Latest articles by Si Truss
“One of the most alive-feeling synths I’ve tried – even when it’s picking a fight”: Erica Synths Steampipe review
This digital physical modelling synth is designed with wind instruments in mind – but there’s more versatility here than meets the eye
Best DJ Speakers 2025: Recommended DJ monitors for home and booth use
From portable to powerful to plush, our choice of the best monitors for all DJ set-ups
Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most influential writers and producers in pop history, has died aged 82
Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys and one of the most influential writers and producers in pop history, has died aged 82
“Pigments is becoming so powerful it risks making the V Collection look obsolete”: Arturia Pigments review
With physical modelling and a vocoder among the additions for Pigments 6, we explore why Arturia’s flagship softsynth is very much worth your time in 2025
Ableton Live 12.2 gives this "incredibly versatile" device a much-needed refresh
Live 12.2 will be released on June 11, bringing updates to Meld, Roar, new Max devices and more
Best laptop for DJs 2025: PCs, Macs and Mac-alternatives for playing out
Our hand-picked laptop choices for DJs, all perfect for Serato, rekordbox, Traktor, Ableton, Virtual DJ and more
Arturia’s new 88 key AstroLab finally realises the full potential of the ‘avant-garde’ stage keyboard
The Analog Lab-powered keyboard gets an expanded weighted, hammer action counterpart
"A copy of Serum might be the smartest investment any budding producer makes": Xfer Serum 2 review
One of the greatest softsynths of all time gets a major update – is Serum 2 still the one to beat?
Can immersive audio work at a festival? We went to Polygon Live to find out
London’s biggest live 3D audio event showed us the potential – and limitations – of spatial audio in the wild
Best beginner DJ mixers 2025: The best entry-level club, scratch and rotary DJ mixers to get you started
Get to grips with the basics of mixing and scratching with these cheap and entry-level mixers
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
Superbooth 2025: all the latest synth news from Berlin, as it happened
Knob tweakers, assemble!
“Designed to become the brain of your setup”: 1010music Bento is an all-in-one DAW in a box
Superbooth 2025: The new flagship sampler features a touchscreen, onboard battery and plenty of I/O
One of our favourite instruments of 2024 gets even better as Polyend adds a sample engine to Synth
Superbooth 2025: “I’ve always admired how Andy Stott builds tracks from just a few carefully shaped samples and his minimal, textural approach influenced the design”
Ableton drops 1.5 update for Move, adding sample slicing, improved MIDI I/O and a new Auto-Filter device
Superbooth 25: The standalone Live companion gets its biggest overhaul since launch – join the public beta now
Frap Tools’ debut polysynth Magnolia might be the most exciting new instrument of 2025
Superbooth 2025: The forthcoming Italian synth can do 8-voice through-zero FM, wavefolding and more – and comes equipped with a poly aftertouch keyboard
"I have a very emotional relationship with my machines”: How Djrum made one of 2025’s best electronic albums
The UK producer on finding inspiration in the piano, his studio tools, and the techniques behind his unique DJ sets
“When I started I didn't really know what a producer was.”: Fraser T Smith on the definition of a ‘producer’
The award-winning producer on his Future Utopia project and the need to be a ‘Swiss Army knife’ in the studio
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
Watch UK electronic artist Lawrence Hart build a track from scratch in his hardware-stuffed studio
The Domino-signed producer walks us through the workflow behind his debut album, Come In Out the Rain
“I have an original 909 – every time I use it I feel like I’m ruining it”: Riva Starr's studio essentials
The prolific Italian house and techno producer shows us the gear behind Keep Me on the Dancefloor
"I really like Equinox – it’s a shame it's priced for the post-production market”: iZotope Equinox review
iZotope spin Exponential Audio tech into a top end reverb – it's great, but you'll want to try to get it at a sale price
With its latest free update, Ableton has finally turned Note into the app I always wanted it to be
Offline MIDI editing makes Ableton’s iPhone and iPad app more of a must-have iOS companion for Live users
“Excels at unique modulated timbres, atonal drones and microtonal sequences that reinvent themselves each time you dare to touch the synth”: Soma Laboratories Lyra-4 review
This unique synth built around ‘organismic’ principles is so much fun, you just might want to buy two
“Entrance Song is a massive 808 sub and a 909 kick. Those two shouldn’t work together - I’m not sure they were even in key”: Eats Everything on his ever-changing approach to production and DJing
We visit Dan Pearce in the studio to hear about his new project We Lost Ourselves and Found a Family and dig deep into the studio techniques behind some of his biggest tracks