2024 has been a great year for new music making gear. As it comes to a close, we’re counting down our top 10 music tech instruments of the past 12 months. You can watch them all in action in our video ...

The synthesizer might well have been invented before the 1970s; indeed, early, and frankly ridiculous claims to its origins go back hundreds of years, but more sensible suggestions cite the 1960s as ...

Novation’s Circuit groovebox is a pretty beloved piece of entry-level music making gear. And with good reason. Its two polyphonic synth tracks and four sample-based drum tracks give it a surprising ...

They’ve already turned stomp boxes into butt probes. Now Metasonix, creators of agonizing-sounding audio gear, have turned their warped minds to synths. The result is the Wretch Machine, a truly ...

Using the same principle as the LED strobes that enable fine-tuning of turntable rotation speeds, this DIY “Acid Machine” synth has a cool way of visualizing its sound: A rotating disc printed with a ...