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It might be a little ugly, but Lambda Synthetics' PolyPulse could be the instrument that finally breaks you out of the 16-step grid
By Matt Mullen published
Is that a control panel at a Soviet-era nuclear power plant? No, it's an algorithmic performance workstation

"Everybody was screaming out, 'what record is that?!' It wasn't a record – it was the 808": Roland celebrates 45 years of the TR-808 with Rhythm Creators video series
By Matt Mullen published
Episode one premieres today with Egyptian Lover, and later instalments will feature Fatboy Slim, Prince Paul and Soul II Soul's Jazzie B

PWM declares Mantis "the next generation of OSCar" as V2 update adds original wavetables from the cult classic synth
By Matt Mullen published
Designed in collaboration with the late, great engineer Chris Huggett, Mantis is a spiritual successor to Oxford Synthesiser Company's ultra-rare OSCar synth

Spitfire Audio's latest instrument captures the sound of the historic Strawberry Studios
By Matt Mullen published
Château Piano samples a 1901 Steinway B found in an 18th-century French manor house and residential studio beloved by '70s icons

Blackstar’s Polar Go is a take-anywhere audio interface for “studio-quality” mobile recording
By Jonathan Horsley published
Turn the park into your studio with a super-compact interface that can fit into the palm of your hand, and yet is packed with features – including a built-in ProCapture stereo mic system

"AI is not actually very intelligent at all": AI in music production – should we be worried, and where should we draw the line?
By Stuart Adams published
Artificial intelligence is fast becoming an unignorable presence in the world of music-making. How can we use it ethically – and should artists and producers be worried?

New American start up Tiny Vinyl launches some... tiny vinyl
By Will Simpson published
It's the cutest format yet

iZotopeʼs colourful new FXEQ multi-effects plugin lets you “paint” with saturation, reverb, and delay
By Daniel Griffiths published
Each of FXEQ's effects runs through its own six-band parametric EQ, giving you targeted control over its application across the frequency spectrum

Slate + Ash releases Ruins, an experimental virtual guitar instrument developed with Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley
By Matt Mullen published
Featuring recordings from six avant-garde guitarists and produced by Randall Dunn, Ruins explores how "sound can degrade with purpose, and how decay itself can be compositional"
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