Back in 2016, Tim Jacobs of mixtela managed to cram a MIDI synthesizer into a teeny MIDI plug that drew power from the device it was plugged into and output sounds via an included piezo buzzer. Jacobs ...

Move over, keytar, there's a new synth/guitar hybrid in town courtesy of BLL Instruments When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Elyra is ...

[Tommy]’s POLY555 is an analog, 20-note polyphonic synthesizer that makes heavy use of 3D printing and shows off some clever design. The POLY555, as well as [Tommy]’s earlier synth designs, are based ...

If you were looking to trade up your synth pedal, Meris might just have the answer with the newly expanded, the hugely expanded Enzo X. As sequels go, they don’t get any bigger. This is a pedalboard ...

For the last few years, Skot Wiedmann at the University of Illinois has been teaching electronics and music to students using a build-it-yourself mini touch synth called the Hyve. Now he's taken the ...

[Matt Bradshaw]’s entry in the Hackaday Prize is Polymod, a modular digital synthesizer which combines the modularity of an analog synth with the power of a digital synth. Each module (LFO, Envelope ...

This new analogue synth has something novel up it's sleeve: it's novel! There’s no shortage of small recreations of classic synths. They’re often well priced but somewhat compromised by small keys and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When Korg introduced the Minilogue in 2016 it was a game-changer. It's a true analog polyphonic synth for around $500, and frankly, there ...

Polyphonic ringtones should not be mistaken with the so called "True tones" (also known as "Real tones") which are simply audio recordings, typically in a common format such as MP3, AAC, or WMA.