Latest articles by Matt Mullen
Here's how to get your hands on Orchid, Tame Impala's ultra-hyped chord-generating synthesizer
The first batch of Orchids will go on sale Wednesday December 18th
“The OP-1 has been dethroned”: Reverb publishes its annual list of the best-selling electronic music gear
The online gear marketplace has delivered its yearly round-up of the most-purchased synths, drum machines, samplers and sequencers, but who came out on top?
Behringer says it's squeezed the sound of a Roland Jupiter-8 into a $99 portable package with the JT Mini analogue synth
But where is the JT-16?
Bibio on how he made his biggest track - and why he's still using lo-fi recording techniques 15 years later
Stephen Wilkinson reveals how he recorded Lovers' Carvings - the song that paid for his five-figure Rupert Neve Designs console - using a budget set-up in a bedroom studio
"It's staying in my DAW": Disclosure's Guy Lawrence loves Serato's bonkers new multi-effects plugin
Squeezing 45 effects into a single plugin, Hex FX promises to "provide producers with every effect they could need in one place"
"This should have been built 100 years ago - it may well become the story of 21st-century music": Hans Zimmer on the next-gen synth he used for the Dune: Part Two score
Zimmer has appeared in a documentary for Expressive E that explores how the Osmose was used in Dune's score
“The quest for clarity and loudness can only go so far”: Bibio on his career-long fascination with tape recording, budget samplers and vintage pedals
Stephen Wilkinson talks us through the studio techniques behind the latest edition of his Phantom Brickworks project, the gear behind his biggest song and his enduring quest to unite lo-fi and hi-fi
Behringer proves the haters wrong and releases Wave, the PPG Wave clone that's been four years in the making
Days after responding to "vaporware" critics, Behringer announces that its recreation of an "'80s icon" is now shipping
Behringer hits back at critics accusing the company of only making "vaporware" in defensive social media post
The synth and effects manufacturer says it will be returning to NAMM after ten years away and plans to launch "another 6 to 8 groundbreaking products" before the end of the year
Producers for Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign say they haven't been paid for work on Vultures 1 and 2
The situation is indicative of a wider problem in the industry, as producers are increasingly going without compensation until long after projects receive an official release
"Do we really need another virtual analogue synth? If it sounds this good, the answer is yes": Yum Audio Ember review
Yum Audio's Ember is a "vibe-driven" soft synth that promises analogue warmth, vintage textures and rich, characterful sound - and actually delivers
Cyber Monday plugin deals 2024: Last chance software savings
Cyber Monday is over but you can still save big on VSTs and music software
British band robbed at gunpoint on first day of US tour - before they'd even "played a note"
Sports Team are touring the US in promotion of their forthcoming third album Boys These Days
Black Friday plugin deals 2024: Black Friday is over, but there are still plenty of deals to get your hands on
We round up all the best plugin deals that are still hanging around post-Black Friday
This "absurd and over-the-top" distortion plugin transforms a glitch into an audio effect - and it's absolutely free
Newfangled Audio's Obliterate started life as a conventional filter before a bug in the code caused some unique-sounding distortion - which the developer packaged into a free plugin
I've tried all the major DAWs and Ableton Live is my absolute favourite - and it's 25% off for Cyber Monday
If you're thinking of switching DAWs, today is the day to do it, with savings of more than $150 on Live Suite, Standard and Intro
I've been using Adam Audio studio monitors for five years after switching from KRKs and I've never looked back - and now they're 25% off for Cyber Monday
If you're looking for an affordable pair of high-quality studio monitors, these are what I'd recommend
The incredibly powerful plugin we called "one of the greatest effects plugins ever made" is half price for Cyber Monday
Output Portal is 50% off at Plugin Boutique along with two more of the company's most popular effects, Thermal and Movement
This is the best plugin deal we've seen this Cyber Weekend - save thousands with these insane bundles of Universal Audio software
Pick up a handful of Universal Audio's beloved analogue emulations for more than 90% off list price
"It's undoubtedly the slickest, most refined ‘DAW-in-a-box’ on the market": Ableton's standalone, MPE-equipped Push 3 is discounted by $499 this Black Friday
Plus, the controller version of Push 3 is also 25% off at $749
Ariana Grande loves this looper and it's $100 off at Sweetwater this Black Friday
The Boss RC-505mkII Loop Station is one of the most versatile loopers money can buy - if you don't believe us, ask Ariana
Get 72% off the plugin Jack Antonoff uses on Taylor Swift's vocals this Black Friday - and huge discounts across the whole Soundtoys range
If it's good enough for Jack Antonoff, it's good enough for you
Instantly revitalize dull tracks with this free intelligent dynamics plugin from Waves
IDX Intelligent Dynamics is worth $79, but you can have it for nothing this Black Friday
Cherry Audio's P-10 captures the sound of "one of the most desirable flagship analogue polysynths ever created"
This emulation of Sequential Circuits' "10-voice, 20-oscillator, bi-timbral behemoth" boasts a faithful recreation of the Prophet-10's sound alongside a handful of contemporary flourishes
