The latest news, buyers' guides, tips and interviews from the world of synths, Eurorack modular and electronic music.
Superbooth 2024 roundup part 1: the best new synths
News | Gear
The 2024 edition of Superbooth was one of the busiest in recent memory for new product launches. The three-day extravaganza was packed with exhibitors showing off everything from Eurorack utilities to...
A few website improvements
News
As you might already know, we moved our website to a new platform recently. Since then we’ve rolled out a few tweaks in the background that will hopefully make it a bit easier to navigate....
How to get started with modular synths
Gear | Tips
There are few journeys in the music-making world that are as hard to navigate as modular synths. The ultimate flexibility to design your own musical system comes with the caveat of seemingly endless...
Signal Sounds vs Buchla | 24th April 2024
Events
There’s something about a synth in a briefcase that we love here at Signal Sounds. To the outside world you look like you're strictly business, but secretly you know your real work is bleepy bloops....
Meet the Signal Sounds team
News
The Signal Sounds team is growing! There are now seven of us working at our Glasgow HQ, so we thought it was time we gave you a little insight into who we are and what makes us tick…JasonWhat do...
10 of the best Eurorack modules under £100
Gear | Buyer's Guides
There’s no getting away from the fact that Eurorack can be an expensive hobby, but not every purchase has to be a big one. Aside from the obvious patch cables, blank panels, mults and attenuators, there are...
London Synth & Pedal Expo | 16-17 March
Events
Calling all Londoners! We’re heading down to exhibit at the Synth & Pedal Expo on the weekend of 16-17 March. We’ll be showcasing some of the brands we work with - including Instruo, Expert...
Signal Sounds vs Instruo vs Noise Box - Superbooth documentary screening | 15 June
Events
Superbooth is the world's leading event for synth nerds. Like us. All of the online videos you see are from the perspective of visitors to the show, people from various video news channels and reviewers of...
Little bits of NAMM... Part 2
NAMM Countdown - Day -1The first NAMM event I attended was a pre-show event on the Wednesday evening organised by the insanely upbeat Lewis Richard from 17th St Studios, a South LA studio jam packed with...
Little bits of NAMM...
This year’s NAMM was a little different from the norm, being the first proper event since 2020 and it definitely felt like a “first steps into normality” rather than the turbo charged, hi-octane...
A visit to the Vintage Synth Museum
It isn’t often the case that people draw similarities between the typically sun-soaked state of Los Angeles and the dismally dreich Glasgow. This is probably in no small part because there aren’t many....
What is Droid Forge anyway?
Gear
Der Mann Mit Der Maschine have just dropped a lovely little 'introduction to Droid Forge' video. It can be intimidating to get started with a complex subsystem like Droid but the Forge programming system...