When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. First released in 2017, the original Digitone was a multitimbral synthesizer that made use of a ...

Why do producers keep choosing analog drum synths over digital alternatives, even when technology has advanced so dramat ...

FM synthesizers are known for being difficult to program, but they don't have to be. The Elektron Mode:Cycles makes sculpting your tone easy and fun. It's essentially a stripped down version of the ...

Elektron first released its Syntakt groovebox in 2022. Combining elements of both analogue and digital sound generation, it immediately impressed us for its sonic versatility and the flexibility of ...

Elektron's first ever release, a synthesizer called the SidStation, stemmed from the aforementioned school project, and was initially made in a test run of ten in 1998 but not released to the public ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While FM synthesis is still at the heart of Digitone II, the update looks to expand the ...

Elektron has released a firmware update for its Syntakt groovebox, and it’s not one that users will want to miss. Not only does the 1.30 OS add four new sound-generating ‘Machines’, but also adds some ...

First up, an operator is just an oscillator with another name. The difference between an oscillator in subtractive synthesis and an operator in FM is simply that an operator doesn't necessarily ...

Elektron has unveiled a new addition to their range in the form of the eight voice polyphonic synthesizer keyboard, the Elektron Digitone Keys. The 37-key velocity and pressure sensitive keyboard with ...

FM synths have had something of a revival over the past decade. Electronic musicians are now spoiled for choice when it comes to hardware FM, with the likes of Elektron’s Digitone, Korg’s Volca FM and ...