Latest articles by Matt Mullen
Who is behind The Velvet Sundown, the AI-generated band that blew up the internet?
A 'spokesperson' for The Velvet Sundown that gave a statement to Rolling Stone earlier this week has now revealed that he's not affiliated with group
Hans Zimmer on the synth plugin that he's been working with "for years"
Zimmer digs deep into his creative process in this interview with Rick Beato
Loukeman reveals his favourite plugins and unusual production techniques
Toronto-based producer Loukeman talks his new project Sd-2, sampling techniques and unconventional effects processing
"If your singing sounds like a dying cat, this finally kills the cat": This hilariously bad mic modelling plugin is free for International Joke Day
Caelum Audio's Toyphonic Micraliser is the plugin nobody asked for
Output's AI-powered Co-Producer plugin chooses samples for you, but is it streamlining workflows or outsourcing creativity to AI?
We speak to Output CEO Gregg Lehrman about the company's AI-assisted digital crate-digger designed to speed up sample discovery
“She thought anything could be pop“: Sophie’s brother and studio engineer Ben Long on the release of her final album
We sit down with Ben Long to talk through the making of Sophie's posthumous final project and gain a rare insight into the creative process of a generational talent
Tresor resident Nadia Struiwigh on why she avoids tutorials and keeps things 'loose' in the studio
"Every piece of gear has a character... it's like in a TV show, you have the main character, then you have other people that come in and out"
"In a blind test of 100 musicians, it beat the $200 plugin 3-to-1. Not bad for a free app": AudioKit releases Synth One J6, a free Juno-inspired synth for iOS
"No ads. No subscriptions. No hidden fees. Just an exceptional instrument, freely given to inspire creativity everywhere"
"There's not a shred of evidence on the internet that this band has ever existed": This apparently AI-generated artist is racking up hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams
The Velvet Sundown has no online footprint, a suspiciously artificial artist image and a ChatGPT-generated biography - but somehow has almost 350,000 monthly listeners
Excite Audio and KSHMR team up for South Asian-inspired software instrument based on authentic recordings
"This came out a desire to create the ultimate Indian sample library, using the most talented musicians that I've met over the years"
Universal Audio makes A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer available as a native plugin
Released in May exclusively for Apollo and UAD hardware, A-Type is now available to native users and Spark subscribers
Roland finds inner peace with Mood Pan, an electronic percussion instrument designed to help you "discover the restorative power of music"
Equipped with a selection of meditative sounds that includes handpan, gamelan, sitar and singing bowl, it's a Bluetooth speaker and MIDI controller too
How Daniel Bedingfield's bedroom-produced '00s No. 1 rewrote the rules of pop
Before Billie Eilish, there was Daniel Bedingfield. Here's how Britain's first bedroom popstar made chart history
GForce Software makes FM synthesis simple with Halogen FM
The company's latest software instrument promises "the joy of FM, without the headaches"
“It’s my favourite synth ever”: Jamie xx on the ultra-rare vintage Oberheim that takes "a few days" to program
The producer revealed the gear and techniques behind several tracks from 2024's In Waves in a recent episode of the Tape Notes podcast
This unreleased Korg synth will be making its first live appearance in Floating Points' Glastonbury set
Korg Berlin has confirmed that the Phase8 acoustic synthesizer will feature in Floating Points' performance at Worthy Farm on Friday
"Splice is now built directly into Pro Tools": Avid launches Pro Tools 2025.6 with Splice integration, AI speech-to-text engine and more
Avid teams up with leading sample platform in what the company calls a "game-changing integration bringing millions of sounds into the heart of Pro Tools"
Sonicware's LIVEN Evoke is a "nostalgia-evoking ambient music box" fusing acoustic and electronic sounds
The next synth in the Japanese manufacturer's super-affordable LIVEN series is billed as a "deeply expressive tool for composing cinematic ambient and post-classical music"
Universal Audio's Anthem synth plugin promises to "put the biggest, baddest analogue sounds at your fingertips"
A growling analogue-modelled filter, flexible sequencer and vintage-style modulation effects give UA's new monosynth an edge
Music Production for Women announces free workshops in London, Dublin, Amsterdam and Berlin
Taking place throughout July, the beginner-oriented events will cover subjects such as beat programming, synthesis and audio effects
"It’s been a tough few years": UK gear retailer PMT closes its doors, makes 96 staff redundant and sells £2.4m of stock to Gear4Music
Just a few months after Brighton-based GAK closed down, another UK musical instrument retailer enters administration
Arturia's Mix DRUMS is an "all-in-one" drum processor that promises punchy, pro-sounding drums without the fuss
Co-developed with producer Emre Ramazanoglu, Mix DRUMS brings together dynamics, distortion, tone-shaping and much more in a one-stop shop for drum mixing
Teenage Engineering's TX-6, TP-7 and CM-15 are back in black
New sleek, matte-black versions of Teenage Engineering's TX-6 mixer, TP-7 field recorder and CM-15 microphone are now shipping
