Latest articles by Matt Mullen
A group of Irish kids recorded a viral drum 'n' bass track - 6 million views later, it's up for a Grammy Award
The Spark has been longlisted for Song of the Year and Best Dance/Electronic Recording
LANDR's AI-powered Composer plugin will instantly generate "chord progressions, basslines, melodies, and harmonies" for you
Following LANDR's acquisition of Orb Plugins, the company has released an enhanced version of Orb Producer Pro
Tracklib announces "first of its kind" royalty-free sample packs made up of authentic '70s recordings
The Actually Vintage series launches with two sample packs made up of recordings made in Rome in the 1970s
Native Instruments discontinues Maschine MK1 and MK2, but new Maschine software is on the way - with stem separation and more
Could Maschine MK4 be around the corner?
How ATB accidentally came up with the hook for 9PM (Till I Come) while showing off his studio to impress a date
“9PM changed everything for me - but it wasn’t planned”
“That’s the most wild thing I’ve ever seen anyone do”: Fred Again on watching Brian Eno break the rules in the studio
“One of the funniest things about Brian is that he’s beautifully lawless in how he works"
Fred Again says swapping a Boss 8-track recorder for his first DAW was "the beginning of the greatest love affair of my life"
Fred opens up about his introduction to Logic in a new interview with Nardwuar the Human Serviette
Baby Audio and Andrew Huang release Transit 2, the latest version of their multi-effects plugin that "kills static mixes"
Baby Audio says this "motion effects playground" can be used to design powerful transitions that "sweep listeners off their feet"
Finneas delivers a heartrending take on Radiohead's Fake Plastic Trees for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
He looks like the real thing
EB-Blasphemy is a break-slicing, generative multi-effects plugin that we can't believe is free
Blasphemy combines 20-year-old developer Ewan Bristow's "favourite distortive, spectral and experimental effects" in a single processor - and uses them to blitz chopped-up breaks
Watch breakout UK artist Yunè Pinku flip a piano sample and build a beat from scratch
Championed by the likes of Caribou and Joy Orbison, the rising producer and singer shows us how she starts her tracks
Here's how you can win a $7,500 vintage Minimoog signed by Peter Gabriel
Proceeds from the Bob Moog Foundation's raffle will support its elementary school education project Dr. Bob's SoundSchool
Studio One becomes the first DAW to integrate Splice as PreSonus launches Studio One Pro 7
Browse and access Splice’s million-strong sample library from within Studio One Pro and take advantage of its AI-powered Search with Sound feature to discover similar samples
Is mixing and mastering a dying art? Research shows that 8 in 10 tracks from DIY musicians exceed Spotify’s recommended loudness levels
A new study from AI mastering platform RoEx shines a light on the biggest challenges for DIY music producers
“Like having a seasoned engineer in a classic analogue studio”: Universal Audio unveils new vocal production plugin Topline Vocal Suite
Billed as an “all-in-one vocal chain”, Topline Vocal Suite fuses UA’s classic analogue emulation with contemporary vocal tuning
“Built for the stars, ready for your studio”: Universal Audio launches the next generation of Apollo X audio interfaces with auto-gain and onboard monitor correction
The Apollo X Gen 2 range promises to make recording and monitoring easier and more accurate with assistive features, while building on the stellar sound UA is known for
Jack Antonoff reveals plans to make public recording studios available to those who can't afford them
The Public Studios initiative will fund the building of studio spaces in LGBTQ+ youth shelters
How a Prophet-5, a kalimba and a prog rock sample inspired the genesis of Bonobo’s biggest track
Bonobo appeared on the Tape Notes podcast to discuss the making of new single Expander and fan favourites from Black Sands and The North Borders
Rising producer Yunè Pinku on DAWs, Madonna and shaking off the cobwebs of lockdown
The Irish-Malaysian producer and songwriter talks "trash" vocals, '90s influences and her love of arpeggiators
Spike AI puts an AI chatbot based on chart-topping mix engineer Spike Stent inside your DAW
Tell Spike AI how you want your track to sound and it'll respond by adjusting the mix in real-time
“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
Behringer's Grind is a hybrid semi-modular synth that borrows oscillators from a beloved Mutable Instruments module
Bringing together a variety of digital oscillators with an analogue ladder filter and 34-point patchbay, Grind joins Edge, Crave and Spice in Behringer's Producer series
"I'm not having my fans and myself be ripped off": James Blake on the "heist" that’s seen artists robbed of their data
Speaking to BBC News, Blake described his difficulties promoting shows via social media as an independent artist without relying on data collected by promoters and ticketing companies
