So, what exactly is a modular synth? Well - it’s a synthesizer whose components come as individual modules, allowing the user to define the functions and layouts of the system and then define the ...

You may be familiar with the Look Mum No Computer. Across his YouTube channel, social feeds and real-world museum, the musicians and synth personality – real name Sam Battle – locates, rescues, fixes ...

The price of entry for a real-deal analog Moog synth isn’t particularly low. Other than the limited-run Werkstatt-01, the most affordable is the Minitaur, which will set you back $600. Now, that’s not ...

Moog’s new Powered Eurorack Case, available in both 60HP and 104HP formats, invites modular artists to expand their setups and serves as the perfect jumping-off point for anyone interested in ...

It's only been a couple of weeks since Cre8Audio unveiled its first self-contained synth. But the company is back already with a companion to the East Beast, called the West Pest. As the name implies ...

Italian composer and modular synth virtuoso Caterina Barbieri released the gorgeous, otherworldly Spirit Exit last year. It’s a transportive album, blurring the sonic lines between organic instruments ...

Meet Austrian-bred (but German-born) producer, composer and musician Patrick Pulsinger. He is a huge but really awesome nerd when it comes to modular synthesizers, and here he is, trying to explain ...

I’ve been a fan of abstract electronic music for decades, but I generally associate the genre with late-night radio, art spaces, or off nights at music clubs. In early November, a close friend, dub ...

The sounds of Matthew Ryals’ modular synthesizer are never too riling. In fact, the sequences heard in his nine-part series labeled “Generative Etudes” revolve through states of playfulness, ...

The Arturia KeyStep mk2 is tiny, feature-packed, and surprisingly affordable. The Arturia KeyStep mk2 is tiny, feature-packed, and surprisingly affordable. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over ...