Latest articles by Simon Arblaster
BT's favourite synths of all time: "For nuance, expressive performance and playability it's probably the most elegant, lively sounding instrument I've ever played"
Brian Transeau's synth encrusted studio is awe-inspiring and has a few tales to tell
Hands-on demo: Fender's American Professional II could be the last guitar you ever buy
Does the newest range have everything you need?
Hands-on demo: Charvel Joe Duplantier Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 2 and Pro-Mod So-Cal Style 2 guitars go head-to-head
Plus an interview with Joe Duplantier on the creation of his new signature model
Numark drops TT250USB turntable at DJ Expo 2015
The DJ Expo hits Atlantic City today and Numark has taken the opportunity to announce the release of its latest turntable, the TT250USB.
Zoom wants to bring Hollywood sound to the masses with the F4 field recorder
Zoom has announced the release of a new addition to the multitrack field recording market, the F4.
NAMM 2016: Numark wants to get your party started with new light-up DJ controller
NAMM 2016: Numark has made a pre-NAMM DJing announcement by revealing its new Party Mix DJ controller.
Faster iPad Air and iPad Mini 5 revealed with Lightning and headphone ports retained
No USB-C here
Hands-on demo: a deep dive into the new Arturia PolyBrute
Chat and demo with the good folk at Arturia
Thomann is giving away 3 podcast gear bundles worth over €1000 and here is how you can enter
Competition prizes include a Universal Audio Arrow and Lewitt 440 Pure microphone
Is Native Instruments about to offload Traktor to Allen & Heath?
Reports of a deal doing the rounds
The Track: GLXY break down She Sings for Me ft. DRS
"His bars are always really good, I think it would do it a disservice to just layer a load of the sh*t on top of it... it doesn’t need that, it just gets in the way.”
The moon-powered Quadrivium synth plugin sounds out of this world
Drones from outer space
Who better to be working on the Behringer BBG clone than a long-standing collaborator with Wolfgang Palm himself?
Hermann Seib hired by the Music Tribe firm
Run out of room for any more modular synths? Perhaps now's the time to go VR
SynthVR is a virtual reality modular environment
Next-gen Korg Volca Sample improves on the original's biggest niggles
Mini sampler just got a whole lot better
Transform your Roland TR-707/727 drum machine into an 808, 909 or LinnDrum with this ROM expansion
Seven machines in one
The Korg Krome EX now comes in a copper finish, but hurry it's in limited numbers
Special-edition synth workstation
deadmau5's performance controller is now available for you to own
OSC/Pilot is a customisable touchscreen controller designed for live shows
This 1000 oscillator drone synth has been under construction since lockdown and hearing is believing
Look Mum No Computer: “I really think the brain-numbing experience was worthwhile”
How to get your tunes released: the secrets of music distribution
Get your music out into the world successfully
