The latest news, buying guides, tips, interviews and more from the world of synths, Eurorack modular and electronic music.
November events: Arturia masterclass & synth DIY workshop
Events
For our final in-store event of 2025, Arturia’s Tom Lewis (who you may remember from the excellent Buchla event we hosted last year) will deliver a masterclass in sound design featuring...
Roundup 30 October | Polyvera, Four Seas, Time Slice and more
News
There’s a lot going on as we head into the busy season (don’t mention B**** F*****!). There are some great deals around already, including a whopping saving of £750 on the Melbourne Instruments...
Buyer’s guide: Drone synths
Buyer's Guides
When it comes to discussing the merits of drone synths, I could go on and on and on and on… But seriously, drone-focused devices do occupy a very different territory from your typical synthesiser....
Roundup 16 October | Workshop System, Vamp, No Bounds and more
News
It’s been a busy couple of weeks here, with plenty of tasty new gear arriving and loads of shop-related events on the go. Tom and Luke took a road trip to Rotherham at the weekend to set up a Signal...
Signal Sounds at No Bounds festival in Rotherham
Events
Last weekend, Luke and I took a road trip to Rotherham to set up a synth showcase as part of the No Bounds festival. Our friends Mark Fell and Rian Treanor curated a full day of music, workshops, food and...
Building community through electronic music: a conversation with Mark Fell and Rian Treanor
Interviews
Rotherham-based father and son Mark Fell and Rian Treanor are renowned musicians and artists responsible for a vast catalogue of sound art projects and installations worldwide. Their musical output spans...
Signal Sounds vs Paul Maguire: Reach for the Lasers
Events
Our next in-store event is something a little different - a visit from local artist and good friend of the shop, Paul Maguire, who’ll be presenting his MIDI2Vector software and showing how it can...
Roundup 2 October | New Make Noise, Natural Gate in stock
News
It’s all go this week with two major new products from our friends at Make Noise and a host of exciting stuff to digest from Machina Bristronica! Half the team were down in Bristol at the weekend for the...
Roundup 12 September | 3rd Wave 8M, Vostok Hive and more
News
Well, the response to Instruo’s Pocket SCION has certainly exceeded our wildest expectations - we haven’t shipped this many orders for a single product for quite some time! Stocks are just...