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15 of the greatest synth icons ever: Carlos, Hancock, Jarre and more

Legends one and all, we pick the synthesizer's greatest exponents. In order of true greatness…

MusicRadar · Jun 25, 2024

6 criminally underrated hardware synths that you can still buy today

Incredibly, some of these under-the-radar beauties are over a decade old, but still available (and still very good)

MusicRadar · Jun 24, 2024

"It’s all about that filter that Bob Moog patented all those years ago. I can’t live without it": Mike Parker on Dispatches

Mike Parker talks us through his 2001 minimal masterpiece track by track

MusicRadar · Jun 17, 2024

"Think the strings of a guitar or keys of a xylophone, but embedded into electronic synthesis": Korg unveils the next prototype for the experimental instrument Acoustic Synthesis_phase 8

SUPERBOOTH 2024: Is it an acoustic instrument or a synthesizer? Oddly enough, it's both

MusicRadar · May 14, 2024

“He WAS music. He would start composing on a cocktail napkin at a bar, dream a melody, get to the piano at 3 AM, hear a door squeaking and make music out of it. His whole being resonated music”: Remembering ELP's Keith Emerson and his legendary rig

The gear that powered a legend - ELP's Moog-, Hammond- and Korg-powered heart exposed

MusicRadar · Apr 24, 2024

Forget what you've been told: Here are 6 criminally underrated hardware synths that you can still buy today

Incredibly, some of these under-the-radar beauties are over a decade old, but still available (and still very good)

MusicRadar · Mar 30, 2024

The most exciting new samplers, grooveboxes and drum machines for 2024

GEAR EXPO 2024: These all-in-one production wonders can handle beats, chords and melodies, and all without a computer in sight

MusicRadar · Mar 28, 2024

“We spend a month on the sound and five minutes on the chord changes”: Remarkable classic interview with Kraftwerk reveals how the band created their iconic electronic tunes, and what really went on in their mythical Kling Klang studio

If you like don't like having your music myths busted, you might not want to read this…

MusicRadar · Mar 27, 2024

The 15 most exciting new hardware synths of 2024: analogue and digital instruments from Korg, Behringer and more

GEAR EXPO 2024: The must-have new monster synths you need to audition this year

MusicRadar · Mar 26, 2024

The 8 most innovative new music making gadgets of 2024

GEAR EXPO 2024: These must-have production wonders will have your eyes widening and your hands reaching for your wallets

MusicRadar · Mar 25, 2024