Synthesizers

Reason’s new Objekt synth takes physical modelling in a new direction.

Paul White takes us on a sonic journey as he explores the endless possibilities of sound design using a guitar as your sound source.

We tend instinctively to think of audio‑rate oscillators as sound‑generating circuits and low‑frequency oscillators (...

Grammy-winning Samuel Dixon picks his favourite sound from the records he’s made, focusing on Australian singer‑songwriter Meg Washington’s track ‘Switches’.

Going DAWless presents many challenges — not least keeping all your gear in sync...

Sound On Sound December 2022

Cubase Workshop: Stranger Things Synths With Retrologue 2

Audio Examples...

Create retro sci‑fi soundtracks with Cubase’s Retrologue 2.

Once the preserve of academic and experimental music, granular synthesis is more accessible than ever and has a lot to offer in all sorts of genres.

We engage in some audio archaeology to discover how a pioneer of electronic music created one of her most important works.

We’re used to playing and sequencing synth parts in our productions, but why not sing them as well?

Pads are the glue that holds entire genres of music together. We look at how you can improve yours.

Everything you need to know to get your DAW talking to your modular system via your audio interface.

Any synth can be coaxed into producing vintage-sounding patches...

You don’t have to play synths or ‘real’ instruments to make music: embrace the experimental, and you could use almost anything...

If your plug-in synths sound a bit cold and clinical, there are plenty of ways to inject some life...

Granular synthesis is the core technology behind the latest time-stretching and pitch-shifting algorithms, but it can also be used to generate extraordinary evolving soundscapes. We explain how the process works and show you how to get the best from the software that uses it.

Although the Ion is already well-respected for its sound quality, its synthesis architecture is also surprisingly flexible. We show you how to get the best from this little beast in your studio.

Although the Access Virus features one of the most knobby control surfaces amongst virtual analogue synths, there's a lot of programming flexibility available which isn't immediately obvious. We show you how to uncover the hidden possibilities?

After more than five years, Synth Secrets reaches its conclusion (and conclusions!). Will we ever look at synthesis in quite the same way again?

In the penultimate instalment of this long-running series, we delve deeper into what can be achieved with just a few delays and some creative routing...

In this final instalment of our series of XG programming tips, we take a look at how the advanced modulation parameters can bring your layered sounds to life.