Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Polyend Step is “the first fully programmable drum machine in guitar pedal form”
A step change for live performance and practice sessions?
Roland makes a cheeky bid for performance keyboard supremacy with the new V-Stage 76 and 88
Red end panels? We’re sure we’ve seen those somewhere before…
Stylophone’s CPM DF-8 is a ‘beauty and the beast’ filter that can purr or squeal
It joins the DS-2 synth in the Compact Portable Modular range
Best DAWs 2025: The best digital audio workstations for PC and Mac
Our expert pick of music production software packages for every budget and application - tested and rated
NAMM 2025: It’s a Stylophone, but not as we know it - CPM DS-2 is a compact, portable analogue drone synth that's now available to order
Out with the stylus, in with the serious synthesis
The MiniKorg 700S finally lives up to its name as Korg releases a downsized version
The archetypal ‘secondary keyboard’ gets a mini makeover
“It just doesn’t sound like anything else”: Howard Jones finally has a Prophet-5
Better late than never
“We believe we could make this happen for under $500”: Behringer teases new SP-1200 sampler
The company is also on the lookout for “experienced software engineers” to work on the project
Best iPad for musicians and producers 2025: My pick of Apple tablets for all levels of music maker
Apple's iPads can now comfortably handle every music production task, but which is most suited to your needs? I put the whole range under the microscope
Rob Lowe: “I got it into my head that I should think more about music and I cut a demo with Toto”
“I took having fun very seriously,” he says
Musicians should be inspired by AI in the same way that he was inspired by Prince, says will.i.am
"Prince's awesomeness did not dim my light. Prince's awesomeness inspired me. And if you are now going to be afraid of being inspired, then you ain't truly creative"
Prince’s ability to keep time when he was recording drums was remarkable, says his engineer
“He would say ‘OK, that’s so close, cut it one more time,’ and I wouldn’t do it because I physically couldn’t cut a 16th of an inch without chowdering the tape”
“Stick to our chords”: Chris Martin rags Jacob Collier for his reharmonisation antics
“I’m the worst musician in this room!” he admits
Here's what Max Martin said to Ryan Tedder about Taylor Swift and music production
Best of 2024: The OneRepublic frontman was also discussing writing and producing songs with Adele and Beyoncé
Gwen Stefani on the No Doubt song that “changed everything” after it became their biggest hit
Best of 2024: She says she had “absolutely no idea” that it would become so successful
Was Prince’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps guitar solo played in anger?
Best of 2024: The magazine had omitted him from its list of the greatest guitarists of all time
How Prince’s final, legendary guitar performance on SNL was saved by a quick-thinking audio engineer
Best of 2024: His 8-minute medley from 2014 is considered one of the greatest musical spots in the show’s history
Beabadoobee on her unorthodox guitar style and how it helped her to gel with Rick Rubin
Best of 2024: “I think what I really go off with, and what Rick really goes off with, is what you feel and the vibe and what you hear,” she says
“After listening with a clear mind,” SZA is changing some of the mixes on the album she just released
“This means nothing to you but had to say it for me,” she told her fans
Billie Eilish discusses her “dream” Charli XCX collaboration on the Guess remix
It took place “in the greatest way possible,” she says
Dua Lipa on how high-end monitors can fool you into thinking that your songs are better than they are
“It’s crazy how you can really kid yourself in the moment,” she says. “The best thing to do is to listen to it on not so good headphones”
The most-learned guitar and piano songs of 2024 have been revealed
It turns out that The Eagles are still pretty popular, too…
Chris Martin: “I'm as obsessed with Mary Poppins as I am with Radiohead”
“Songs pop up everywhere. They wake you up, songs”
