Latest articles by Si Truss
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
15 essential synth patches every producer should know
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)
Retro vibes and new school tricks explored
How to recreate the sound of the Solina String Ensemble
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
A staple of dance music, these short, punchy bursts of sound can provide harmonic and percussive drive in one go
Roland SH-4d
Roland releases yet another groovebox that emulates the company’s heritage instruments. However, there’s a real reason to be excited here…
Cherry Audio Synth Stack 3
Cherry Audio’s product line has exploded recently. Can Synth Stack now rival the likes of the V Collection?
10 tips for maximizing stereo width
Our guide to fine-tuning your stereo image to create depth, contrast and impact in your mixes
How to make a Minimoog-style bass patch
A classic analogue bass patch makes a great jumping-off point for pretty much any monosynth
How to synthesize an analogue-style kick from scratch
Making your own kick has many benefits, and is simpler than you’d think
How to make a classic house organ sound like Robin S.' Show Me Love
Next up in our guide to 15 synth patches every producer should know, we take on a defining sound in '90s house music
