Everyone loves playing music stoned, but the (high) times they are a-changing. No disrespect to Bob Dylan covers strummed on “the quad” or psychedelic arsenals of guitar pedals, but these are ...

Last year, expressive digital instrument pioneers Roli released the Seaboard Rise, a portable version of its continuous touch surface Seaboard Grand keyboard. Now the company has taken the ...

Modular synthesizers are some of the most powerful tools in the electronic musician's arsenal, offering a level of flexibility and freedom that's unrivalled by conventional synths. Making it possible ...

Last year, Roli launched an affordable, modular music creation system called Blocks. At launch, the company sold a square Lightpad block (intended for tapping out melodies and drum beats) and two ...

Back in 2018, Ian Reddick unveiled the Mercury Modular Guitar, which could be broken down into numerous components and packed into a small suitcase for travel. Now he's back with a pro guitar where ...

It is hard to imagine how the electronics hobby survived without the Internet. You found like-minded people and projects in magazines. And it is even harder to imagine what projects were in the ...

We've seen speaker systems that use flat surfaces as a diaphragm before, but Franklin's Roadie might be the first modular to splash down in the new millennium. It's a three part system (if you want it ...

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When you think of holiday music, visions of modular synthesizers, effects pedals and sequencers might not be dancing in your head. But the feeling of community, even family, that is everywhere at this ...