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“It provided a blueprint for the ecosystem we swear by today”: How music production became accessible to all thanks to a handful of innovators

We sat down to write a track with our laptop, and pondered how we got here? Maybe via our spare bedroom…or even a kitchen?

Music technology gear of the year 2024: The 10 best new synths, samplers and drum machines

Music technology gear of the year 2024: The 10 best new synths, samplers and drum machines

We count down our favourite music tech hardware from the past 12 months

"The Prophet-5 is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and influential synths ever built": The story of Sequential Circuits in 10 synths, sequencers and drum machines

"The Prophet-5 is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and influential synths ever built": The story of Sequential Circuits in 10 synths, sequencers and drum machines

Charting the rise, fall and subsequent resurgence of Sequential, we celebrate 50 years of groundbreaking synthesizers and technical ingenuity from one of the original trailblazers

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Cherry Audio's P-10 captures the sound of "one of the most desirable flagship analogue polysynths ever created" - and brings that synth into the 21st century

This emulation of Sequential Circuits' "10-voice, 20-oscillator, bi-timbral behemoth" boasts a faithful recreation of the Prophet-10's sound alongside a handful of contemporary flourishes

What's so special about analogue synthesizers?

Do analogue synths really sound better? You bet they do, and here's why…

“There really are no mistakes. Turn knobs until it sounds good”: Snarky Puppy’s Justin Stanton uses the Moog Little Phatty, Sequential Prophet Rev 2 and Nord Stage 4 to bring you a ‘Synth 101’

Want to learn the basics from a pro? Now’s your chance

Superbooth 24: "This isn't just a synth, it's Tom Oberheim's dream, realized": The TEO-5 gives you the classic Oberheim sound at an affordable price point

Based on the same platform as the Sequential Take 5, the TEO-5 keeps it Oberheim with a classic state-variable SEM filter and X-Mod functionality

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"Its impact on music will continue to resonate for decades to come": Sequential to discontinue the Prophet X due to component shortages

"Its impact on music will continue to resonate for decades to come": Sequential to discontinue the Prophet X due to component shortages

'X' marks the stop of this fantastic Sequential hybrid synth…

The Great Synth Showdown: Sequential Prophet-5 Rev 4 hardware vs Arturia Prophet-5 V

The Great Synth Showdown: Sequential Prophet-5 Rev 4 hardware vs Arturia Prophet-5 V

The first round in our polyphonic hardware vs software shoot-out

"It sounded completely out of place in the chart it was in, and the year it was released": 5 Prophet-5-powered tracks by Radiohead, Gary Numan, Japan and more

"It sounded completely out of place in the chart it was in, and the year it was released": 5 Prophet-5-powered tracks by Radiohead, Gary Numan, Japan and more

We're in Prophet-5 mode, as we celebrate five decades of the first 'proper' polysynth with five – ok six – glorious tracks

The very first Prophet-5 review was sweet, spot on and surprisingly prescient: "Think of it as a 5-note Minimoog, and your programs can be stored even when the instrument is turned off!"

The very first Prophet-5 review was sweet, spot on and surprisingly prescient: "Think of it as a 5-note Minimoog, and your programs can be stored even when the instrument is turned off!"

"The Prophet-5 will remember 40 different preset sounds, each of which can be easily recalled and also modified. Impressive, eh?"

The Great Synth Showdown: Which is the best hardware polysynth in 2023?

The Great Synth Showdown: Which is the best hardware polysynth in 2023?

We pit vintage against contemporary, analogue against digital and experimental against conventional in our quest to find the best contemporary polysynth

GEAR EXPO 2023: The best new hardware synths for 2023

GEAR EXPO 2023: The best new hardware synths for 2023

The must-have new synths you need to be playing

NAMM 2023: Sequential has massively updated the Take 5 synth, but not quite in the way we expected

NAMM 2023: Sequential has massively updated the Take 5 synth, but not quite in the way we expected

Free update doubles the sounds and adds new synthesis methods

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Issue 395 of Future Music is out now

Polysynth Shootout! Plus: Surgeon, Channel Tres, Sequential Trigon-6, Lucinda Chua, Arturia Pigments masterclass & much more!

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