Back in 2016, Tim Jacobs of mixtela managed to cram a MIDI synthesizer into a teeny MIDI plug that drew power from the device it was plugged into and output sounds via an included piezo buzzer ...

It seems to me that none of the information about the current offerings of the sound cards say anything about the quality of their hardware MIDI synths. (A spec or two may be given.) I guess it's ...

Over the years, plenty of work has gone into emulating the Commodore 64 6581 SID chip, but as [SlipperySeal] puts it, nothing beats the real thing. His take on the MIDI SID-based synth not only sou… ...

We’re pretty sure there’s no internationally recognized arbiter of records like “World’s smallest full-featured polyphonic stereo MIDI synthesizer that fits in a DIN shell&#… ...

MIDI: The Musical Instrument Digital Interface is a specification for a communication protocol between digital synthesizers and other digital music devices. In principle it’s a communication and ...

As you might expect, Boss has gone for the latter form factor for the SY-1 Synthesizer pedal, which puts a massive 121 synth sounds at the feet of guitarists. SUBSCRIBE LOG IN ...

Sequential Circuits made the first MIDI synthesizer, the Prophet-600, in 1982, ... In the 1990s, he turned to designing software synthesizers — programs creating sound directly from a computer.

Dave Smith, a pioneer of the synthesizer, revolutionized pop music in the 1980s. David Bowie and Madonna are among the legions who used his Prophet 5 synthesizer. Smith died last week at age 72.