Articles by: Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.

Articles by: Ben Rogerson

The launch of Suzuki’s new Omnichord has been "postponed", but the good news is that it will be at the 2024 Winter NAMM Show

By Ben Rogerson published 8 December 23

And that’s just a few weeks away

Ableton’s Push 3 Upgrade Kit is here, and It looks like it’s incredibly easy to turn your MIDI controller version into a standalone instrument

By Ben Rogerson published 7 December 23

Is it worth the $1,049 upgrade price, though?

Ubisoft’s Rocksmith+ can now teach you to play piano as well as guitar: use the 'falling notes' method or the sheet music view

By Ben Rogerson published 7 December 23

Gamefied learning platform adds keyboard lessons to its syllabus

“This is the proudest and happiest I’ve ever felt”: Taylor Swift is named Time’s Person of the Year

By Ben Rogerson published 6 December 23

In a new interview, the star compares her album re-recording project to “collecting horcruxes” and reveals that she has a framed note from Paul McCartney hanging in her bathroom

Moog takes a deep dive into the world of bass sounds with the new Mariana soft synth, and the good news is that it runs on iOS, Mac and Windows

By Ben Rogerson published 5 December 23

Say hello to the “next evolution of Moog bass”

7 free plugins you need to know about this month

By Matt Mullen published 5 December 23

This December, we've got analogue-style saturation, lo-fi processors, spring reverbs and even a free DAW from Universal Audio

Believe it or not, the Behringer UB-Xa synth is now on sale - and it’s even cheaper than we thought it was going to be

By Ben Rogerson published 4 December 23

Find out why this Oberheim OB-Xa clone is being sold for “way below the actual value”

Cherry Audio kicks off the festive celebrations with a free plugin emulation of Oberheim’s classic SEM synth module

By Ben Rogerson published 4 December 23

Have yourself a Cherry little Christmas

Chroma chameleon: Arturia’s limited-edition KeyStep Pro controller comes with blue LEDs and lets you customise the colours of your tracks

By Ben Rogerson published 1 December 23

Who said that grey was boring?

“It covers my utilities bill”: German electronic musician Hainbach reveals how much his 1 million Spotify streams earned him in 2023

By Ben Rogerson published 1 December 23

“Bandcamp or coming to a live show is still the best way to support me and other artists,” he confirms

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is here, and Taylor Swift has been crowned the top global artist of the year

By Ben Rogerson published 30 November 23

It’s estimated that her 26.1 billion streams have earned her more than £72 million

Klanghelm reboots AKG’s BX spring reverb with its new Tens plugin, and there’s a free version, too

By Ben Rogerson published 29 November 23

Put some ‘70s-style spring in your (dub)step

“It feels like there are more keys”: this curved grand piano just made its debut at Carnegie Hall, and is praised for its “effortless” playability

By Ben Rogerson published 29 November 23

Has keyboard development turned a corner or gone round the bend?

Surprise, surprise: Taylor Swift is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year, but which artists, songs and albums did you listen to most in 2023?

By Ben Rogerson published 28 November 23

Find out now with Apple Music Replay

The developer of SketchCassette has just released a free plugin called Lofi Oddity, an audio “degradation toy box”

By Ben Rogerson published 28 November 23

Stick your apron on because things are about to get messy

“I am not your guru, OK? I’m not Rick Rubin with a beard”: Vulfpeck’s Jack Stratton promises to be your “cool professor” as he launches a new mixing masterclass that takes you inside the ‘Vulf Sound’

By Ben Rogerson published 28 November 23

“I might show up at the football game and, yeah, we’re all getting girlfriends after this,” he promises

Apple’s brand-new MacBook Pro M3s have got the Cyber Monday price cuts we wanted, but they won't be around much longer

By Ben Rogerson published 27 November 23

Time is running out to get one of the very latest MacBook Pros at a discounted price

The best Cyber Monday iPad deals are on the cheapest models, so if you want to start making music in Logic Pro, you can do it for less

By Ben Rogerson published 27 November 23

You can save on both the 9th- and 10th-generation entry-level iPads if you hurry

You only have a few hours left to download Waves’ Silk Vocal plugin for free

By Ben Rogerson published 26 November 23

Time's almost up if you want to snap this all-in-one vocal processor for nothing

The WiiM Pro Plus is the best music gadget you’ll buy this Cyber Weekend - turn your existing hi-fi or powered speakers into a smart, high-quality streaming setup

By Ben Rogerson published 25 November 23

Save 20% on both this and the super-affordable WiiM Mini

AIAIAI’s low-latency wireless studio headphones just got a massive $100 discount, and there are big savings to be had on all the other TMA-2 models, too

By Ben Rogerson published 25 November 23

If the TMA-2 Wireless+ headphones have been tempting you, now could be the moment you succumb…

The best free Black Friday plugin deals: free music software from Native Instruments, Slate Digital and Waves

By Ben Rogerson published 24 November 23

This Cyber Weekend isn’t only about savings - there are also some plugins that you can download for absolutely nothing

The VTech Kidi DJ Mix is the gift you need to buy for your kids this Black Friday, if only so you can play with it yourself

By Ben Rogerson published 24 November 23

It’s got lights, it’s got sampling, it’s got launch pads and it’s on sale at a great price

Cyber Monday MacBook deals 2023: Including savings on the latest M3 MacBook Pros and M2 Airs

By Andy Jones last updated 27 November 23

An Apple MacBook Pro or Air is an ideal music production computer. For Cyber Monday we're hunting down all the best deals, including money off M3 models

“Set your sound on fire”: Slate Digital’s free Heatwave plugin is a one-knob route to gritty saturation, EQ and compression

By Ben Rogerson published 23 November 23

A winter warmer to get you through Black Friday and beyond

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