With the exception of the SE-02 synth, a collaboration with Studio Electronics, Roland has stubbornly doubled down on the digital technologies behind its Boutique and AIRA series instruments. With the ...

Alice Austin is a music journalist focused on the intersection of politics and music, subculture, club culture and youth culture. She also has a monthly radio residency on Refuge Worldwide. Alice ...

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Image-Line’s latest FL Studio update rebuilds FLEX, adds encrypted project backup through FL Cloud and expands Gopher, its built-in workflow assistant. The free 2026 release also introduces ...

How to clear a sample? Do I need to clear a sample? What about one-shots? In this article we breakdown the most common sampling queries. Whatever stage your career is at, it pays to know the legal ...

Ableton Live 12, released in 2024, introduced five MIDI Generator tools designed to spark ideas across different stages of the creative process. Here’s how they work. We’ve all got pretty strong ...

Don’t you love it when a huge announcement tramples on your big announcement? Well, just as we were putting the finishing touches on this review, inMusic announced the acquisition of Native ...

The quality of free plugins just keeps getting better. These are the best free plugins for 2026. We really are spoiled for choice. Not only are paid plugins better than ever, with analog-style ...

How important are a few milliseconds? When it comes to sequencers, they can mean the difference between a perfect groove and a sloppy mess. We talk to drum machine pioneer Roger Linn to discover the ...

What do you get when you combine 808 and 909 analogue drum synthesis, SP-404MKII-style sampling, and input from Detroit legends like Underground Resistance? The TR-1000, a modern drum machine that is ...

We explore the highlights of UVI’s latest upgrade to their classic synth sound collection. Vintage Vault 2 is UVI‘s one stop shop for classic synth sounds, both analogue and digital. Featuring 20 ...

In part one of this new two-part Passing Notes series, we break down the French duo’s bassline composition techniques to draw lessons from some of their greatest hits. Daft Punk’s music covers a lot ...