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“Sometimes swinging all the elements of the drums doesn’t make it groove better”: Breakout producer Silva Bumpa on the secret to creating sub bass and UKG rhythms
The fast rising producer reveals his top tools and techniques in our new video interview
“It’s disorienting, impractical and slightly dystopian – but it’s like nothing I’ve ever done before”: I tried making music in VR and I’m never going back
Virtual reality has never been more accessible, more versatile, or more deserving of a place in your set-up
Kylie Minogue’s Tension tour keyboard player reveals the compact synth she uses to create those big disco sounds
Hazel Mills runs her UDO Super 6 through a couple of pedals and Apple MainStage
“No strings attached”: The Crow Hill Company releases Lo-Fi Strings, a free tape-treated string library with a warm and nostalgic sound
Another instalment in Crow Hill's ongoing Vaults series, Lo-Fi Strings brings the beloved sonic imperfections of tape recording into...
WoO.1 is a pocket-sized sampler designed for endless on-the-go looping
New brand Wunderkammer is set to launch the pint-sized looper and sampler via Kickstarter imminently
“I downloaded it two years ago and it changed my life – it’s one of my favourite synths”: Rudimental reveal their favourite plugins for drum ‘n’ bass production
Rudimental's Piers Aggett and Kesi Dryden appear on the Tape Notes podcast to discuss the software that's shaped their soulful, radi...
“People may not realise how special it is for me to hear my dad talking or to see him”: Yoko and Sean Ono Lennon announce new Lennon box set
Power To The People covers early New York years
“I was imprisoned wrongfully and sent away to the penitentiary for many, many years”: John Fogerty on the long struggle to own his songs again
“I’m just an adventurer, you know, like an explorer coming back to the homeland,” Creedence Clearwater Revival man explains
“New look, new display, new features, proper MIDI out – this is a big update and we truly rate it”: Novation Launch Control XL 3 review
Novation’s Launch Control XL Mk 3 features a revamped design, more control and improved connectivity
“I don’t know anything about what’s going on in that world now, at all”: Robert Plant reveals why he turned down the chance to appear at the Back To The Beginning show
“It’s just I found these other places that are so rich,” frontman says
“We were very proud but there was a taste left in our mouths, it was a dark time in so many ways”: Radiohead release surprise new live album
Hail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003 – 2009) is out now
“Take your pig squeals to the next level”: Ablaze’s Screamer is a vocal production plugin “crafted for metalheads, by metalheads”
Described as "the ultimate plugin for extreme vocals", Screamer is designed to enhance screamed vocals with the bold and punchy voca...
“It’s acoustic, it’s electronic, it’s in flux and it’s great”: Sonicware Liven Evoke review
Sonicware’s latest synth uses a Flux Oscillator that will take you and your tunes back to the future
“One of the executives at Warner Records said, ‘David, you are your own Yoko Ono’”: David Byrne on alienating his audience, Talking Heads and a sideline in stand up comedy
Plus when Lou Reed was gorging himself on ice cream
“A highly flexible mic with an excellent overall delivery”: Warm Audio Fen-tone Ribbon Mic review
Ribbon mics are a great addition to your mic palette and this one could be the perfect combination of old and new
“Its authenticity is beguiling, as is its playability”: Rhodes Wurli review
If you prefer the sound of a Wurlitzer to a Rhodes, you’re in luck, because Rhodes now bring us a Wurli, in plugin form. Confused? W...
Critter & Guitari’s Organelle S2 can be anything you want it to be: synth, sampler, sequencer, drum machine, effects unit and more
A self-contained music computer built to run Pure Data patches, Organelle has just been updated with a faster processor and a handfu...
“We’re playing the first album, the second album, the third album and then the fourth one is… a mystery”: Gorillaz set to preview new music at upcoming Copper Box gig
Gigs and new exhibition celebrate 25 years of multimedia project
Eventide is giving away a killer $99 distortion plugin for free
A lo-fi powerhouse with a few tricks up its sleeve, CrushStation delivers everything from "creamy saturation to brutal sonic assault...
“Evolves the SH-101 template while still capturing the sound of the original”: Donner Essential L1 review
The Chinese brand's second synth enters into the increasingly busy budget 101 fray – can it stand out from its rivals?
It might be a little ugly, but Lambda Synthetics’ PolyPulse could be the instrument that finally breaks you out of the 16-step grid
Is that a control panel at a Soviet-era nuclear power plant? No, it's an algorithmic performance workstation