Si Truss
I'm the Managing Editor of Music Technology at MusicRadar and former Editor-in-Chief of Future Music, Computer Music and Electronic Musician. I've been messing around with music tech in various forms for over two decades. I've also spent the last 10 years forgetting how to play guitar. Find me in the chillout room at raves complaining that it's past my bedtime.
Latest articles by Si Truss
Lewis Thompson: "The UDO Super 6 is one of my favourite pieces of gear. It's like a Juno on steroids"
By Si Truss published
From DJ duo Just Kiddin to work with David Guetta, Becky Hill and more, we meet one of the UK’s most prolific songwriters
Arturia Rev LX-24 review
By Si Truss published
The French brand adds a digital classic to its reverb line. We flex the Lex
Nabihah Iqbal: "I got a vintage harmonium in Karachi. It’s the most ‘analogue’ synth you can get"
By Si Truss published
The Ninja Tune artist on how a run of setbacks helped her shake up her workflow for the creation of excellent new album Dreamer
Caelum Audio Choric review
By Si Truss published
The British developer aims to put a new spin on a classic effect. We skip to the chorus
Getting started with FL Studio 21: everything you need to know
By Matt Mullen last updated
Start making music in FL Studio today with our complete guide
How many tracks can Ableton Push 3 Standalone actually run?
By Simon Arblaster published
Ableton's latest hardware instrument pushed to the limit
Ableton Push 3 review
By Si Truss published
Ableton’s controller goes fully MPE and throws off the shackles of Live itself. Let's see how far we can Push it…
Quick Tips: What is control voltage and how does it work?
By Si Truss published
Get to know the CV/Gate system, the pre-MIDI method that synths, sequencers and music tech gear uses to communicate
The Great Synth Showdown: Which is the best hardware polysynth in 2023?
By Si Truss published
We pit vintage against contemporary, analogue against digital and experimental against conventional in our quest to find the best contemporary polysynth
Superbooth 2023: the best new synths, effects, modules and more
By Si Truss published
Gear highlights from Europe's biggest synth show
Erica Synths Zen Delay Virtual review
By Si Truss published
The Ninja Tune-branded sound-mangler comes to the plugin realm. Can it live up to its hardware counterpart?
Quick Tips: How to use auxiliary effects channels
By Si Truss published
Create interesting sounds from your return channels
The Breakdown: Skepsis shows us how to make the Freak bass patch in Massive
By Si Truss published
Bassline junkie turned DnB maverick Skepsis opens up his DAW for the latest edition of our in-studio video series
The Breakdown: How Skepsis made DnB roller Know What It Means
By Si Truss published
We meet up with the producer in his Liverpool studio to discover how he spans the realms of bassline and drum & bass
Elektron Digitakt 1.5
By Si Truss published
The Swedish brand’s widely-loved sampler gets a significant overhaul. We take a not-quite second look
Entonal Studio
By Si Truss published
Entonal Studio aims to take you beyond the confines of Western tuning. We scale up
Donner B1 Analog Bass Sequencer
By Si Truss published
Donner enters the analogue synth realm with a 303 clone that sounds the part – even if it doesn’t look it
5 futuristic drum tricks to bring your beats into 2023
By Si Truss published
Put a creative and contemporary spin on tried-and-tested rhythms
Quick Tips: How to use bus compression to glue your mix together
By Si Truss published
Creating a bus channel allows you to process your drums or vocals as a whole, adding that all-important 'glue' to your mixes
15 essential synth patches every producer should know
By Si Truss, Jon Musgrave published
From classic bass sounds to evolving pads, quick drums and FX, we’ll show you how to rustle up these go-to patches from scratch
5 reasons we’re excited about Roland’s SH-4d (plus 3 things we would've done differently)
By Si Truss published
Retro vibes and new school tricks explored
How to recreate the sound of the Solina String Ensemble
By Si Truss published
We bolster our guide to 15 essential synth sounds with one of the most useful patches in any synthesist's arsenal: synth strings
How to create a classic rave chord stab
By Si Truss published
A staple of dance music, these short, punchy bursts of sound can provide harmonic and percussive drive in one go
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