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"Everything started from a human being": Italian DJ and producer Ciauru wins Reply AI Music Contest
By Fred Garratt-Stanley Published
The awards seek to showcase how AI can be used positively in the creative industries

“I was so shocked and sad when he died. That night, I wrote a song about Bon”
By Paul Elliott Published
“As a rock ’n’ roll singer and as a person, he was one of the best”

“It's extremely easy to use, but only once you’ve got to grips with what is quite an esoteric control interface”: Donner DBM-100 metronome review
By James Grimshaw Published
The Donner DBM-100 looks and feels like a handheld games console - but is it just as much fun to use as it looks?

You can now control FL Studio with an agentic AI chatbot from inside the DAW
By Matt Mullen Published
Image-Line's FL Studio 2026 also brings an redesigned Flex synth, cloud-based project backup, an updated Loop Starter and much more to the popular DAW

"Music was my first desire": Film titan Anthony Hopkins to release album of original compositions
By Fred Garratt-Stanley Published
The 88-year-old actor is a lifelong pianist, composer and music fanatic

"A flagship audiophile product": Final unveils new DX10000 CL headphone at jaw-dropping price
By Fred Garratt-Stanley Published
Final unveils new DX10000 CL headphone at jaw-dropping price

"Transcription Studio promises to turn audio into notated transcriptions, lead sheets and guitar tabs – but does it actually work?": Klang.io Transcription Studio review
By Ethan Hein Last updated
AI-powered transcription tools like Klang.io's Transcription Studio are rapidly advancing in sophistication, but they won't be replacing humans anytime soon

“When I played that song in England it would go down like a lead zeppelin”: Elton John’s sleeper hit
By Neil Crossley Published
“I knew Bernie would like me to do this one because it’s about his girlfriend”
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