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The Mercury is rising as Cherry Audio unveils its supercharged Roland Jupiter-6 synth emulation
By Ben Rogerson published
The most underappreciated member of the Jupiter family gets a loving plugin reboot

15 essential synth patches every producer should know
By Si Truss, Jon Musgrave published
From classic bass sounds to evolving pads, quick drums and FX, we’ll show you how to rustle up these go-to patches from scratch

How to make synth sweep FX for EDM drops
By Jon Musgrave published
We’ve all heard white noise sweeps with their cutoff frequencies steadily climbing. In this tutorial, we look at a more original take

How to synthesize an analogue-style kick from scratch
By Jon Musgrave, Si Truss published
Making your own kick has many benefits, and is simpler than you’d think

Atau Tanaka: "I didn’t want to hide behind racks or synths - I wanted electronic music to become a live medium"
By Martin Delaney published
Creating electronic music using the movement of his own body with custom-built software, Atau Tanaka takes the ideas of software control and performance to a completely new level

Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: Magical 8bit
By "OSC" Steve last updated
Discover the magic of 8-bit sounds, chiptune and video game soundtracks with this free synth plugin

Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: Dexed
By "OSC" Steve last updated
We take on Digital Surburban's stellar recreation of the iconic Yamaha DX7

Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: DiscoDSP OB-Xd
By "OSC" Steve last updated
We open the hood on a powerful (and free!) Oberheim emulation and dive into the world of analogue modelling
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