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“A cost-effective wavetable synthesizer you could fall in love with”: Waldorf Protein review
By Roland Schmidt published
If you’re lacking a little Protein in your production diet, Waldorf has just the supplement for you

“A fun, unique way to express yourself”: Google add their AI music creation app Lyria 3 to their Gemini assistant
By Will Simpson published
But questions remain over its training

Abbey Road releases its first virtual instrument in collaboration with fashion house Charles Jeffrey Loverboy
By Matt Mullen published
The Big Nessie is a free Kontakt instrument that gives producers "warped percussive textures, tonal fragments and experimental rhythms to play with"

How to conjure the spirit of early techno and trigger your own retro zaps in software
By Roland Schmidt published
How a sound design approach originally deployed for television effects became an electronic music staple - and how to make it yourself

Can Spotify’s Prompted Playlist feature put you back in the driving seat when it comes to your music listening?
By Ben Rogerson published
Instead of being force fed playlists by the algorithm, you can now try and make it work for you

Best website builders for bands and musicians 2025: Sell tickets, offer merch and expand your digital reach with your own band website
By Chris Barnes last updated
Band websites are still vital for so many reasons – and making your own doesn’t need to be hard, as evidenced by these seven outstanding website builders for creatives in music

How Alan Braxe and Fred Falke made an all-time house classic with just a sampler and a bass guitar
By Si Truss published
Watch the French house icons recreate their classic track Intro in the studio

Supermarket goes viral for the chilled ambient drones of its freezer section
By Matt Mullen published
“These freezers are live on BBC Radio 1 right now”

Arturia's FX Collection 6 adds an ambient plugin specialising in "novel, emotive textures" and a souped-up H910
By Si Truss published
The latest version of Arturia's effects plugin bundle also gets a new cut-priced Intro edition

“I’ll be having fun with this for a long time to come”: UJAM's Voxcraft delivers creative vocal manipulation without the menu-diving
By Matt Mullen published
Designed to be fast, intuitive and idiot-proof, this affordable multi-effects plugin is a quick-and-dirty tool for spicing up your vocals
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