Latest articles by Matt Mullen
Clean Bandit on the Rather Be synth sound: "It's just an Ableton preset"
Clean Bandit's Jack Patterson shows you how to cook up the synth patch from the group's 3x Platinum 2014 hit Rather Be
Roland designer Atsushi Hoshiai reveals the origin of the TR-909's sounds
"Mr. 909" reveals the story behind the legendary drum machine's hi-hats and cymbals in an interview with Attack Magazine
"Apple leaked it so I can say it": Flying Lotus reveals he wrote two iPhone ringtones
The producer recorded the Daybreak and Chalet ringtones, which have shipped with every iPhone since iOS 17
"Professional-quality recordings with minimal effort": Shure's new SM4 microphone aims to simplify home recording
Shure says the SM4 will deliver pro sound regardless of your setup, environment or experience
Melodic resonators, tube saturators and distortion-laced reverbs: 5 of the coolest free plugins we discovered this month
The latest and greatest freebies that we deem worthy of adorning your channel strips and clogging up your hard drives
Universal Audio is giving the $199 Century Tube Channel Strip plugin away for free - but not for long
"Get warm, vintage sounds from sterile-sounding digital tracks"
"Oh my God, that's four Splice sample loops on top of each other!": Afrojack on Fred Again..
"The people appreciate the melody and the composition - they don't appreciate the guy who put four samples on top of each other"
Aphex Twin DJ'd at a friend's wedding
Reports suggest that James played the set as a wedding gift, with Luke Vibert also performing
The NAMM Show will return in 2025 with an expanded five-day program: "The show continues to evolve based on our members’ needs"
The beefed-up program taking in more workshops, talks, educational events and networking opportunitie
UDO's Super 8 synth is now available to order
The Super 8 is a slimmed-down Super Gemini with (almost) everything we loved about that synth - and a cheaper price tag
Play God with presets: Dillon Bastan makes sound design evolutionary with this innovative Max for Live device
Breed multiple presets and mutate their sonic DNA to create new sounds, then choose which presets survive and pass on their genes to the next generation
"I got the OP-1 when it first came out - I remember thinking, 'this is all I need now'": Richie Culver on the Teenage Engineering OP-1
Culver's mangled samples and distorted textures paint a monochrome backdrop for his grimly evocative spoken-word
Physical Audio upgrades its Preparation physical modelling synth with extra effects, LFOs and a new modelled object
Prepare to hear some experimental sounds as Physical Audio unleashes Preparation 2
Solving the mystery of Rick Rubin, the superproducer who says he doesn’t know how to use a mixing desk
How can a producer that's worked with Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash and Jay-Z have no technical ability - and is he a fraud, or a genius?
Teenage Engineering announces medieval-themed version of the EP-133 K.O. II sampler
Decked out in gold with Latin labelling, the EP-1320 Medieval arrives with an extensive bank of medieval-inspired samples that features farm animals, witches and "rowdy peasants"
Howard Jones keyboardist and former Behringer video host Dan Clarke dies at 31
Clarke passed away on July 28 following a cardiac arrest
Step inside the "quirky" underground studio set up by Imogen Heap
Housed in an elliptical building erected in 1972, this residential studio was used by Swift on the album 1989
This fan-made LEGO version of the classic Technics SL-1200 MK2 turntable could become a real product
Made of 2,215 pieces, the design features a working tonearm and motorized platter
PinkPantheress cancels 2024 shows to "focus on physical health and overall wellbeing"
The artist was scheduled to support Olivia Rodrigo on the GUTS tour and play a series of festivals this summer
Tame Impala's new synth company gives us a glimpse of its mysterious new instrument - but what is it?
Telepathic Instruments looks to be launching a mini synth with a one-octave keyboard and onboard arpeggiator, but details are scarce
