Arturia has given the "spontaneous algorithmic synthesizer" MiniFreak another firmware update. The main new feature in version 4.0.0 is that the synthesizer becomes a vocoder. To install the update, ...

Over the years, Arturia has continuously upgraded the small MicroFreak synthesizer with firmware updates – The manufacturer is now delivering something similar for the larger Arturia MiniFreak. In ...

New more versatile sound engine. Vocoder, hardtune and harmonizer vocal effects. Solid build. Excellent color screen. The MicroKorg 2 is an improvement on the original in almost every way, that much ...

For Matthew Houck, the singer-songwriter behind Phosphorescent, writing the title-track for his eighth studio album fittingly turned out to be a revelation. “I think it might be the best song I’ve ...

The updated MicroFreak benefits from countless new features introduced since the launch of the original model. Greg Scarth finds out what makes this limited-edition version special. We loved the ...

The return of clubs and festivals this year meant that dance music finally felt like it was back to normal—not 2021’s “new normal” of tours on tenterhooks and will-they-won’t-they headliners, but the ...