We show you how to use a retro sound in an über-contemporary setting as synth strings get the Gorillaz treatment ...

MUSIKMESSE 2014: Waldorf has announced a new hardware synth that looks to have a similar form factor to its Rocket instrument: the Streichfett string synthesizer. This features a dual sound engine ...

Waldorf Streichfett String Synth Rear The past few years have seen German synth brand Waldorf making waves at the affordable end of the hardware market with a run of well-priced machines that have all ...

Moog’s new semi-modular DFAM, Waldorf’s string/vocoder synth, another clone from Behringer, new iOS/Mac instruments and much more are making news this week.

Released in 1981, the multitimbral Trilogy came before the Stratus; described as an "orchestral string synthesizer", its name was inspired by its tripartite architecture, which combined organ ...

Ah, we love musical hacks that actually play music. [Mike Baxter] is back again with a new servo electric guitar. This one, called the physical string synthesizer, and has only one string. He&#82… ...

The Roland VP-330 is a classic string synth and vocoder from 1979 that was a key influence on modern vocoder synths of a similar ilk. This is Roland’s digital homage to the device.

Arturia's Augmented Strings is a cinematic combo of orchestra and synth This first entry in the Augmented line of instruments is free until April 30th.

The songs that comprise Versions – the majority of which were culled from 2011’s Conatus – while re-worked with strings, are instantly recognizable: The menacing “Avalanche” is given an ...

The show’s debut saw Strings take the locationally fitting number “Boston Boy” and revive the tune on his choice instrument. This is not the first time Strings has added the guitar synth to ...