Latest articles by Matt Mullen
"We’ve heard your frustrations": Native Instruments responds to customer concerns over Maschine+
"We want to reinforce our strong commitment to Maschine", reads the company's post on its community forum
Behringer releases RD-78, a $199 Roland CR-78 clone that promises to "bring the magic of the '70s and '80s back to life"
RD-78 squeezes the classic analogue CR-78 sounds into a modern, compact and super-affordable drum machine
Charli XCX's Brat mastering engineer Idania Valencia on her go-to plugins and the threat of AI
The Mexican mastering engineer on working on Charli XCX's Grammy-winning behemoth and why she works entirely in-the-box
“It’s easy to be a show-off with production. In electronic music right now, that’s what a lot of people are doing - but that’s just ego”: Ela Minus looks inwards on new project DÍA
The Colombian hardware synth-head on her soul-searching second album, demolishing the ego, and why she can’t stand Dave Smith’s presets
Unexpected collabs, Behringer surprises and more: The biggest music tech stories of NAMM 2025
We round up NAMM 2025's best new synths, controllers, studio gear and more
Donner's Essential L1 is a budget analogue synth with detachable keyboard that's inspired by the SH-101
The Chinese manufacturer edges ever-further into Behringer's territory with another enticingly-priced vintage clone
Native Instruments teams up with Akai, Korg, Novation and more to "empower millions of music creators"
Native Instruments is expanding NKS integration to its competitors' controllers and making its software and sounds available on the Akai MPC platform
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"
