Latest articles by Si Truss
Lose the laptop: How to go DAW-less and make electronic music without a computer
We explore the hows and whys of creating a production setup that lets you step away from the screen and puts less emphasis on a traditional DAW
"It's difficult when you’re a DJ and a singer. I'd have ringing in my ears after every show." – Koven why they created their custom in-ear monitor setup
The bass duo's Katie Boyle on her custom live setup from Patchwork London
"I know that I’ve got to put on a show. I want it to feel like a performance" – How Koven balance live vocals and DJ mixing
The bass duo's vocalist and DJ Katie Boyle on the unique challenges of her hybrid sets
Audiomodern Chordjam 1.5 review
The recently updated Chordjam offers a ‘smart’ way to create chord progressions. We ask if this is songwriting on easy mode or something more?
Lewis Thompson: "The UDO Super 6 is one of my favourite pieces of gear. It's like a Juno on steroids"
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
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"
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
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
Start making music in FL Studio today with our complete guide
How many tracks can Ableton Push 3 Standalone actually run?
Ableton's latest hardware instrument pushed to the limit
Ableton Push 3 review
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?
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?
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
Gear highlights from Europe's biggest synth show
Erica Synths Zen Delay Virtual review
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
Create interesting sounds from your return channels
The Breakdown: Skepsis shows us how to make the Freak bass patch in Massive
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
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
The Swedish brand’s widely-loved sampler gets a significant overhaul. We take a not-quite second look
Entonal Studio
Entonal Studio aims to take you beyond the confines of Western tuning. We scale up
Donner B1 Analog Bass Sequencer
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
Put a creative and contemporary spin on tried-and-tested rhythms
Quick Tips: How to use bus compression to glue your mix together
Creating a bus channel allows you to process your drums or vocals as a whole, adding that all-important 'glue' to your mixes
