Latest articles by Si Truss
6 ways to bring your tracks to life with Ableton Live’s revamped Auto Filter
Let’s explore some sound design tricks and tips using the highlight of Live 12.2 update
Enigmatic producer Burial releases a new 23 minute EP, Comafields and Imaginary Festival
But is he still producing all his tracks in Sony Sound Forge?
Massive X Player is a free plugin that lets users morph presets from Native Instruments’ wavetable powerhouse
With its new freebie, Native Instruments aims to bring its next-gen Massive to the masses
“The only way to find out about these things is to jump in”: Aphex Twin and Philip Glass on their '95 collaboration
The minimalist classical figurehead and electronic icon reflect on each other's work in a classic Future Music interview
"Inspiring sequencing ideas, paired with an underwhelming sound engine": AlphaTheta Chordcat first look
AlphaTheta returns to the studio for a chord-focused sequencer and groovebox. We've had a preview, and have mixed feelings...
Visco 2.0 turns Forever89's boundary-pushing drum machine into a polysynth – hands-on
Forever89’s free update adds a new tonal engine to its resynthesis-powered drum machine – we get hands-on
Ezra Collective’s Joe Armon-Jones on the imagined musical apocalypse that inspired All The Quiet
The London-based keyboardist, producer and composer on improvisation, learning production and the therapeutic value of music
“Unlocks a new layer of compositional creativity that was absent from previous versions”: Ableton Live 12 Suite review
With the arrival of Live 12.2, we revisit and update our review for 2025
Pivot is a ‘no-nonsense’ FM synth plugin from the designer of one of our favourite hardware instruments
With three operators, no algorithms and a morphing filter, Pivot aims to make FM user-friendly – and you can try a Lite version for free
Lawrence Hart on the mixed blessings of classical training and being ‘scrappy’ in the studio
The Domino artist and George Fitzgerald collaborator on the creative process behind Come In Out Of The Rain
How a novelty sample almost derailed the career of one of the greatest electronic acts of all time
A classic 1992 Future Music interview reveals how The Prodigy outgrew Charly and shook off the curse of ‘toy-town techno'
Tresor resident Nadia Struiwigh on why she avoids tutorials and keeps things 'loose' in the studio
"Every piece of gear has a character... it's like in a TV show, you have the main character, then you have other people that come in and out"
Digitakt II’s new firmware adds a major user-requested feature that sets it apart from the original
OS 1.5 adds the long-awaited Slice machine, offering a new way to work with samples
“A worthy addition to Moog’s long history of analogue synths”: Moog Messenger review
It might look a little basic at first glance, but on closer inspection Moog’s latest is a smart and inspiring – if pricey – monosynth
“All my equipment kind of glowed and then shut down”: The weather event that shaped a Richie Hawtin classic
“I probably made some of the hardest tracks I ever did”: The literal lightning strike behind Dimension Intrusion
“One of the most alive-feeling synths I’ve tried – even when it’s picking a fight”: Erica Synths Steampipe review
This digital physical modelling synth is designed with wind instruments in mind – but there’s more versatility here than meets the eye
Best DJ Speakers 2025: Recommended DJ monitors for home and booth use
From portable to powerful to plush, our choice of the best monitors for all DJ set-ups
Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most influential writers and producers in pop history, has died aged 82
Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most influential writers and producers in pop history, has died aged 82
“Pigments is becoming so powerful it risks making the V Collection look obsolete”: Arturia Pigments review
With physical modelling and a vocoder among the additions for Pigments 6, we explore why Arturia’s flagship softsynth is very much worth your time in 2025
Ableton Live 12.2 gives this "incredibly versatile" device a much-needed refresh
Live 12.2 will be released on June 11, bringing updates to Meld, Roar, new Max devices and more
Best laptop for DJs 2025: PCs, Macs and Mac-alternatives for playing out
Our hand-picked laptop choices for DJs, all perfect for Serato, rekordbox, Traktor, Ableton, Virtual DJ and more
Arturia’s new 88 key AstroLab finally realises the full potential of the ‘avant-garde’ stage keyboard
The Analog Lab-powered keyboard gets an expanded weighted, hammer action counterpart
"A copy of Serum might be the smartest investment any budding producer makes": Xfer Serum 2 review
One of the greatest softsynths of all time gets a major update – is Serum 2 still the one to beat?
