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

“One of the most alive-feeling synths I’ve tried – even when it’s picking a fight”: Erica Synths Steampipe review
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss last updated
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss last updated
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss last updated
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
By Si Truss published
New synths, drum machines, effects and oddities from the Berlin synth expo

Superbooth 2025: all the latest synth news from Berlin, as it happened
By MusicRadar last updated
Knob tweakers, assemble!

“Designed to become the brain of your setup”: 1010music Bento is an all-in-one DAW in a box
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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’
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Matt Mullen published
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
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