Newcastle-hailing DJ and producer Nectax has just released his debut album ‘A State Of Play’. Exploring styles such as jungle, footwork, breaks, garage, techno and liquid d’n’b, there’s a wormhole of ...

Arturia has given the "spontaneous algorithmic synthesizer" MiniFreak another firmware update. The main new feature in version 4.0.0 is that the synthesizer becomes a vocoder. To install the update, ...

New more versatile sound engine. Vocoder, hardtune and harmonizer vocal effects. Solid build. Excellent color screen. The MicroKorg 2 is an improvement on the original in almost every way, that much ...

There are few musical technologies that are as ubiquitous, maligned and misunderstood as Antares’ Auto-Tune. What was conceived in 1997 as a discrete tool for cleaning up vocals and optimizing the ...

The MicroKorg 2 has some big britches to fill. The original MicroKorg is one of, if not the best selling synthesizer of all time. It's also probably the longest continuously manufactured synth, having ...

Musicians are always looking for innovative ways to explore musical possibilities. These include new techniques to improve the flexibility and fidelity of the music and add new effects. Among these ...

Next up in our guide to making music with the internet's most capable freeware, we decode the mysteries of the vocoder When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.