Synths

  This question came from a friend of mine who asked if they would be able to play chords on a Korg Monologue (a monophonic synth) which they wanted to purchase. I asked why needed to be able to play chords. This opened up all sorts of questions which eventually lead to this article. In…

  I trawled through all the resources I could to try and find the correct etymological origin of the word ‘synth pad’ and there is no clear answer for the origin of the word in a musical context. However, it seems to be widely accepted that the word reflects the fact that a pad ‘pads out…