In the Alien franchise, the grisly deaths are usually reserved for the flesh-and-blood humans. But a few of the synthetic beings in the franchise have met horrible and gory ends too. In Ridley Scott’s ...

We hope we don’t sound too “get off our lawn” right now, but they sure don’t make TV and movie theme music like they used to. We still get a few memorable ones here and there, like Alan Silvestri’s ...

Another month, another opportunity to mention Kluge Interactive's VR rhythm title Synth Riders. In the aftermath of Beat Games' disappointing announcement about Beat Saber support on PSVR2, Kluge has ...

The $149 instrument was made in collaboration with viral musician Modern Biology. The $149 instrument was made in collaboration with viral musician Modern Biology. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He ...

From Alice Coltrane’s devotional music to modern ambient interpretations of Sufi mysticism, synthesizers are everywhere in spiritual music. But what is it that makes synthesizers so attractive to ...

After teasing both synthesizers at NAMM earlier this year, Kurzweil has finally announced that the KR2061 and K2088 – a modern update to the classic K2000 – are available to order. Released in 1991, ...

They drew in the production gloss of precursors like Trevor Horn and William Orbit, instantly influenced existing stars like Kylie and Madonna, and created an updated template for synth pop that you ...

Analog Pins 0-2 are potentionmeters. Analog pins 3-7 (4 avaible as an input) are used for modulation signal inputs. Pins 4&5, also SCL/SDA are layed out such that a SSD1306 could be used for a display ...

Progressive metal outfit Mastodon may be in flux as they try to find a permanent replacement guitarist while working on new material and touring at the same time, but that doesn’t mean any side ...

We meet J-pop’s hottest international act, which made its highly anticipated European debut this month in the UK. Acclaimed for transforming fictional stories into chart-topping hits, the duo has ...

On a typical Wednesday night, Ian Thurston twists knobs and punches buttons on a big mixing board at the casino where he runs sound for onstage talent. But tonight at Pacific Pizza in Browne's ...

The building’s walls sometimes shake with a sonic rumble. Other times, it’s like a spaceship is flying overhead or as if the electronic duo Daft Punk has reunited in this pleasant industrial park in ...