Ben Rogerson

Ben Rogerson

I’m the Group Content Manager for MusicRadar, specialising in all things tech. 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, 20 of which I’ve also spent writing about music technology. 

Articles by: Ben Rogerson

Antares Auto-Tune Pro X

Auto-Tune Pro X promises faster pitch correction and new artist presets

By Ben Rogerson published

Native Apple Silicon support is now part of the deal, too

iZotope Audiolens

Could iZotope’s free Audiolens software give you an easier way of making your own music sound like the tracks you love?

By Ben Rogerson published

Audio analysis software promises to speed up your track referencing workflow

Universal Audio Polymax

Universal Audio releases a ‘vintage’ polysynth plugin and recreates the classic Motown reverb chambers

By Ben Rogerson published

New toys for Spark subscribers and UAD hardware owners

Novation Circuit Rhythm

Novation’s Circuit Rhythm groovebox gets new arrangement, Beat Match, Fixed Length Recording and Grid FX features

By Ben Rogerson published

Software update is said to make it more expressive and flexible

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel confirms i/o European tour and new album: “It’s been a while”

By Ben Rogerson published

i/o project isn’t the former Genesis man’s paean to his audio interface, we assume

Teenage Engineering craft lager

Teenage Engineering’s new craft lager is strictly for grown-ups

By Ben Rogerson published

Eccentric synth maven switches gears from the OP-1 to a hoppy-1…

Phoenix

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter helped to fill the void left by the death of producer Philippe Zdar, say Phoenix: “he played a little bit of the same role”

By Ben Rogerson published

“Philippe had a really strong personality, and in a way, he’s stronger than death, because his influence is still felt,” says Laurent “Branco” Brancowitz

Waves

How do we know Black Friday is coming? Because Waves is teasing a free plugin

By Ben Rogerson last updated

It’s beginning to look a lot like cyber weekend

Don Lewis

Synth legend Don Lewis, creator of LEO and consultant on the Roland TR-808, has died aged 81

By Ben Rogerson published

Lewis also designed voices for the Yamaha DX7 and worked with Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson

Eurythmics

Sweet dreams are made as Eurythmics reunite for 3-song medley at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

By Ben Rogerson published

Plus, Janet Jackson takes control as she inducts Jam & Lewis

Scarlett

Buy a Focusrite Scarlett or Clarett+ audio interface and get free subscriptions to LANDR and Pro Tools

By Ben Rogerson published

Enjoy two months of auto-mastering and three months of access to the industry-standard DAW

Thomas Edison

Rock 'n' molar: Bite marks on Steinway grand piano likely to have been made by Thomas Edison, who used to ‘hear through his teeth’

By Ben Rogerson published

American inventor was known to pick up good vibrations in his skull

JBL PRX900

JBL promises professional performance from its new PRX900 portable PA systems

By Ben Rogerson published

Advanced acoustics, DSP and app control

Apple Logic Pro 10.7.5

Apple's Logic Pro 10.7.5 adds free tempo recording, Ableton Link support and personalised Spatial Audio

By Ben Rogerson published

Plus, you can now use 35 stompboxes as individual plugins and there are two new sound packs

SSL Connex

Could SSL’s Connex be the USB microphone that you can use for work and play?

By Ben Rogerson published

Desktop device offers modes for video conferencing, vocal recording and capturing musical jams

GForce Software Oddity3

GForce’s odyssey continues as it releases the ARP-inspired Oddity3 synth plugin

By Ben Rogerson published

This vintage emulation of a classic instrument is now better than ever

Lexii Lynn Frazier

Lexii Lynn Frazier recorded her Top Gun Anthem guitar parts at home "on an old MacBook Air"

By Ben Rogerson published

“I literally was on Google: one page with Google and one page with the score, just going back and forth teaching myself how to read music”

Bedroom Producers Blog Dirty LA

Dirty LA is a free compressor plugin that channels the LA-2A and other vintage limiting amps

By Ben Rogerson published

Bedroom Producers Blog promises a free and easy route to musical compression with a touch of grit

MIDI Blaster

The MIDI Blaster is a light-up controller that enables you to control your effects just be tilting your hand

By Ben Rogerson published

An eye-catching combination of infrared sensors and RGB LEDs

Piano Chord nightmares

Could this one soothing piano chord help prevent people from having nightmares?

By Ben Rogerson published

Quite literally a ‘major’ breakthrough in sleep science

plugins

The best new free music-making software: essential freeware synths, drum machines and effects for November 2022

By Matt Mullen published

Did somebody say free plugins? It's our monthly round-up of the most phenomenal freeware for producers on a budget

Rick Rubin

FINNEAS meets Rick Rubin: “OK, this is a personal question. I look at the breadth of your career, and I see you as a master delegator”

By Ben Rogerson published

“I might leave at 6pm, but the engineer and the artist continue working into the night,” Rubin explains

Synclavier Regen

Synclavier returns: iconic ‘80s brand is back with the Regen desktop synth

By Ben Rogerson published

Does it have the Michael Jackson 'Beat It intro sound' on it, though?

Jerry Lee Lewis

Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis dies, aged 87

By Ben Rogerson published

Great Balls Of Fire pianist/singer was known for his stage theatrics and turbulent private life

Arturia Tape Mello-Fi

Arturia’s $99 Tape Mello-Fi plugin is free to download again, but only for a limited time

By Ben Rogerson published

If you missed out on this Mellotron-inspired lofi effect last time, make sure you don’t sleep on it again

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