Lo-fi: it’s a term that’s become inescapable in 2024. This vibe-based musical style, which has gained millions of streams via various study and focus playlists, is not to be confused with the ...

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Around 2015, New Jersey-born composer Joel Zigman had been pigeonholed as the social-justice guy trying to reform an academic classical-music program at the University of Texas at Austin. His politics ...

The 1980s were a truly remarkable time. Big hair, shoulder pads and Patrick Swayze ruled the roost and synthesisers were the soundtrack of choice. The whole era is ripe for nostalgic backward glances, ...

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Not exactly a sampler, not exactly a synth, Lo-Fi provides approaches from both worlds to manipulate its bountiful selection of mussed-up sounds. It’s all you could possibly need to brew up some ...

From simple buzzers to an Atari Punk Console, the simple 555 timer chip is the foundation of a whole lot of interesting lo-fi synth projects perfect for beginners. [Steven] put together a great ...