Ben Rogerson

“I loved it. It was like playing a computer game but actually you were making something at the end of it and it was kind of creative”

A highly configurable multi-effect that can be controlled with a single knob

“I actually hated the guitar,” says star Eve Hewson. “I hate the strings and the calluses”

“The last keyboard you would expect to be found in a major recording session”

Create flanging, chorus, echo and double-tracking effects using an old-school workflow

A track-starter rather than a producer-replacer

Does the world need another take on the 303? Yes, apparently

“I’ll just come out of nowhere with the three-bar, crazy-nuts chords that go three-bar to four-bar to eight-bar”

The producer also says he tried to learn the “intricate and cool” bassline from Nirvana’s Lithium

Plus, the new YouTube Music Incubator Group is set to advise the Google-owned company on its “AI-related musical tools and products”

Meet the MIDI software and hardware that’s pushed the envelope this year

Yep, we’re as confused as you are

“Everything’s sampled,” he says. “I think old-school production with a band is the only way to make great records”

The country legend’s version also features Mick Fleetwood and Peter Frampton

Capture audio with a single key press then play and record it

“It can't create something based on a human experience. So I don't know if it meets the definition of art," he adds

These are the films that sit above Ken and co in terms of Spotify stats

“What do they do up there? Twiddle filter knobs and clap”

You’ll wanna be startin’ guzheng after watching this

The legendary Swedish musician reports back on a “mind-boggling” demo he recently received from an unnamed big tech company

Key cuts from seminal artists, including Kraftwerk, Marvin Gaye, Aphex Twin, New Order, Afrika Bambaataa and more

The greatest drum machine of all time takes center stage on August 8 ever year - geddit?

Alex Ball takes a deep dive into seven of Liam Howlett’s classic ‘90s tones

The modern-day classic is set for a makeover

“There’s DNA in this,” says the hip-hop legend, as his well-worn hardware goes under the hammer