The number of easily usable and programmable microcontrollers is small, so when selecting one for a project there are only a handful of very popular, well documented chips that most of us reach for.

"Sons of a silent age/Stand on platforms blank looks and note books," sings David Bowie, in a 1977 quasi precognition of the contemporary OP-1, engineered as it is for silent, nomadic musicians.

Brit musical instrument maker Dubreq has released a number of key upgrades to its iconic pocket synth over the years, but the Stylophone CPM DS-2 is something of a departure from the usual playbook.

Rick and Morty’s cast of wacky characters has always sounded like music to some people, and a new limited edition music device from Teenage Engineering is finally making that dream a reality. That’s ...

Fans of popular animated TV series Rick and Morty have yet another reason to get excited ahead of the show’s fourth season this November. That’s because today, acclaimed handheld synthesizer ...

This is Teenage Engineering’s amazing OP-Z, a tiny, TV-remote-size synthesizer and sequencer that has no screen, and yet manages to pack in a range of features that make users of “real” music hardware ...

Back in the late 1960s, creating music anywhere was made much easier with a now iconic toy-like pocket synth called the Stylophone. Now Dubreq is aiming to do the same for beat makers with a portable ...

Critter & Guitari's lineup of hackable music computers and video synths are undeniably unique. They do things that practically no other instrument can, plus they're probably the most visually ...

The world of musical technology has witnessed a significant shift in recent years, with open source synthesizers gaining prominence among musicians and developers alike. These instruments offer a ...

Teenage Engineering's pocket-sized synths are some of our favorite music-making gear here at Engadget, Today, the company is adding another tiny device to its Pocket Operator line. The PO-33 Ghostly ...