Tim Cant

Discover the advanced sound-generation capabilities of this powerful open-source synth.

Well known for its range of polished sampled-based instruments, Los Angeles’ Output has turned its attention to processing with this hot-to-trot multi-effect. Let’s fire it up.

Program some righteous Reeses with the most potent freeware synth around.

Conceived in the 1980s as a tool for videogame-sound development, the sample-based sequencers known as trackers have finally made the quantum leap from software to hardware – and in stylish fashion.

Unlock the potential of this amazing Nord Lead 2-inspired synth with our guide to its most powerful features.

Discover the sound-sculpting secrets of this awesome free Oberheim clone.

Use a selection of free plug-ins to make your lushest synth sounds yet.

Make nine useful, customisable sound effects with this powerful free synth.

Few music-sequencing softwares have a history as distinctive as the tracker. With the epochal program now arriving in hardware form, we trace the tracker’s lineage, from its humble 8-bit beginnings to its era-defining rave sounds.

Recreate the 80s and 90s classic DX27 Solid Bass sound with the free Yamaha DX7 emulation Dexed.