SSL’s X-Echo gives you Echoplex-style delay with modern precision

Solid State Logic’s new X-Echo plug-in is set to give producers the “sound and vibe of early tape delay hardware” in an intuitive workflow suited for modern productions. READ MORE: The best plug-ins to buy in 2021: 14 best delay plug-ins X-Echo takes inspiration from the warm, hissy tape echo machines of the 60s and 70s, including the Echoplex,...

Oct 2021

Marshall Emberton review: cool-looking speaker packs a surprising punch

True to the brand’s pedigree, Marshall’s Emberton speaker looks just like a guitar amp head. Except much, much smaller – so small, in fact, that you’d think there’s no possible way this portable Bluetooth speaker can throw out much of a sound. READ MORE: iZotope RX 9 review: smart dialogue editing tools will woo post-production pros You wouldn’t...

Oct 2021

Orchestras, hair metal and Rick Astley: How Richard Jacques scored the new Guardians Of The Galaxy game

A Guardians Of The Galaxy game just wouldn’t feel complete without a proper, fun-loving soundtrack. Marvel’s ragtag band of space adventurers have become synonymous with classic jams and toe-tapping mixtapes, so it’s only appropriate that the new AAA game from developer Eidos-Montreal puts music front and centre. READ MORE: Show Off Your Studio:...

Oct 2021

Adidas’ sporty new earbud models put the ‘active’ in active noise cancelling

Adidas has teamed up with Zound to introduce three pairs of true-wireless earbuds aimed at sports and fitness enthusiasts: the Z.N.E 01 ANC, Z.N.E 01 and FWD 02 Sport. READ MORE: PSB’s M4U 8 MkII wireless headphones aim to deliver the “experience of in-room hi-fi listening” The Adidas Z.N.E. 01 ANC comes with active noise cancellation and Awareness...

Oct 2021

yeule: “Pop music is transmutable. Avant-garde carves and shapes how pop will evolve”

From their bedroom studio in London, yeule, the 23-year-old musician, artist, live-streamer and cyborg, is looking out at me from under a grey hoodie and filling me in on their choice of makeup for our interview. READ MORE: Pär Almqvist: “There’s a big, positive implication from knowing you can sample something and not be afraid of being sued” ...

Oct 2021

Jungle: “We’re in a place now where we know what’s good. We’ve got our instinct back”

Jungle’s Loving In Stereo is everywhere right now. Billboards, TV commercials, podcasts, playlists, Apple Events, the London Underground – you name it. And yet, despite their eminence, the British duo, comprising Tom McFarland and Josh Lloyd-Watson, are dazzlingly down to earth. They are, at heart, just a pair of kids who love listening to music and...

Oct 2021

Pär Almqvist: “There’s a big, positive implication from knowing you can sample something and not be afraid of being sued”

Pär Almqvist knew he was on to something when an obscure composer of Brazilian children’s music reached out to say thanks. READ MORE: yeule: “Pop music is transmutable. Avant-garde carves and shapes how pop will evolve” As the CEO and co-founder of the online music sampling service Tracklib, Almqvist has heard from plenty of artists and labels...

Oct 2021

Sarah, The Illstrumentalist: “You don’t need a million followers but the belief that your ideas are good enough to share”

In the late 2010s, West Coast beatmaker and YouTuber Sarah Debnam – aka Sarah, The Illustrumentalist – was studying in New York. The city is home to many cultural locations that bring together fashion and music, including Pharrell’s Billionaire Boys Club clothing store. “I couldn’t afford to buy stuff – I’d just go to visit,” says the producer whose...

Oct 2021

Dr Dre’s “great fucking” new music will be on the next Grand Theft Auto game, according to Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg has revealed that Dr Dre is working on new music, created specifically for the next Grand Theft Auto game. READ MORE: Win a production session with Pete Rock and an MPC Live II Retro in Tracklib’s latest competition According to Rolling Stone, an upcoming episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now Podcast features Snoop Dogg, who claims...

Oct 2021

Win a production session with Pete Rock and an MPC Live II Retro in Tracklib’s latest competition

Tracklib has announced its latest Beat Battle competition, this time in collaboration with Nas, Run-DMC, Jay-Z, and Kanye West producer, Pete Rock. The sampling platform will award the winner of the Beat Battle with a production session with Pete Rock, along with a signed Akai MPC Live II Retro Edition, worth $1,400. READ MORE: Tracklib’s Pär Almqvist:...

Oct 2021