The latest news, buyers' guides, tips and interviews from the world of synths, Eurorack modular and electronic music.
Leibniz 101: a simple guide to Xaoc Devices’ binary subsystem
Gear | Tips
Eurorack boffins Xaoc Devices recently released Berlin, a digital oscillator with a difference. It’s part of their Leibniz binary subsystem: a family of digital modules that can create and share 8-bit...
Buyer's guide: ADAT audio interfaces
Buyer's Guides
If you make electronic music with hardware, one of the key considerations is how you’re going to record your creations. Even the most proudly ‘DAWless’ producer will probably need to...
Buyer’s guide: Eurorack cases and power
Buyer's Guides
So you’ve seen the walls of knobs and sliders, glimpsed the LEDs flashing through nests of cables, heard the siren song of bleepy bloops and decided that it might just be the time to get in on the...
Making ambient music: the science behind the calm
Tips
Ask the average person what comes to mind when they think of electronic music, and chances are they’ll mention nightclubs, dance music, pounding drums and euphoric, high-energy sensory experiences....
The complete guide to matrix mixers
Gear | Interviews | Tips | Buyer's Guides
A matrix mixer is one of the most powerful tools you can add to a synth or recording setup, but arguably one of the least well understood. So in this blog post, we’ll take a deep dive into the...
Livecoding Workshop with Emute Lab Instruments | 27th June 2024
Events
Calling all budding algoravers! We’re back with another special in-store event on 27 June, and this time it’s something a little different. Our friends at Emute Lab Instruments are coming up to...
Superbooth 2024 roundup part 2: the best new Eurorack modules
News | Gear
The second part of our Superbooth roundup focuses on the beating heart of the show: modular synths. It’s become traditional for brands to save up their big releases for the May event, and this year...
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… I try to...
