Florian Schneider's Kraftwerk instruments go up for auction – including an EMS Synthi AKS likely used on Autobahn

The collection includes a "treasure trove of synths, drum machines, and vocoders" alongside an extensive number of historic ...
Texas Standard

These visually impaired students learn to make music as the Semi-Modulars synth band

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired instructor Dan Butler teaches his students how to make groovy tunes.
Consequence

Florian Schneider’s Kraftwerk Gear Going Up for Auction

Julien's Auctions will be offering a wide collection of synths, gear, personal items and more from the late Kraftwerk ...
Geeky Gadgets

Solar 42 cinematic ambient drone synthesizer

Introducing the Solar 42 Cinematic Ambient Drone Synthesizer, a innovative instrument carefully designed by Arseny, a Ukrainian musical innovator currently based in Latvia. This state-of-the-art ...
EDN

RF synthesizer delivers ultra-low phase noise

Mixed-Signal Devices (MSD) has launched the MS4022 frequency synthesizer for next-generation radar, wireless infrastructure, phased array, and instrumentation systems. Claiming to set a new benchmark ...
Electronic Design

How to Design Very Wide Loop BW High-Performance PLL Frequency Synthesizers (Part 3)

By “relevant PLLs,” we mean those PLLs comprising the synthesizer that significantly influence the operating band phase noise. For multiple PLL systems, this usually is the output PLL, which is ...
ecoustics

Quadraphonic Blu-ray Audio Review: New Rhino “Quadio” Series Reissues From The Modern Jazz Quartet and Moog Synthesizer Pioneers Beaver & Krause

Rediscover the quadraphonic magic of Beaver & Krause and The Modern Jazz Quartet with Rhino’s Quadio Blu-ray reissues—immersive 4-channel mixes from the 1970s, now playable on modern 5.1 systems.