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Misha Mansoor teams up with Neural DSP for Archetype plugin that nails his Periphery tone – but does so much more
By Jonathan Horsley published
Neural DSP's most ambitious plugin yet? Archetype: Misha Mansoor X collects three amps, virtual stompboxes, from the everyday to exotic granular and pitch-shifting effects, CabSims, EQs and more

“It’s policing black music”: Lizzo speaks out on the ‘racist’ origins of sampling law
By Will Simpson published
“The first time people started sampling was... who? It was rappers in the '80s and '90s. They were sampling records because they didn't have access to big studios"

SampleRadar: 497 free modular percussion samples
By MusicRadar published
Raw and crunchy loops and toplines, wild and wacky percussive FX and semi-modular madness from the Korg MS-20

Daphne Oram's centenary celebrated in compilation featuring previously unheard archival material
By Matt Mullen published
The album features original compositions based on samples of Oram's work by Cosey Fanni Tutti, Marta Salogni, TAAHLIAH, Arushi Jain and more

Music studio complex opens in former nuclear bunker in The Hague
By Matt Mullen published
Subterra has transformed the Cold War-era bunker into a "cultural hub for upcoming and established musical talent"

Teenage Engineering is giving away a free EP-1320 Medieval sampler to anyone that spends $999 in its online store
By Matt Mullen published
"'Cause we live in medieval times"

Back in 1999, Prince offered his opinion on the new generation of DAW-based musicians and producers
By Ben Rogerson published
“If they didn’t take the time to learn their instrument and their scales and to actually speak the language of music then they can’t play… all they can do is watch,” he argued

The making of Enya's Orinoco Flow, the unexpected No. 1 hit that created a New Age superstar
By Matt Mullen published
In memory of Enya's longtime producer Nicky Ryan, we take a backwards glance at the ethereal earworm that launched her career
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