D16 Lush 2 review One of the most hotly-anticipated softsynths of a decade ago gets an update. But after ten years, is D16’s Lush 2 still relevant in 2023? Oh yes MusicRadar · Aug 10, 2023
Yamaha NP-15 keyboard Launched as the successor to the Piaggero NP-12, does the new NP-15 out-stage the much-loved beginner favourite? MusicRadar · Aug 9, 2023
The iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend Key cuts from seminal artists, including Kraftwerk, Marvin Gaye, Aphex Twin, New Order, Afrika Bambaataa and more MusicRadar · Aug 8, 2023
It's 808 day! Celebrate with a free Roland online studio, tips, techniques, movies, music, emulations and more The greatest drum machine of all time takes center stage on August 8 ever year - geddit? MusicRadar · Aug 8, 2023
Best digital pianos for 2023: Top electric models tried and tested Digital pianos to inspire your digits Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2023
ZEN-Core goes hardcore: five classic synths for your DAW or Roland hardware Zenology Pro packages five classic Roland synths together for the first time to use on ZEN-Core hardware and software MusicRadar · Jul 27, 2023
Watch the synth sounds from some of The Prodigy’s biggest hits being recreated using the original hardware Alex Ball takes a deep dive into seven of Liam Howlett’s classic ‘90s tones MusicRadar · Jul 21, 2023
The producer's guide to the Roland SH-4d Leo Maymind digs into a part-melodic, part-rhythmic desktop synth that defies categorisation MusicRadar · Jul 20, 2023
Boss is back in the synth business – and its new GM-800 could be the best way to get keyboard sounds from your guitar yet A new Series GK digital interface and an advanced operating engine lifted from Roland's collection of keyboards head up the powerful stompbox Guitar World · Jul 20, 2023
Boss reveals its first new guitar synth pedal system in over a decade: the GM-800 and GK Series The next-generation guitar and bass synthesizer from the pioneers with the advanced Roland ZEN-Core sound engine and newly developed Serial GK converters MusicRadar · Jul 20, 2023
Roland VMH-D1 headphones Roland and V-Moda team up to deliver headphones designed specifically for e-drumming MusicRadar · Jul 18, 2023
Roland Bridge Cast owners can now access hundreds of AI-powered royalty-free tracks to use as livestream background music Dual Bus Gaming Mixer also gets a library of new sound effects MusicRadar · Jul 18, 2023
Pearl & The Oysters: "We fell into the vintage analogue synth rabbit hole in our teens and have been obsessed ever since" Pearl & The Oysters' breezy sound channels ‘70s Brazilian pop, Haruomi Hosono and Stereolab into music laced with vintage gear, obscure instruments and sonic surprises MusicRadar · Jul 14, 2023
Show Us Your Studio #5: "There's an immediacy with synths and guitars you just don't get with the PC" Disabled composer Paul Jelfs talks us through his accessible studio set-up and highlights the challenges faced by music-makers with disabilities MusicRadar · Jul 14, 2023
MusicRadar · Jul 13, 2023 Nathan Fake: "I’d love to get a Yamaha Z1. I’ve got a thing for these obsolete ’90s digital synths that seem a bit unwieldy" As he celebrates 20 years of music-making with new album Crystal Vision, Nathan reveals that ‘doing your own thing’ is the secret to longevity
MusicRadar · Jul 5, 2023 “I was the first idiot to get one. I'd lie awake at night dreaming up shit for it to do”: Trevor Horn’s rig that made the ‘80s We’re all familiar with Trevor Horn’s productions and their preference for expensive, elusive kit, but what got the ball rolling?
MusicRadar · Jun 30, 2023 Show Us Your Studio #3: "You never know exactly how the Moog is going to sound until you start fiddling around with the patch cables" It's time for the third edition of our weekly peek into our readers' home studios
MusicRadar · Jun 27, 2023 Isla Instruments S2400 review The boutique box that harkens back to the golden age of samplers has gained many fans. We check it out
MusicRadar · Jun 26, 2023 Amadeus Code’s new AI API can generate royalty-free music based on non-musical text prompts, and Roland has signed up to use it Type in words like ‘summer’, ‘travel’ or ‘cosmetics’ and you’ll get the appropriate soundtrack, apparently
MusicRadar · Jun 26, 2023 Roland's digital Pianos are in a class of their own for sound quality, ease of use and fun The FP digital pianos are boosted with exceptional feel, sounds and features to fuel your playing passion
MusicRadar · Jun 21, 2023 Synth wars: The story of MIDI, the one interface that ruled them all CV/Gate, DCB, USI, UMI and The Oberheim System… This is the story of how synth’s biggest players narrowly averted a standards war and made sweet music together
MusicRadar · Jun 20, 2023 Roland's new E-X10 arranger keyboard looks like a fun and portable starter instrument The recently announced E-X50's little brother packs over 500 sounds into a lightweight and battery-powered package
MusicRadar · Jun 19, 2023 Korg LP-380U digital piano review Could Korg’s budget home piano be one of your new favourite LP’s?
MusicRadar · Jun 16, 2023 Show Us Your Studio #2: "Synths like the Ensoniq Fizmo and the Elektron Monomachine are prone to happy accidents" The second edition of our weekly peek into our readers' home studios reveals a treasure trove of classic and obscure digital synths
MusicRadar · Jun 12, 2023 "The way that Control sounds is an accident because we didn’t know what we were doing": why Jam and Lewis recorded Janet Jackson’s breakthrough album ‘wrong’, and why it’s all Prince’s fault Because learning from the best beats reading manual, every time