Back in 2016, Tim Jacobs of mixtela managed to cram a MIDI synthesizer into a teeny MIDI plug that drew power from the device it was plugged into and output sounds via an included piezo buzzer. Jacobs ...

Modular synthesizers have been around since the early 1960s, delivering huge tonal possibilities from their impressive and imposing patchbays. In 1996, the Eurorack standard was launched, and has ...

In 1981, an audio engineer named Dave Smith designed a universal interface for connecting synthesizers together. He presented his basic design at the Audio Engineering Society meeting that year, and ...

As technology continues to evolve, synthesizers have become the most versatile instruments in the studio, with all sorts of sounds and effects right at your fingertips. Not only are new synthesizers ...

Almost every well-known manufacturer has MIDI keyboards for controlling a digital audio workstation (DAW) and software synthesizers in its range. To stand out from the crowd, M-VAVE recently launched ...

The ESI XSynth MIDI keyboard is very flat and small, comparable to the ultrabook device class for laptops, but for desktop keyboards. It also has a synth engine on board, making it ideal as a ...

A musician who wishes to remain anonymous finds his instrument suddenly silent. He writes: Chris, this is a pretty obscure question, but your blog indicates that you’re a keyboard player so I’m hoping ...