Latest articles by Matt Mullen
“I’ll be having fun with this for a long time to come”: UJAM's Voxcraft delivers creative vocal manipulation without the menu-diving
Designed to be fast, intuitive and idiot-proof, this affordable multi-effects plugin is a quick-and-dirty tool for spicing up your vocals
Eventide releases reimagined version of Laurie Spiegel's Music Mouse, four decades on from its release
This groundbreaking piece of software is a fun, playful and accessible way for anybody to generate unexpected chords, melodies and arpeggios with nothing more than a humble mouse
"I’d be in the booth and Charli would walk in like ‘what the...?’”: Charli xcx and Finn Keane on the Wuthering Heights soundtrack
Finn Keane says his deliberately "bad, raspy playing" lent a rough and textured sound to the film's evocative music
Ableton Live co-creator Robert Henke updates a classic Live effect with free M4L device Filter Delays
"I wrote the original Filter Delay for Live 1, released in 2001. Recently, I rediscovered it and wanted to add a few more options that were missing"
Hack your disposable vape into a mini wind synth with this DIY guide
“We have to use the low pressure sensor. Which means to play it, you must suck”
Behringer clones the Lovetone Ring Stinger, a cult classic ring mod/fuzz pedal heard on Radiohead's Kid A
Spice up your tone with Behringer's take on this boutique '90s gem
"Welcome to the dystopian future we only dreamed about three years ago": Deadmau5 blasts DJ using his AI-generated deepfake to promote music
"AI is great, generative AI not so much; but we need to stop idiots like this from abusing it"
“Every producer bows down to Dilla, whether they like it or not”: How J Dilla and his MPC changed beatmaking forever
20 years on from his untimely passing, we decode the genius of the revered producer that redefined rhythm as we know it
Cherry Audio’s SH-MAX takes on a trio of classic Roland monosynths called upon by everyone from Kraftwerk to Tame Impala
Bringing together the best bits of the SH-5, SH-7 and SH-3A with an array of modern enhancements, the plugin is a love letter to Roland's SH series
Ableton Live 12.4 introduces Link Audio and updates Erosion, Delay and Chorus-Ensemble devices
Link Audio allows users to stream multi-channel audio between compatible devices over a local network in real time
Slate + Ash's Primaries / Woods uses woodwind instruments as the raw materials for expressive sound design
The next Kontakt instrument in the Primaries series is a "full-spectrum collection of uniquely expressive woodwind articulations" that "captures the physical friction of the woodwind family"
Behringer unleashes the BMX, its $459 clone of the Oberheim DMX
Just a few days after unveiling its Juno-60 clone, Behringer has dropped another affordable recreation of an '80s classic
Behringer's "supercharged" Roland Juno-60 clone is now available for pre-order
After teasing the JN-80 at NAMM, Behringer's affordable take on the vintage classic is finally here
"It ended up as the sound palette for a whole new generation": Inventor of FM synthesis John Chowning honoured with Technical Grammy Award
Chowning's discoveries inspired the Yamaha DX7 and went on to define a new era of popular music
LALAL.AI brings its AI-powered stem separation into your DAW with its first plugin
The Stem Separator plugin is exclusively available to LALAL.AI Pro tier subscribers
This free, super-glitchy multi-effects plugin is designed for happy accidents
Created by developer Jonas Eriksson, Tape Fiasco is one of the most powerful free plugins we've come across in months
"Once upon a time I was a kid making beats in his bedroom in Canada and now I'm here": Cirkut takes home Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 2026 Grammy Awards
The Canadian producer/songwriter also shared a win for Lady Gaga's Abracadabra
The best music tech gear of NAMM 2026: Epic polys, acoustic synths, budget samplers, a Behringer Juno and more
MusicRadar's Matt Mullen and Andy Price have been roving the show floor – here are their music technology highlights
NAMM 2026: rolling news from the world's biggest music-making gear show
All the hottest new guitars, synths, drums and other gear from Anaheim 2026
“It’s beyond analogue vs digital – it’s even beyond electronics”: Korg opens pre-orders for experimental Phase8 eight-voice "acoustic synthesizer"
NAMM 2026: The unconventional Phase8 brings together acoustic sound generation with electronic control via synth-style sequencing and modulation
Dubreq wants you to "sample the world" with the Stylophone Voice portable sampler
NAMM 2026: The Stylophone takes another evolutionary leap forward with Stylophone Voice, a pocket-sized sampler equipped with the same style of touch-sensitive, two-octave keyboard as its synthesizer cousins
“No AI, no loops, no MIDI”: Celemony’s Tonalic puts a world-class session player in your DAW that intelligently adapts to your arrangement
NAMM 2026: This hybrid of virtual instrument and session player combines the organic feel of live performance with the flexibility of DAW-based editing
Clavia unveils Nord Electro 7 with fully-fledged synth section, redesigned interface and much more
NAMM 2026: Nord's Electro 7 stage keyboard promises to be the most versatile model in the Electro line to date
Korg Kaoss Pad V reimagines a beloved effects powerhouse with dual-touch control, vocal processing and expanded connectivity
NAMM 2026: This long-overdue update makes the Kaoss Pad an even more powerful tool for creative sound design and live performance
“Our goal was simple: let’s design a mic that creators would reach for every day”: AKG unveils new C-Series condenser mics inspired by studio classics
NAMM 2026: The entry-level C104, C114 and C151 promise to balance professional performance with user-friendly design, flexibility and sustainability