Synthesizers

This ensemble oscillator comprises 16 sine wave VCOs in one module, each voice of which will play different (related) programmed notes/harmonics in arrays that you can select, tweak and voltage control.

Arturia President Frédéric Brun looks back over the French company's 20-year history from their Storm software to PolyBrute.

Don Lewis toured with the Beach Boys, as well as played studio sessions for Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. He's now the focus of a documentary film by Ned Augustenborg.

Arturia step into the big league with their most ambitious instrument yet.

The Nord Wave 2 is a Jack of all trades and master of, well, really quite a lot!

There is no denying that 'utility' modules get a bad rap and are seen by many as uncool. But I see them more as...

The name IO-Instruments was new to me when a box of intriguing-looking modules arrived on my doorstep. They are a ...

Over four decades, Vince Clarke has helped shape the sound of electronic music. We talk to him about how his working practices have changed, from early Depeche Mode to the new album from Erasure.

The STVC is much more than just a string synth.

We talk to prolific producer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith about her ambient compositions and love of Buchla synths.

Everything you need to know to get your DAW talking to your modular system via your audio interface.

Dr Manny Fernandez has been heavily involved in development and programming for Yamaha and is best known for his FM and Physical Modelling work through their glory years of new synthesis technologies in the DX7II, SY77/99, VL1, VP1, EX5, AN1x and FS1R. More recently he has been working with the Reface DX, Montage and MODX.

Arturia's latest instrument is a software recreation of Oberheim's pinstriped polysynth.