It might look a little basic at first glance, but on closer inspection Moog’s latest is a smart and inspiring – if pricey – ...

Many of the biggest players in the genesis of modern music-making hailed from California, but just what made the state such ...

When Pete Shelley returned to Genetic Studios in leafy Berkshire in February 1981, the plan had been to sketch out songs for the fourth Buzzcocks album with the band’s trusted producer Martin Rushent.

Donner's latest release is another generously priced analogue synthesizer that also takes cues from a vintage Roland instrument: the SH-101. Joining the B1 in the brand's Essential series is the ...

At its core, the MicroKorg 2 is a virtual analog synth (it's digital but aims ... similar to what you might find on classic ’80s Roland synths like the D-50. The MicroKorg 2 also has three ...

So, when Roland announced the Gaia 2 — a long overdue update to its 13-year-old virtual analog synth — I was cautiously optimistic. The S-1 and SH-4D were signs the company was heading in the ...

Digital synth, not analog like the originals ... The problem with old keyboards like Roland’s iconic Juno-6 and Juno-60 models (with sounds responsible for a ton of the hits you love from ...

Four Japanese companies — Roland, Korg, Yamaha ... and he returned to a hands-on experience making music. As analog synthesizers gained a new following in the 21st century, he founded Dave ...

With a vintage design it fits within Roland’s new range of analogue polysynths however, by using a ZEN-Core engine, Juno is digitally powered with a vocoder KV-5080 presets and more. The synth has an ...

The JX-08 is a tribute to the JX-8P from the 80s, which was one of the company’s last analog synthesizers, while the JD-08 (pictured, above) is a paean to 1991’s digital JD-800. Roland says the new ...

Roland is again diving into its past with the JX-08 and JD-08 Sound Modules, emulating the vintage analog JX-8P and digital JD-800 synths from the '80s and '90s, respectively. Both reproduce the ...