A blind listening experiment during Synth Week 2026 compared vintage hardware synthesizers with their modern software recreations and found minimal audible differences. The results question ...

Is there really any need to fork out for a hardware synth these days? We place a trio of hardware classics up against some ...

Another selling point is the physicality of hardware synth design. A good MIDI controller will let you get hands-on with your software, but a well-designed hardware instrument will be perfectly ...

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Roland has introduced Model Expansions, the latest additions to Roland Cloud and the ZEN-Core Synthesis System. Each Model Expansion transforms the ZENOLOGY Software Synthesizer into an entirely ...

LOS ANGELES—Roland is turning back the page, as the audio company has announced the System-100 Plug-Out Software Synthesizer, a recreation of the company’s semi-modular System-100 monosyth. An ...

For those who grew up with video games, the legendary sounds of consoles past are an instant nostalgia hit. [Thea Flowers] first got her hands on a gamepad playing Sonic the Hedgehog, so the sounds of ...

The Roland Cloud is looking brighter with their latest addition announced today, a series of Model Expansions beginning with the JX-8P Model Expansion. Upcoming releases will include SH-101, JUNO-106, ...