Latest articles by Matt Mullen
Audient launches Horizon, a flagship Thunderbolt interface range with sub-millisecond latency
Comprising three models aimed at the professional studio market, Horizon is the British company's new flagship interface range
Soundcraft's Signature Plus mixers pack Lexicon effects and dbx compression into an analogue console from $799
The four-strong range spans 12 to 32 channels, with Ghost mic preamps, a 4x4 USB-C interface and the same feature set across every model
Suno has rebuilt its AI music models from scratch with licensed music
Alongside the release of its industry-backed V6 models, the AI music platform has announced the development of tools that will let users create with and remix music from participating artists
Universal Audio's Topline Vocal Tune is now available for Apollo and UAD hardware
Based on the vocal tuner from UA’s Topline Vocal Suite, the “ultra-low-latency” plugin adds Elastic and Sustain controls and MIDI repitching
Audacity enters a “new era” with the biggest update in the free and open-source audio editor’s 26-year history
Audacity 4 overhauls the software's editing workflow, polishes up its interface and introduces new ways for users to organize their work
Does your digital piano have Wi-Fi? Roland's new FP-40 does, along with upgraded speakers and its latest Piano Reality engine
Aimed at players developing their skills, the latest addition to the FP Series is accompanied by a free tuition app that offers personalized lesson plans and real-time feedback on your playing
Bitwig Studio 6.1 launches with “radically updated” Sampler device
The German developer promises its overhauled Sampler device will "invite you to sample in ways that weren't possible before"
Someone put a chiptune synth and 16-step sequencer in a watch - and it looks as bonkers as it sounds
Is this retro-styled DIY build the world's first wrist-worn sequencer?
Minimal Audio's Lucid is a granular powerhouse with scale locking, deep modulation and much more
This "next-generation" granular effect combines a flexible granular engine with per-grain tuning, filtering, panning and delay, alongside a host of additional effects
Behringer’s Daft Punk-approved, cult-classic MIDI controller has been reborn as the BCR32 – and now it’s a hardware sequencer too
More than two decades on from the BCR2000, the super-affordable controller returns with ZAQ Audio's formerly unofficial firmware built in – and it's now available for preorder
Tom VR on "game-changing" Ableton Live tips and the hardware synth he can't stop talking about
We visited the London-based producer in the studio to hear about the making of third album Don't Know How Fast I'm Moving Until I Hit Something
Suno’s Studio 2.0 adds an AI chatbot that can control your project, transform sounds and generate custom plugins
The update also brings a number of more conventional features like MIDI support, automation and latency compensation
"Thank you, Sir Paul": Mike D on how the Beastie Boys got away with sampling five Beatles songs
Ahead of the release of his debut solo album, Mike D looks back at the audacious, anything-goes sampling ethos behind the Beastie Boys' magnum opus
AI's ties to major labels deepen as Suno strikes licensing deal with BMG
The agreement arrives ahead of Suno's launch of its first generative AI model "developed in partnership with the music industry"
inMusic reportedly closes down Native Instruments’ UK office as senior leadership exits company
A representative for inMusic told MusicRadar: "We are simplifying our organizational and legal structure, including Native Instruments UK"
The story of Orbit’s electronic rework of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, and the euphoric Ferry Corsten remix that rocketed it to No 4 in the UK charts
The story of Orbit’s electronic rework of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, and the euphoric Ferry Corsten remix that rocketed it to No 4 in the UK charts
"I will be restraining you, sir, if you do not stay seated!": DnB producer Bou samples cabin crew's altercation with angry passenger then invites flight attendant to his show
Bou brought British Airways hostess Sophie Turner on stage to perform new track STAY SEATED, which samples her interaction with the row traveller
MIDIpad transforms your gamepad into a musical instrument and MPE controller – and there’s a free version
"What if playing music could work more like playing a video game?"
Arturia's Pigments Play is a free version of one of the best soft synths around – and it's more powerful than you might expect
Pigments Play features 100 presets and is equipped with the same six synth engines, 68 filter modes and 20 effect algorithms as the paid-for version
Fender’s Motion MIDI controllers have finally landed – and they come with a free copy of the Fender Studio Pro DAW
Fender's first entry into the pad controller market, Motion 16 and Motion 32 pair polyphonic aftertouch-equipped FATAR pads with deep Studio Pro integration
“Some sounds never go out of style”: Universal Audio makes two classic reverbs used by The Beatles, Radiohead and Brian Eno available natively
UA's emulations of the historic EMT 140 and EMT 250 can now be used without Apollo or UAD hardware
Illformed Glitch2 multi-effects plugin made available for free following its creator's passing
Originally released in 2013, Glitch2 is designed to "slice, dice, chop, screw, twist, turn and mangle your sounds into radical new forms"
ReFX’s Rippler promises to “emulate acoustic instruments both real and imagined” with its advanced physical modelling engine
Rippler brings together dual-layer physical modelling with subtractive synthesis, deep modulation, effects and performance controls
Flying Lotus to explain his "sketchbook approach" and "where theory helps and where it hurts" in School of Song music-making workshop
The online course will see the Grammy-winning artist cover a number of topics, including Ableton Live techniques, later-life piano learning and how to find your voice as an artist
