One of the greatest things about early ’80s cinema was the synth scores so many films had. Movies like The Terminator, and of course anything John Carpenter did, spring to mind. And with shows like ...

Back in 1981, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League was an insanely big hit. It’s not an overly complex song, either. Martin Rushent, who produced the song, added a drum machine, a very basic synth, ...

A heavy dose of ’80s pop awaits music fans attending the Retro Futura tour, which stops in Cleveland this week for a show at the Masonic Auditorium. Topping the bill are Howard Jones and former ...

Music in the 1980s was defined by electronic melodies that gave the decade a distinct flair that is often replicated, yet unmatched. With artists from all over the world contributing to the sound of ...

Can a certain sound, made by a particular instrument, sum up an entire era? It seems unlikely, yet think about those opening notes of Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F" from "Beverly Hills Cop" or Brad ...

Even the promo pictures look pretty '80s. Here’s some pretty big news for iOS musicians: AudioKit’s Digital D1 synth is now an Audio Unit. What? That means that, instead of running as a standalone app ...

This week we create smart playlists with Miximum, let anyone use our internet connections with HotSpotMe, put our MacBook’s Dock in the Touch Bar with Pock, and more. Miximum is an app for creating ...

An ’80s song is easier to pick out than a cowboy at a cocktail party, but why? Mostly because what was developing on the technical side of music back then would have previously seemed like science ...

The super-producer and analogue aficionado praises the "messed up" sound of the PPG Wave 2.3, one of the few digital synths ...