Music history loves its legends. We hear about Elvis, The Beatles, and rock icons who supposedly invented entire genres. Yet ...

For his four-album, multiyear project Synthetic, pop-electronica party starter Rich Aucoin used vintage synthesizers housed at Calgary’s National Music Centre. Some of the instruments were set up in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Daron Malakian is one of those cats who writes music as though ...

Steve Stevens recalls the day he made an arrangement to debut Roland’s revolutionary GR-707 guitar synthesizer to America’s guitarists. It happened while he and Billy Idol were in Japan promoting Idol ...

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A Vulture series in which studio musicians select their best performances. “I used to go all the way to the backroom, find a guitar, smash it against the wall, and go to the manager and say, ‘Hey, ...

Anastasia Maillot is an Evergreen Editor based in Finland working for Game Rant, where she combines her passion for fiction writing and video games. Although she's not limited to a specific genre of ...

Imagine harnessing the power to create any sound you can think of, from the growl of a distorted bass guitar to the atmospheric swoosh of a shooting star. That's the magic of a synthesizer. This ...

The Future Impact V4 is an incredibly versatile pedal with an exceptionally wide range of sounds. In addition to producing synthesizer sounds such as basses, leads and pads, it can function as an ...

Eventide Audio introduces the new PolySynth algorithm – a fully polyphonic guitar-to-synth transformer – for its flagship H90 Harmonizer® multi-effects pedal. PolySynth applies the proprietary SIFT ...