A SYNTH-Y SONG? It creates a current through a party in an instant. It can help a jogger pick up a little speed or a dance group to find that extra arc of air. So simply saying that the synthesizer ...

For music geeks, building a synthesizer has always been a way to experiment with sound, far beyond what commercial synths will allow. But for those who have never picked up a soldering iron, it can be ...

The word “vintage” has carried drastically different meanings within the world of musical instruments. In the realm of electric and acoustic guitars and amplifiers, “vintage” in recent years has ...

Mack Bartsch doesn't just make electronic music: the 16-year-old DJ also makes electronic instruments. Bartsch, who goes by the stage name spaceprodigi, recently constructed a synthesizer as part of ...

Aaron Funk's latest album was created and performed live on a modular synth with no overdubbing and editing; it's one of the more beautiful records from the project in recent memory. Still, in this ...

Chris Martirano was just 14 when he walked into a White Plains, N.Y., music shop 35 years ago. By the time he left three hours later, his life had changed. He played his first Moog synthesizer. "I ...

L'ANARCHISTE: (Singing) Your eyes met mine in the window. MARTIN: This is the music of L'anarchiste, voted Salt Lake City, Utah's best band two years ago. L'anarchiste released their first full-length ...