Latest articles by Matt Mullen
Best beginner DJ controllers 2025: Top picks for budding mix masters
Entry-level devices for rekordbox, Serato, Traktor and more - perfect for beginner DJs
NAMM 2025: Melbourne Instruments teases new MIDI controller with motorized knobs
The Australian manufacturer looks set to release a controller that features the specially developed, self-rotating knobs from its Nina and Delia synths
NAMM 2025: Audient unveils iD48, a flagship 8-channel 24x32 audio interface that makes integrating outboard gear quick and easy
iD48's new Switchable Analogue Inserts let you track and mix using external hardware without physically re-patching cables
NAMM 2025: You (probably) can't afford them, but Focal's $50k Utopia Mains might be your new dream monitors
Drawing on decades of research and innovation, the passive Utopia Mains are described as the "ultimate Focal studio monitors"
NAMM 2025: XILS-lab promises "virtual Vangelis" with its new Yamaha CS-80 emulation
The Eighty expands the potential of Yamaha's storied '70s classic with a third synth layer, expanded modulation options and extra effects
NAMM 2025: Reloop's Keypad Pro is a portable, wireless MIDI controller that'll play nice with Bitwig Studio
Keypad Pro packs a 25-key keyboard, 16 aftertouch-enabled drum pads and eight channel strips into a lightweight controller equipped with Bluetooth MIDI
Madlib launches fundraiser after losing home, gear and extensive record collection in LA wildfires
The revered hip-hop producer is asking for donations to assist with "immediate personal needs" after fires claimed his Altadena home
Renowned producer Bob Clearmountain's home studio destroyed by LA wildfires
Wicked producer Greg Wells has also lost his "state-of-the-art" Atmos studio and family home as a result of the fires
NAMM 2025: Nord announces Organ 3 with improved organ engine, new modulation effects and rotary speaker emulation
Nord says Organ 3 offers an "unsurpassed level of detail and realism" thanks to redesigned Hammond B3, Farfisa and Vox emulations
"There’s a strange magnetism to this machine - it’s like it carried its history with it": Ringo Starr's Studer A80 tape machine is going up for auction
The specially modified reel-to-reel recorder has been described as "an integral part of the Beatles' history"
"It was a place of musical freedom": California studio where Nicki Minaj and Doja Cat recorded destroyed by wildfires
Malibu's Harbor Studios originally served as the recording studio for jazz keyboardist Joe Zawinul's The Weather Report
"It's pure analogue": Deadmau5 teams up with Telegrapher for limited-edition versions of its studio monitors
The mouse-headed king of EDM puts his stamp on three high-end monitor models from boutique brand Telegrapher
Which streaming service pays artists the most per stream? Benn Jordan has crunched the numbers - and the answer will surprise you
It's not Apple Music, Deezer, or even TIDAL...
"I'd have preferred for Uli to ask my permission. Even if he thinks it is legal, I question whether it is ethical": Roger Linn slams Behringer's unauthorized LinnDrum clone
Linn says he has mixed feelings about Behringer's LM Drum, which he says he found "confusing and difficult to use"
Sonicware CyDrums is a "next-gen digital drum synth" that promises four-dimensional sound
With wavetable synthesis, 22 insert effects and a powerful sequencer, CyDrums is a whole lot of drum machine for only $399
“Logic is great but I’m emotionally trapped in Ableton”: Grimes on her DAW of choice and how plugins have "entirely restored" her love of music production
"Are there like plugin awards? They literally make magic real - it's insane"
Behringer's Phara-O Mini is a clone of the Korg Volca Keys that's inexplicably themed around ancient Egypt
The design may also look familiar to fans of the Make Noise 0-Coast
Dubreq's Stylosette mini-synth could be the perfect stocking-filler for the musician in your life
From the makers of the Stylophone, Stylosette is a cassette-shaped synthesizer with a touch-capacitive keyboard and a surprising amount of connectivity
“It’s better in every way. The second version took what the first could do and made it five times as useful”: Waleed on Digitakt II, Ableton Live and overcoming creative block
Waleed's 2021 debut was championed by the likes of Four Tet and Ben UFO. After wrestling with the pressure of a follow-up, he's rediscovered the joy of music-making and released an EP that's one of this year's best
Spotify says streams of drum 'n' bass are up 94% over the last three years
The streaming service has released a mini-documentary, DnB: In for Life, that explores the history of the genre and its impact on the wider music scene
The Blofeld lives twice as Waldorf releases plugin version of its popular hardware synth
The 24-voice multitimbral synth is capable of wavetable and virtual analogue synthesis and can be used to control its hardware counterpart
Arturia's Tape J-37 is an emulation of the classic Studer J37 tape machine
Arturia says Tape J-37 delivers the "iconic warmth, harmonic richness and natural compression" characteristic of Studer's legendary multitrack tape recorder
Behringer releases LM Drum, a $399 LinnDrum clone that it's calling "the rebirth of a legend"
LM Drum combines the LinnDrum's vintage sounds with a host of contemporary features that includes sample recording, transient shaping and enhanced connectivity
