Latest articles by Matt Mullen
"He came and said, 'Are you going to pay me for that sample?'": Fatboy Slim on The Rockafeller Skank
"There was four different samples on it we had to clear, and they all wanted 40% or 50%... we were like, 'You can all have 25%', and there was none left for me"
"FL Studio is coming to your browser": Image-Line announces FL Studio Web in bid to "lower the barrier to entry" for new users
"We've taken the iconic FL Studio workflow and streamlined it for the web"
KV331 Audio is giving away SynthMaster One for free until January 4
Usually priced at $49, SynthMaster One is an approachable wavetable synth with an intuitive workflow and some stellar filters
Arturia's MiniFuse 2 OTG promises to make recording and streaming easy for content creators
Dual USB/OTG connectivity and loopback make Arturia's latest audio interface a no-brainer for creators, streamers and producers working with mobile devices
Stuck for ideas in Ableton Live? This free Max for Live device could snap you out of writer's block
Dnksaus's Spawner randomly spawns effects from Live's library of stock devices. Combine it with a parameter randomizer for instant inspiration
Ableton and Arturia reign supreme as Reverb reveals best-selling synths, samplers and drum machines of 2025
Ableton knocks Elektron off its perch as Push 2 tops the best-sellers list, and the Akai MPC makes a storming comeback
"This is our way of saying thank you": Soundtoys is giving away six free plugins this Christmas, starting with Little PrimalTap
Each free Soundtoys plugin will be available for only 48 hours
"What were the skies like when you were young?": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form
The story of the blissfully psychedelic bricolage that launched The Orb's career, introduced ambient house to the masses and even prompted a lawsuit from Rickie Lee Jones
This $99 plugin recreates a classic studio technique invented at Abbey Road for The Beatles – and it's free for the next three days
AIR Music Tech has made Tape Double Track available as a free download until December 8
"We didn't want to make just another controller": OXI Instruments' E16 is a sleek and portable MIDI controller that's more powerful than it looks
Snapshot morphing, knob recording and LED-ringed encoders give this performance-focused controller an edge
I switched to Ableton Live from Logic Pro, and I've never looked back. If you want to do the same, you can still score 25% off in the Sweetwater Cyber Week sale
Save up to $187 right now on Ableton Live Suite, Standard, and Intro at Sweetwater - but be quick, it ends soon!
Cyber Monday plugin deals 2025: The biggest plugin sale of the year is over
Cyber Weekend has officially ended, but there are still some last-minute savings to take advantage of on music software
Cyber Monday plugin deals 2025 LIVE: all of today's most unmissable music software discounts on Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, Plugin Boutique and around the web
Today is your last chance to load up your DAW with the the cut-price plugins I'd recommend to every producer, from beginner to pro
“We built Paradise to make any guitarist feel like they’re playing in a dream studio": Universal Audio releases Paradise Guitar Studio – and it's 25% off for Cyber Monday
UA puts "an entire pro guitar recording chain in your DAW" with its latest plugin
Black Friday plugin deals 2025: These are the last remaining deals on software
Black Friday is over, but you can still bag a last-minute deal on plugins
I gave this ultra-slim and stylish Casio digital piano a four-star review – now it's $270 off in Sweetwater's still-live Black Friday sale
Grab the Privia PX-S3100 at this price while you can
I've spent all day looking at Black Friday synth deals and these are the 5 I'd actually buy - grab them while you can!
With up to $400 off synths from Behringer, Novation, and Yamaha, these are the best bargains I've spotted
Soundtoys makes some of the best effects plugins we've ever tested - and they're discounted by up to 75% for Black Friday
Soundtoys 5.5 is available for $360 off RRP and you can save 61% on the new SpaceBlender reverb
"It's not just another recreation of the Jupiter-8": Cherry Audio goes "beyond Jupiter" with the Mercury-8 soft synth
This long-awaited Jupiter-8 emulation builds on the creative potential of the original synth with expanded polyphony, enhanced modulation capabilities and a powerful effects engine
"This isn't just a new keyboard – it's a new era": Arturia releases small but mighty 37-key version of its AstroLab stage keyboard
AstroLab 37 packs the musical firepower of its larger siblings into a sleek and portable 37-key model that Arturia says "redefines what a compact performance keyboard can be"
“I got woken up at 3 AM by a fan spamming my DMs. I’m still in disbelief”: UKG phenom MPH on featuring in Thomas Bangalter’s comeback DJ set
MPH is at the forefront of a new wave of producers reshaping UK bass. He joins us to talk about the making of third album Substance, his stripped-back studio set-up and how it feels to get a cosign from one half of Daft Punk
Roland's new Earth Electric Piano instrument brings "every electric piano you've ever loved together at last"
Equipped with a diverse range of classic electric piano sounds, the plugin also features a vast array of effects and customization options
“I did that by myself at my house in about 20 minutes”: How Bon Iver’s Taylor Swift collab came together in record time
Bon Iver's Justin Vernon reveals that his contribution to Swift's Grammy-winning indie-folk opus was recorded in less time than you probably expected
