Modular synths are definitely enjoying something of a revival. The reasons why aren’t important right now. Just know that it’s true. Problem is, modular synths are traditionally complicated and ...

I’m just getting started fiddling with modular synthesis. Everything I know up to this point is pure book-learning. I’m like the Prioress in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. She has no firsthand ...

Mumdance: The initial learning curve is pretty steep so I would say it's good to have a background knowledge of how synthesis works, be it with soft synths and VSTs, or conventional hardware. I would ...

It is hard to imagine how the electronics hobby survived without the Internet. You found like-minded people and projects in magazines. And it is even harder to imagine what projects were in the ...

The process of learning modular synthesis is not unlike learning a language. The act of using components to build and hone a simple sound wave, with its multitude of timbres and modulating effects, is ...

All around creative dude Reggie Watts uses some crazy gadgets to make his unique brand of noise. But in the video above he’s using a new, super-simple kit designed to help experienced musicians and ...