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Is it finally time to stand up to the tech taking the very soul out of music-making?
By Andy Jones published
With AI and voice recognition taking the ‘strain’ out of music production, are we about to see the closure of the DAW?

Back in 1999, Prince offered his opinion on the new generation of DAW-based musicians and producers
By Ben Rogerson published
“If they didn’t take the time to learn their instrument and their scales and to actually speak the language of music then they can’t play… all they can do is watch,” he argued

Music technology gear of the year 2025: Our favourite new synths, drum machines, plugins and more
By Si Truss published
MusicRadar's Si Truss and Simon Arblaster pick the best music tech hardware and software of the past 12 months

“Ozone 12 feels like a rite of passage, with a considerable number of enhancements that will make this a worthy upgrade”: iZotope Ozone 12 Advanced review
By Roland Schmidt published
An industry standard in mastering, Ozone gets an upgrade to version 12, but does it do more than just pump up the volume?

AmenBreak VST is a break-slicing, sample-mangling junglist powerhouse - and there’s a free version
By Matt Mullen published
LET'S GO!

It’s official! Neural DSP’s John Mayer Archetype plugin suite is here – and with Dumble, Klon and Reverberator captures, it is the motherlode for boutique electric guitar tone
By Jonathan Horsley published
Neural DSP bags its most high-profile artist yet and present players with a cornucopia of gourmet tone options

"FL Studio is coming to your browser": Image-Line announces FL Studio Web in bid to "lower the barrier to entry" for new users
By Matt Mullen published
"We've taken the iconic FL Studio workflow and streamlined it for the web"

KV331 Audio is giving away SynthMaster One for free until January 4
By Matt Mullen published
Usually priced at $49, SynthMaster One is an approachable wavetable synth with an intuitive workflow and some stellar filters

UAD's free plugin offer is the biggest no-brainer I've seen this year – but time is running out to get your hands on a world-class studio weapon for nothing
By Matt McCracken published
This monumental free UAD plug-in giveaway is about to expire - grab your free gear before this awesome offer vanishes forever
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