These compact and affordable hardware synths now come with an added bonus - a copy of Synthmulator, until the end of April 2019.

Designed specifically to run Waves applications and SoundGrid, the Axis One has lots of I/O and comes in a rack mountable case. Here's the details.

Moog One Firmware v1.0.4 adds new effects, improvements, and stability. Here's what's new and how to get the update.

Synths don't get much more portable than the battery-powered SB-1, modeled after the Roland SH-101. Here's what we know about it so far...

With 2 voices of 4 oscillators each, mono, duo, chord and drone playing modes are possible. Here's more about this intriguing new hardware synthesizer.

Join Dave Mech as he uses field recordings in London and Elektron's Digitakt sampler back in the studio to create some unique textures, loops and beats in this video.

Three lucky winners submitted their live Volca jams and won a pile of goodies including an Ask.Audio Academy 1-year subscription. Read on to see and hear the winning entries.

These standalone music production/DJ performance tools now offer users immediate wi-fi access to their own Splice library directly from the touch user interface

Blackbox is a portable sampler and groovebox that lets you record, save/load, apply effects and edit one-shot samples and beat-sliced loops. Here's what you need to know.

A cryptic post together with a rather massive-looking synth from Russian specialists ELTA Music has appeared... what could it all mean?

4 true polyphonic voices of synthesis, a stack of I/O and one of the most portable yet huge-sounding synths we've ever tested. Could Modal's SKULPT be too good to be true?

Part synth, drum synth, part pattern generator, part modular loop producer - we might have to invent a new term to describe Impulse Command. Here's what it can do.

Exhibits + Seminars + Live Electronic Music + Pop-Up Synth Museum + DIY Synth Build + Gala Banquet - what more could you ask for? Here's how to get tickets.

A whole universe of gear you can build yourself, from mixers to synths and Eurorack format modules? This new system could revolutionise how we approach music-making.

Is this the world’s most advanced digitally-controlled, 100%-analog patch bay routing system? With a dedicated app and 64-point connection, Flock Audio thinks it is.

IK Multimedia's iRig Micro Amp Has Up To 15W Power, USB And iOS Capabilities. Now you really can play your guitar wherever you like.

With internal sampling, live input, two granular streams and the ability to work as a DSP platform, Qu-Bit's Nebulae V2 is a remarkable piece of gear. Scott Riesterer certainly thought so...

Part of the Modular Process Music family of hand crafted instruments, Tape Sampler is a clever and fun way to manipulate sound. See it in action here.

Meet musical legends as well as some of the world's leading synth designers at this unique event in Bristol, UK on March 30th, 2019. Tickets are going fast...

QWERTY keyboard mode and wavetable shortcuts on both oscillators are just a couple of the big changes coming in version 3. Read on to find out what else is new...

Gear that needs serious wattage can be tricky to power when you're away from the mains supply. But Scott Riesterer found some high powered solutions. Here, he shares his impressions.