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 ...

We’re pretty sure there’s no internationally recognized arbiter of records like “World’s smallest full-featured polyphonic stereo MIDI synthesizer that fits in a DIN shell”. If there isn’t, there sure ...

A few months after creating what was claimed to be the world's smallest MIDI synthesizer, which was smaller than the capsule at the end of a 5-pin DIN cable, a self-confessed MIDI lover and prolific ...

Dang. [Mixtela] has just managed a seriously cool hack: running an entire MIDI synthesizer on an ATTiny85 to create what he claims is the worlds smallest MIDI synthesizer. That’s it on the left, next ...

"No one is vying for the title of the smallest and worst MIDI synthesizer. But that's not going to stop me" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

It seems to me that none of the information about the current offerings of the sound cards say anything about the quality of their hardware MIDI synths. (A spec or two may be given.) I guess it's ...

Anyone that needs to create retro sounds in the form of Nintendo style chiptune music, may be interested in a new Arcano MIDI NES Chiptune Synthesizer that has been created by Arcano Systems. The palm ...

A few years ago, artist Modern Biology became a viral sensation when he posted videos of himself controlling a modular synth ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. — “Synthesizers: From Analog to Digital to Software to Analog” presentation to be featured at AES ...

Dave Smith, who created the Prophet-5 synthesizer and pioneered the use of MIDI, has died. His company, Sequential, shared the sad news, writing, “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that ...

His innovations included the first polyphonic, programmable synthesizer and the universal connectivity of MIDI. By Jon Pareles Dave Smith, a groundbreaking synthesizer designer, died on May 31 in ...