INSANE: 12 | Vintage Vibes

7 of the best new hardware synths in 2023

In a year dominated by vintage hardware throwbacks and modern innovations, we crown the UDO Super Gemini as 2023's best new synth

MusicRadar · Dec 5, 2023

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MusicRadar · Nov 30, 2023

"This might not be such a good idea after all" : A YouTuber tries to recreate classic $200 ReBirth software with $15,000 worth of original vintage Roland hardware

Yes, he really is using using vintage hardware to emulate software that emulated the vintage hardware.

MusicRadar · Nov 30, 2023

“No Synthesizers”? No way! How Queen backtracked on a boast, embraced synths and went stratospheric

The real story of Queen’s much misunderstood love/hate relationship with electronic instruments

MusicRadar · Nov 23, 2023

The gear that time forgot: 15 synths, samplers and controllers that could have been classics, but weren't

We take a backwards glance at the groundbreaking music technology products that never quite made it

MusicRadar · Nov 22, 2023

Roland’s A-88MKII MIDI Keyboard just got a free MIDI 2.0 update… so what does that actually mean?

The updated MIDI standard’s rollout has been slow, but maybe it’s starting to gather some momentum

MusicRadar · Nov 16, 2023

Galaxias puts 50 years of Roland synths into one standalone “super instrument” that enables you to layer, tweak and play them all

Get quick and easy access to more than 20,000 classic sounds

MusicRadar · Nov 15, 2023

Could Korg’s MPS-10 drum/percussion pad and sampler be a serious rival to Roland’s SPD-SX Pro?

The WaveDrum maker brings us another rhythmic offering

MusicRadar · Nov 8, 2023

808s, MPCs and Auto-Tune: The story of hip-hop production in 10 iconic bits of gear

Hip-hop's evolution is intertwined at every turn with the development of music technology. As the genre turns 50, we chart its five-decade history through ten influential pieces of music-making kit

MusicRadar · Nov 8, 2023

Roland’s Fantom EX upgrade brings new pianos and classic synth emulations to the flagship workstation range, but it doesn’t come for free

Jupiter-8, SH-101 and JD-800 emulations included in $199 expansion

MusicRadar · Nov 8, 2023