E-drums work similarly to most other electronic instruments. An electronic keyboard, for instance, replaces hammers striking metal wires with sensors that cue electronic signals when you apply ...

Moog, a fan of the theremin – the touchless electronic instrument created in the 1920s – experimented with adding amplifiers to the synth's oscillators to make a more portable version of the ...

But for all that, the origin of electronic music is frustratingly difficult to pin down. Is it characterised by the instruments alone, or does it have something more specific in the music itself?

A choice selection of synths, drum machines, samplers or acoustic instruments will do the job – and a few of these synced together may be enough for many live performers with little else needed. Many ...

Violetta "Vi" Vibrato meets Matt Ramage who plays electronic music for the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. Vi learns more about how Matt got interested in this unique instrument, how he uses a ...

SynthTemple, a "hybrid facility combining a fully operational recording studio with a museum of electronic instruments," is ...

Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) segment sales grew 8% Y/Y to $1.14 billion on strong organic sales growth and contributions from recent acquisitions. EIG's operating income rose 23% Y/Y to $ ...

During the early to mid-1900s, special electronic instruments and music synthesizers—machines hooked up to computers that can electronically generate and modify sounds from a variety of ...

Microsoft is bringing MIDI 2.0 support for electronic instruments, with the rewritten stack delivering high resolution and low latency. Copilot Plus PCs running on Snapdragon chipsets will be able ...