Two years on from its announcement, Behringer's take on Casio's CZ series of phase distortion synthesizers has officially landed. Promising to replicate the sound of the CZ-1, a classic Casio phase ...

Oli Larkin is responsible for VirtualCZ, a plugin emulation of Casio's classic CZ hardware synths from the '80s. Who better, then, to explain the science behind the phase distortion synthesis methods ...

Arturia has been relentless over the last few year with updating and improving its instruments. Whether that's firmware upgrades for its hardware or feature dumps for its plugins. Pigments, the ...

From heavy metal to pop, the guitar synthesizer is one of the most commonly used additions for any guitar player. It’s what gives rock songs that piercing distortion and the woeful tones to the blues.

For some players, faulty cables, abused amplifiers and neglected instruments can be a source of surprisingly gratifying sonic output rather than a performance or recording nightmare. But if it's true ...