Latest articles by Si Truss
The Chinese brand's second synth enters into the increasingly busy budget 101 fray – can it stand out from its rivals?
In celebration of 808 Day, join us as we deliver 8 essential tips for perfecting your production with the 808's beloved kick drum
Serato DJ Pro 4.0 and Serato DJ Lite 4.0 are both available in public beta now
Watch the rising UK artist break down his energetic track with vocalist Carla Monroe
Let’s explore some sound design tricks and tips using the highlight of Live 12.2 update
But is he still producing all his tracks in Sony Sound Forge?
With its new freebie, Native Instruments aims to bring its next-gen Massive to the masses
The minimalist classical figurehead and electronic icon reflect on each other's work in a classic Future Music interview
AlphaTheta returns to the studio for a chord-focused sequencer and groovebox. We've had a preview, and have mixed feelings...
Forever89’s free update adds a new tonal engine to its resynthesis-powered drum machine – we get hands-on
The London-based keyboardist, producer and composer on improvisation, learning production and the therapeutic value of music
With the arrival of Live 12.2, we revisit and update our review for 2025
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
The Domino artist and George Fitzgerald collaborator on the creative process behind Come In Out Of The Rain
A classic 1992 Future Music interview reveals how The Prodigy outgrew Charly and shook off the curse of ‘toy-town techno'
"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"
OS 1.5 adds the long-awaited Slice machine, offering a new way to work with samples
It might look a little basic at first glance, but on closer inspection Moog’s latest is a smart and inspiring – if pricey – monosynth
“I probably made some of the hardest tracks I ever did”: The literal lightning strike behind Dimension Intrusion
This digital physical modelling synth is designed with wind instruments in mind – but there’s more versatility here than meets the eye
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
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
