Latest articles by Matt Mullen
"It's drill music, but imagine it being about sex": Sexy drill, lagu timur and elector corridos are all having moments - the international genres blowing up on Spotify in 2025
Sexy drill has seen a 1460% increase in UK streams
M-Audio upgrades its M-Track Duo budget audio interface with "pro-quality" converters and USB-C connectivity
The $99 M-Track Duo HD is also available in a Producer Pack bundle with the HD41 headphones and M100 studio condenser mic
12 new instruments and effects you need to know about from Superbooth 2025
New synths, drum machines, effects and oddities from the Berlin synth expo
New to synthesis? This free synth plugin can help you learn how it works
Developed by the makers of synth training app Syntorial, Primer can be used to learn the fundamentals without getting bogged down in advanced concepts or distracting additional features
Superbooth 2025: all the latest synth news from Berlin, as it happened
Knob tweakers, assemble!
Novation's Launch Control XL 3 boasts updated hardware and sleek new design, along with MIDI connectivity for DAWless music-makers
Superbooth 25: The popular DAW controller can now be used with hybrid and hardware-only set-ups thanks to MIDI I/O
"True to the Moog legacy and innovative spirit of Dr. Robert Moog": Moog unveils new $899 analogue monosynth, Messenger
Superbooth 25: With wavefolding oscillators and a "next-generation" ladder filter, Moog says Messenger honours the company’s heritage while exploring "the future of analogue synthesis"
Moog teases new Messenger synth with freaky Severance-inspired video
Superbooth 25 is set to bring us a new instrument from Moog - but what could it be?
“I had a fantasy of being this hired-gun-style producer who could do any genre”: Danny L Harle on success and self-discovery
One of pop's most visionary producers, Harle has worked with Dua Lipa, Charli XCX and Caroline Polachek. Now he's passing on his wisdom to six aspiring music-makers as part of the Amex Unsigned initiative
Lone on how he creates his technicolour, rave-adjacent electronica
We spoke to the producer about his unique approach to shaping sound and the tech he can't live without
Soundtoys just dropped the best free reverb plugin we've tried in years - grab it now before it costs $99
The retro-futuristic SpaceBlender is an experimental sound design tool that blends an innovative approach with vintage inspiration
Charli XCX's Brat mastering engineer Idania Valencia on her go-to plugins and the threat of AI
The Mexican mastering engineer on working on Charli XCX's Grammy-winning behemoth and why she works entirely with software
"You'll make so much bad music, and that's great": Tourist's advice for aspiring producers
We visited the electronic artist in the studio ahead of the release of his fifth album to learn his hard-won lessons for artists starting out
“I want you to just dive in, use the music, and see what happens”: Moby makes 500 instrumental tracks available for free as he relaunches Mobygratis sound library
"You can remix it, you can edit it, you can add parts to it, you can play clarinet on it, you can use it for social media, for films, for choreography: the idea is complete creative freedom"
Splice acquires Spitfire Audio in rumoured $50m deal
The two companies plan to work together on new products that "blend Spitfire Audio’s cinematic soundscapes and orchestral expertise with Splice’s sample catalog and AI-powered discovery engine"
"Thank God I was French and my voice was terrible": Air's Nicolas Godin reflects on the success of Moon Safari
As Vegyn releases a remix album of the 1998 chillout classic, the pair join producer Nigel Godrich for a wide-ranging conversation that digs deep into Moon Safari's history
The obscure Andean instrument heard on The Last of Us' soundtrack is the star of Spitfire Audio's latest plugin
Ronroco by Gustavo Santaolalla captures the haunting sound of HBO's post-apocalyptic video game adaptation
Arturia’s V Collection gets a Roland JP-8000 emulation and lo-fi synth/sampler, along with five more instruments and a host of updates
V Collection 11 also features MiniBrute V, Synthx V and a redesigned SEM V, along with two new instruments in the Augmented series
Waves makes 7 plugins available for free, including convolution reverb, FM synth and tube saturator
Snag Lil Tube, IR Live, V-EQ3, V-Comp, GTR Solo, Flow Motion and AudioTrack for no charge with free future updates
Reverb has been sold by Etsy to investors in Fender and SoundCloud
After being acquired by two new investors, the online musical instrument marketplace will become independently operated again for the first time since 2019
“It pretty much half killed us”: The Radiohead album that almost broke up the band - and became their best record
“It’s our classic album - our Transformer, our Revolver, our Hunky Dory”
Price of Sonicware’s CyDrums drum machine jumps from $399 to $978 following Trump tariffs
Gear and instrument prices are soaring in response to Trump's ongoing global trade war as CyDrums jumps from $399 to $978
"That's what it takes to make music that's gonna last forever": Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan producer Daniel Nigro on crafting timeless tracks
In the first episode of Universal Audio's Apollo Creators series, the Grammy-winning producer/songwriter opens the doors to his studio and shares some valuable insights into his creative process
