In this second part of my survey I list and briefly describe some of the Java sound and music applications known to work under Linux. Java applications show up in almost every category found at ...

Following last year’s take on the cult classic Crumar Spirit, Cherry Audio revives a lesser-known synth in the Crumar line-up ...

The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. The Complete 2021 Synth and Sound Software ...

In this second part of my survey I focus on the tools that achieve this new synthesis of arts. Alas, due to space constraints I am unable to include all the software I would like to have reviewed, but ...

Sam Ash releases a new guide highlighting the year's top-performing synthesizers for electronic music production, including ...

PLUGIN WEEK 2025: When surveying today's synthesis landscape, to say that we’re spoiled for choice would be a serious understatement. On the hardware front it's like the 1970s all over again, with ...

One of the things that may have held back your sound design aspirations is just how complex soft synths can look. Sometimes this is done deliberately – developers want their creations to look ...

PLUGIN WEEK 2025: It's likely that we're all guilty of periodically shunning our existing repository of plugins and VIs, and splash out on a shiny new synth, hoping it’ll provide us with a fresh, ...