In 2003, Roland applied decades of synth-design chops to an all-new DSP-based keyboard instrument, the V-Synth ($2,499). Its highlights were a unique...
Line 6, a pioneer in digital modeling, has followed up its Variax guitars with a 4-string instrument that promises 24 classic and modern bass sounds at...
Building on the technology in its other instruments, Alesis has released the Micron, a compact digital analog-modeling synthesizer with a simplified feature...
The OpenSynth neKo 64 from Open Labs might just be too flexible for its own good. Put simply, it's a music keyboard built around a computer. It also functions...
For nearly 20 years, Roland has been an innovator in the field of electronic percussion, diligently designing MIDI controllers that give drummers useful...
When Dave Smith Instruments introduced the Evolver, it was the first affordable synthesizer that successfully combined analog and digital oscillators...
Clavia's Nord Modular, introduced in 1997, was a revolutionary concept: a DSP-configurable modular synthesizer in a compact hardware box. A computer was...
The strength of the Alesis Ion is in the depth of its voice programming. No other hardware synth in this price range that can boast three oscillators, dual multimode filters, and a fully functional modulation matrix. Plus, it just plain sounds great. Two compromises keep the price down: The Ion has only 8-note polyphony, and its effects section is very minimal....
For the past few years, most breakthroughs in synthesis have debuted in software synthesizers. Drawing on the best of both worlds, the V-Synth combines the informative graphics and powerful wave-warping abilities of software with some exceptional hardware design....
No other synthesizer manufacturer exploits the limits of tube technology the way Metasonix does. The company's founder, Eric Barbour, revels in finding...
Geary Yelton reviews the Minimoog Voyager, a 21st-century update of the classic Minimoog Model D. Unlike its predecessor, the analog Voyager offers preset memory, MIDI control, and digital programmability....
David Battino reviews the Novation K-Station, a virtual analog synthesizer keyboard that is much more than a four-part multitimbral version of the K-Station....
The ultimate in prestige and convenience is a top-of-the-line synthesizer. In this month's cover story we select and evaluate the most desirable, drool-worthy electronic instruments, synthesizers that are undeniably objects of technolust. The first hurdle was narrowing the field to just seven candidates....
Electronic Musician reviews a feature-packed analog synthesizer module, the Black Coffee from Analogue Solutions. This monosynth includes a Moog-style 24 dB lowpass filter and a gritty sounding oscillator....
Jim Aikin reviews the Yamaha Tyros, a keyboard workstation with auto-accompaniment features. Aimed at the lounge performer, songwriter, and home enthusiast, the Tyros is Yamaha's flagship instrument in the PSR line of synthesizers....
