Si Truss
I'm the Managing Editor of Music Technology at MusicRadar and former Editor-in-Chief of Future Music, Computer Music and Electronic Musician. I've been messing around with music tech in various forms for over two decades. I've also spent the last 10 years forgetting how to play guitar. Find me in the chillout room at raves complaining that it's past my bedtime.
Latest articles by Si Truss
“Its biggest asset is its ease-of-use”: iZotope Neutron 5 review
By Si Truss published
The AI-assisted mixing bundle adds three new modules, but its new channel modes might be the highlight here
Boston Bun on the secret to killer remixes and making his track Nobody // Me
By Si Truss published
The French house producer tells us why he prefers pedals to synths and walks us through his latest track
"It taps into precisely what we look for in a hardware groovebox”: Elektron Syntakt review
By Si Truss last updated
With the arrival of the OS 1.30 update, we revisit our review of the hybrid analogue and digital drum machine
Cableguys’ new Snapback plugin puts a “secret trick of pro producers” at your fingertips
By Si Truss published
The plugin brand’s BT collaboration promises next-level drum layering tools
Korg’s Multi/Poly is a versatile new synth that takes influence from an ‘80s cult classic
By Si Truss published
It looks like a Mono/Poly in modern clothing, but is Korg’s latest more than that?
“Those hoping for a new Mono/Poly may be disappointed – it's more than that”: Korg Multi/Poly review
By Si Truss published
Korg’s latest synth is billed as an ‘analogue modelling’ instrument, but is that description underselling it?
Elektron’s Digitone II adds FM drums, phase distortion, comb filters and more
By Si Truss published
The FM synth-and-groovebox returns with double the polyphony, enhanced sequencing and new synth engines
"None of us are reinventing the wheel“: Hardt Antoine on the art of sampling and his signature sound
By Si Truss published
The London DJ and producer on his music making workflow and the importance of studio chairs
Best DAWs 2024: The best digital audio workstations for PC and Mac
By Ben Rogerson last updated
Our expert pick of music production software packages for every budget and application - tested and rated
“Spreads those SidStation ripples even further”: Elektron’s Syntakt gets new sounds in a free update
By Si Truss published
Elektron’s free 1.30 OS makes the hybrid groovebox more appealing than ever
“An all-round upgrade, but it’s unlikely to convince any sceptics”: Elektron Digitakt II review
By Si Truss published
Elektron's influential sampler returns with enhanced audio capabilities, new filters and LFOs – and now supports Overbridge too
Future Sound Systems Cric is a pin matrix-equipped analogue dream synth
By Si Truss published
FSS' semi-modular synth takes influence from West and East coasts with its complex oscillators, wavefolder, function generators and more
Roland’s latest SP-404 MKII special edition comes loaded with sounds from Moodymann’s KDJ Records
By Si Truss published
A special edition of the popular performance sampler also comes with an exclusive 7-inch and 60-minute mixtape
Focal’s Lensys Professional are a new big sibling to one of our favourite sets of studio headphones
By Si Truss published
The French brand's latest aim to be lightweight but accurate enough for 'use in the studio or on the move'
Watch breakout UK artist Yunè Pinku flip a piano sample and build a beat from scratch
By Si Truss published
Championed by the likes of Caribou and Joy Orbison, the rising producer and singer shows us how she starts her tracks
8 mixing and mastering techniques every bedroom producer should know
By Future Music published
We show you how to craft a pro-sounding mix using the tools available in every DAW
Slice beats, humanise grooves and work around the 4-track limit: 9 Ableton Move workflow tips
By Si Truss published
We catch up with Ableton to get some tips on how to get the most out of the company's new hardware groovebox
Cherry Audio’s Atomika revives a classic Soviet-era synthesizer
By Si Truss published
The US developer puts a fresh spin on the Polivoks, with extra polyphony, expanded modulation and new effects
Polyend Press is stereo analogue hardware with the convenience of a plugin
By Si Truss published
Vintage rack-inspired compression with flexible sidechaining, in compact pedal format
Arturia’s Synthx V plugin updates “one of the most revered synthesizer architectures of a generation”
By Si Truss published
The French brand’s latest plugin puts a V Collection spin on the Elka Synthex
Ableton Move aims to be the perfect hardware sketchpad for Live
By Si Truss published
The battery-powered hardware device can control Live, but also runs its own OS based on Ableton Note
"For some, Move might prove to be a gamechanger": Ableton Move review
By Si Truss published
Ableton's new hardware device is a compact, standalone sketchpad – is this a must-have Live accessory?
How ‘the loudest band in New York’ built an album out of a DIY synth (literally)
By Si Truss published
A Place To Bury Strangers’ Oliver Ackermann on recording Synthesizer and his Death By Audio pedal brand
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