News • Interviews
2023
Tutorial: EDM Classics with the SYSTEM-8 (Roland Articles - 2023)
Tutorial: JX-8P Bells and Mallets (Roland Articles - 2023)
Tutorial: Legendary Leads with the SH-101 (Roland Articles - 2023)
Tutorial: Jupiter-8 Model Expansion Poly Presets (Roland Articles - 2023)
2022
Tutorial: Creating JUNO Basses (Roland Articles - 2022)
Tutorial: Sequential Trigon-6: hands-on sounds and impressions (CDM - 2022)
Mathematical Sounds For The Jupiter-4 by Francis Preve (Roland - 2022)
JUPITER-8 Poly Key from sound designer Francis Preve (Roland - 2022)
Anniversary marked with free presets by Francis Preve and a new Synth Vault Community (Sonic State - 2022)
Synth Vault Celebrates Anniversary With SympleSound Collab (Synthtopia - 2022)
Tom Wolfe celebrates Synth Vault anniversary with free Serum presets (Rekkerd - 2022)
Tutorial: Hands-on tour of the Oberheim OB-X8 architecture (CDM - 2022)
Find your inner sanctum with JD-800 Chill Keys by sound designer Francis Preve (Roland - 2022)
Edgy sounds for the JX-8P (Roland - 2022)
JD-800 Francis Preve Collection Now Available (Roland - 2022)
Testimonial: Life & Work with Hunter J Pierce (VoyageAustin - 2022)
Interview: Loop Shortcuts: Francis Prève – Translating sounds (Ableton - 2022)
2021
Tutorial: KORG have recreated 1974’s MiniKorg-700 in software
Review: Focus your distracted mind with Tonepaper (CDM - 2021)
Symplesound’s Tonepaper – Ambient Album, Ringtones, Presets… (BPB - 2021)
Symplesound Debuts Tonepaper, First ‘Universal Sound Design Product’ (Synthtopia - 2021)
Inside KORG’s Modwave (CDM - 2021)
Tutorial: Deep in Serum: six sound tricks to explore just by double-clicking, with maestro Francis Preve
(CDM - 2021)Interview: Remembering Influential Producer Malcolm Cecil (NPR - 2021)
Tutorial: Roland SYSTEM-8 synth tips/tricks (CDM - 2021)
Urgent Tones for the SYSTEM-8 by Francis Preve (Roland - 2021)
Free Book Offers A Deep Introduction To Synthesis (Synthtopia - 2021)
SXSW Mentors and Film Round Tables Announced (SXSW2021)
Foundational Sounds For The Juno-106 (Roland - 2021)
Funky ’80s Sounds for the JUPITER-8 (Roland - 2021)
2020
Interview: Quarantine Stories (Spotify - 2020)
Interview: Quarantine Stories (iTunes - 2020)
Download These Free Kraftwerk-Inspired Drum Samples (DJ Mag - 2020)
Honoring Florian is a free library of Kraftwerk-inspired sounds… (CDM - 2020)
Honoring Florian Is A Sonic Tribute… (Bedroom Producers Blog - 2020)
Symplesound Pays Tribute to Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider (Synth and Software - 2020)
System-100 Klang Patch Collection Now Available (Roland - 2020)
Roland Launches Multimedia Editorial Platform (Sonicstate - 2020)
Moog Foundation Announces Board of Advisors (Sonicstate - 2020)
Free Sound Library A Tribute To Florian Schneider (Synthtopia - 2020)
Sound Design in the 21st Century (NAMM - 2020)
2019
Interview: Listening with Francis Preve (The Listening Podcast - 2019)
Product review: Serum Toolkit Vol. 3 (Computer Music UK - 2019)
Interview: Insider Tour: Voicing the Prophet X (KVR - 2019)
Mini documentary: Capturing TONTO for MODULAR ICONS (Native Instruments - 2019)
Francis Preve on The Listening Podcast (Synthtopia - 2019)
The best MIDI keyboard controller for beginners (Engadget - 2019)
D-50 "Beyond Fantasia" (Roland - 2019)
Kilohearts Releases Phase Plant Synth (Sonic State - 2019)
Free Patch Library For Xfer Serum (Synthtopia - 2019)
Interview: Francis Preve Interview - Extended (Appetite for Production - 2019)
