Nick Rhodes on his top 5 synths: “I’ve got nothing against digital synths, but I just happen to prefer the real thing”
The Duran Duran man and Wendy Bevan discuss their brooding electronic project, Astronomia
Latest Updates
Get a free spring reverb plugin based on a rare 1960s effect that was built for the BBC
Fuse Audio Labs give you the ‘unpredictable and vibey’ VREV-666
Behringer teases Brains: hardware MIDI sequencer, groovebox, synth, DAW, or something else?
30-second video fuels wild speculation
Apple Music boss admits he can’t hear any difference between compressed and lossless audio: “our ears aren’t that good”
But he thinks Spatial Audio is a game-changer
Producer Federico Vindver says that Timbaland’s new solo album contains “some of the most incredible music that I’ve heard in my life”
He also gives his thoughts on working with Coldplay, Kanye West and Justin Timberlake
Coldplay and Kanye producer Federico Vindver: “You can do everything with just a laptop and a pair of headphones. You can make the best music ever”
You name them, he’s worked with them. Meet the man behind the superstars’ scenes who’s all set to go truly global
10 deliciously dirty but creative distortion tips
There's no limit to the ways in which you can distort your signals. Here are ten of our favourites
Brian Eno to share 300 unreleased tracks from across his career on Sonos Radio HD
Expect ‘odd, exciting collisions’ in high definition
Splice Sounds now works better with your DAW, and there are new beatmaking and synth plugins, too
The Splice Bridge lets you match samples to the key and tempo of your track
Arturia’s FX Collection 2 offers even more ‘audio effect plugins that you’ll actually use’
Updated bundle includes 22 processors that cover a multitude of effect bases
Who is the greatest pre-'80s keyboard player? Vote now!
GOAT Hunt: It's time for the pianists, organists and synthesists to stand up and be counted
Apple confirms Logic Pro update with Spatial Audio authoring tools
New “immersive audio” tech, which supports Dolby Atmos, is coming to the Mac DAW later this year
Creative drum programming using Novation Circuit Tracks groovebox
Rhythmic fun with this high-value synth/drum machine
15 questions for... Ya Tseen: "I have a healthy synth obsession"
Alaskan-born Nicholas Galanin is a world-renowned artist and owns a recording studio to die for...
Apple macOS Monterey and iOS 15 could make it easier for musicians to collaborate and work across multiple devices
Major updates for FaceTime, and you can now you use your Mac as an AirPlay speaker
Flowsonics’ Graindrop plugin is here to add a splash of granular processing sauce
Turn simple sounds into something more complex
You can pay what you want for the Invader 2 softsynth from E-Phonic
8-voice virtual analogue looks and sounds the business
F.'em is touted as one of the most powerful FM synths ever
Tracktion's new 11-operator FM monster promises much versatility
