I got an open box M-Audio M-Track Solo for silly cheap, just for laughs. I know absolutely nothing about music creation, but I do have quite a collection of USB DACs and the price was good... and I ...

Volume control is a simple premise on Android phones. You hit your volume rocker, set your volume, and go. You can also set your notification, call, and media volumes independently. However, that is ...

The song you’re listening to on your iPhone is a bit too quiet, so you adjust the volume. Perfect. Then the song ends, and the next one blasts your ears. You fumble your iPhone from your pocket and ...

The music controls are still in the Control Centre in iOS 10 – they’re just in a little screen of their own. After opening Control Centre (by swiping upwards from the Home screen), swipe to the left ...

Using your Xiaomi Mi Band to control the music on your smartphone is a piece of cake. Regardless of the companion app or music service you prefer, you can pause, play, skip, or adjust the volume of ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. When Sonos Voice Control was announced last month, ...

Earlier this year, we interviewed Mario Guzman in MacStories Weekly about Music Widget, his Apple Music controller utility that recreates the look and feel of the original iTunes Dashboard Widget.

Shoegaze greats Swervedriver will be back with The World’s Fair EP that will be out March 7 via Outer Battery Records. This is their first new music in five years, and they made the EP with Ride’s ...

Listening to music at high volume can certainly get the adrenaline pumping when you’re at the gym or out and about, as your favourite songs fill your head. But doing this regularly has been shown to ...