Interview: A Bridge Too Far (podcast) (Appetite for Production - 2019)
Roland Debuts Extensive Techno Pack For Producers (DJ Mag - 2019)
Roland Cloud Debuts Techno Suite (Sonic State - 2019)
Roland Cloud releases Techno Suite of Patches & Patterns by Francis Preve and Jim Stout (Rekkerd - 2019)
Roland Debuts Cloud Techno Suite On 303 Day (Synthtopia - 2019)
AudioKit Synth One released for iPhone + Free Bank by Francis Preve (KVR Audio - 2019)
AudioKit's free, feature-loaded synth is available for iPhone (Engadget - 2019)
Synth One is a free, no-strings-attached, iPad and iPhone synthesizer (CDM - 2019)
Interview: Meet the Makers: Carma Studio and Symplesound (Roland - 2019)
Interview: Francis Preve with the Volca Modular NAMM19 (Matrixsynth - 2019)
Interview: Francis Preve Explains FM and Additive Synthesis (AfroDJMac - 2019)
The Sound Test Room: Synth One - The Francis Preve Bank (Dischord - 2019)
2018
Interview: Listening, the secret of sound design: Francis Preve at Loop (CDM - 2018)
Interview: The Secret of Sound Design (Synthtopia - 2018)
Synthwave For Roland System-8 (Synthtopia -2018)
Expand your studio knowledge with Ableton Loop videos (Fact Mag - 2018)
AAS Swatches FREE Sound Bank Series compilation updated, adding 8 patches from Francis Prève
(Rekkerd - 2018)Applied Acoustics Systems Intros ‘Solids’ Sound Library (Synthtopia - 2018)
2017
Loop Berlin 2017 In Review (Synthtopia - 2017)
Listening: The Secret of Sound Design (Loop Conference - Nov 11, 2017)
Free Environmental Soundscapes For Ableton Live ‘Like VR For Your Ears’ (Synthtopia - 2017)
Ableton Loop: Five Reasons To Get Excited About This Year’s Summit (DJmag - 2017)
Product review: Serum Toolkit Vol. 2 (Computer Music UK - 2017)
What if you used synthesizers to emulate nature and reality? (CDM - 2017)
Track review: “Heartbeat” remix (PIAECC - 2017)
Interview: Behind The Scenes at Switched On Music (ADSR Sounds - 2017)
Interview: Music Production Podcast w/AfroDJMac (2017)
Interview: Tap Tempo podcast w/Matt Lange (iTunes - 2017)
2016
Go full retrowave with a magical FM synth library for Ableton (CDM - 2016)
Prince's Drum Samples: Now, at Your Fingertips (Vice - 2016)
This free sample pack recreates Prince’s trademark drum machine sound (Fact Mag - 2016)
Get a free pack that recreates Prince’s signature drum sounds (CDM - 2016)
Review: Serum Toolkit Volume 1 – Official Pack by Xfer Records (Producer Spot - 2016)
Xfer Records just released 100 new presets for its Serum plugin synth (musicradar - 2016)
A different breed of analog sound library for Ableton Live (CDM - 2016)
2004-2015
Download a free set of spooky Operator patches (Ableton - 2015)
12 EDM production tips for producing massive and original dance music (Discmakers - 2015)
Academik’s Francis Preve Shares Label’s Music, Studio Advice, Samples for Live (CDM - 2012)
Interview: Avid/M-Audio SXSW (2011)
Interview: Avid/M-Audio NAMM (2011)
Interview: Francis Preve (Notable Dance - 2007)
Interview: Roll Over, Beethoven: An interview with Francis Preve (Austin Chronicle - 2004)
Awards
The 35 Best Tech House Songs Ever (Billboard - 2016)
Austin Music Awards: Best Electronic Dance Music Act (2014)
Best of Austin: Best Remixing Renaissance Man (2008)
BPI Silver Sales Award: Utah Saints “What Can You Do For Me” (Remix/Production, 1993)
Buffalo Music Awards: Best Original Keyboardist (1990)
Buffalo Music Awards: Best Original Keyboardist (1989)