silver Apples before, and I’ll keep writing about them forever, probably. Simeon and Danny Taylor have since passed on, and I hope they both knew how groundbreaking their debut ...

Mark Micchelli considers his new album “Glitched-On Bop” to be a spiritual successor to “Switched-On Bach,” a 1968 album by Wendy Carlos that was the first to use synthesizers to create classical ...