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By Matt Mullen, Si Truss published
Four Tet, Underworld, CMAT and more joined a diverse line-up at one of the most talked-about events in Bristol's cultural calendar
By Jonathan Horsley published
Nichols has a lot of work to do to make this 1975 Les Paul Custom road-worthy but early signs are it will sound amazing and give him another vintage guitar with a legendary back story
By Will Simpson published
Dave Rowntree of Blur is looking forward to the Oasis reunion
By Will Simpson published
Jay Weinberg guests with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
By Jonathan Horsley published
The neoclassical shred virtuoso says leave competition to the athletes…
By Will Simpson published
Fiasco over Oasis tickets could spell the end of 'dynamic pricing'
By Will Simpson published
Dave Davies hates Kinks AI track
By Will Simpson published
Andy Summers on his surprise new collab album with Robert Fripp
By Ben Rogerson published
A modular, multi-layer architecture meets new oscillators, effects and features
By Rob Redman published
Elevate your sound with these rack mods
By Matt Mullen published
Pre-order Komplete 15 now in advance of the launch on September 23 and get iZotope's Neutron 4 mixing suite for free
By Ben Rogerson published
Known for his range of expressive controllers, McMillen previously worked for Gibson and helped to lay the foundations for MPE and MIDI 2.0
By Ben Rogerson published
“I just thought I could make this into an incredible, respectful dance-ish song,” he says
By James Russell published
Get up to speed with state-of-the-art EQ tools and techniques
By Danny Turner published
Tapping ever-deeper into his neurosis, Yoni Wolf tells us about his eighth WHY? album, The Well I Fell Into
By Will Simpson published
A new survey about tribute acts throws up some interesting stats
By Matt Mullen published
Recreate the iconic gated reverb sound that defined the '80s
By Daryl Robertson published
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Fender, Korg, Behringer, Alesis and more
By Andy Jones published
We survey some of the best examples of when vintage studio outboard gear was pushed beyond its intended use, with the resulting recordings going on to make a huge impact
By Jonathan Horsley published
The latest amp modeller from the budget gear specialist promises realistic tube amp emulations, and is packed with 21st-century features
By Jonathan Horsley published
Nichols has a lot of work to do to make this 1975 Les Paul Custom road-worthy but early signs are it will sound amazing and give him another vintage guitar with a legendary back story
By Will Simpson published
Fiasco over Oasis tickets could spell the end of 'dynamic pricing'
By Will Simpson published
Dave Davies hates Kinks AI track
By Jonathan Horsley published
The King of the Flat-Tops wears Blueberry Burst well but you will only find it and its workhouse sibling direct from Gibson
By Jonathan Horsley published
It's metallic blue, smaller than your average wah, and a provider of talky, musical wah with a bit more oomph in the low-end
By Will Simpson published
Andy Summers on his surprise new collab album with Robert Fripp
By Jonathan Horsley published
Measuring just 7.5cm deep, with a simplified control setup for its onboard effects, the Lava Music Ultra-Thin ME Air is even more lightweight and player-friendly
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Sicilian maestro introduces his course with a blazing solo with JTC promising everything you need to nail his fingerstyle fusion approach, with easy-to-follow exercises, solos and more
By Jonathan Horsley published
The “world’s fastest player” Cooley endorses the discipline of non-stop repetition until you find your fastest clean speed but argues variety is key to building technical excellence
By Leigh Fuge published
Strum for everyone
By Rob Laing published
Gibson shows you how
By Rob Laing published
Your hand position is vital
By Rob Laing published
Featuring Black Sabbath and Metallica
By Leigh Fuge published
A crazy little thing called Dsus4
By Leigh Fuge published
D major triad of your love
By Rob Redman published
Elevate your sound with these rack mods
By Jon Musgrave published
Elevate your sound design with fantastic stock plugins Logic users will already have
By Andy Jones published
Branch out into the world of effects and expand your sound design aspirations beyond the basics
By Andy Jones published
Create sounds with movement, layering and drama that you won’t quite believe
By Andy Jones published
In these days of ‘ultimate sample banks’ and ‘preset-packed’ synths and effects, it’s easy to think that sound design is a dying art. But, if anything, we think it should be your go-to creative process
By Jon Musgrave published
Dynamic EQ is a great tool for achieving level-dependent frequency changes, and can be a true life saver in certain mix situations
By Jon Musgrave published
Creative filtering can both elevate and finesse your mix. Let’s check out some of the best ways to apply it
By Sara Simms published
In this lead-focused tutorial, we also walk you through designing an arpeggiated pluck sound inspired by Eli Brown
By Leigh Fuge published
Strum for everyone
By Matt McCracken last updated
Ensure you are getting the best recording quality possible every time with our top tips
By Matt McCracken last updated
Not sure how to plug into your shiny new audio interface? Get set up for recording like a pro
By Future Music published
Trigger your DAW's internal sounds with your drum machine's sequencer, or hook it up to a synth or sampler
By Leigh Fuge published
Firth of A minor
By Andy Jones published
These tricks won't land you an instant invite to the Swift, Lorde or Del Rey HQs but he certainly knows his stuff
By Roland Schmidt published
Follow this step-by-step tutorial for Logic's new native saturation plugin, ChromaGlow
By Jon Musgrave published
Hop aboard with the step-by-step tutorial
By Roland Schmidt published
Follow this step-by-step tutorial to dissect a stereo file
By Roland Schmidt published
Get the best out of the Keyboard Player with this step-by-step tutorial
By Matt McCracken published
The middle model of Harley Benton’s budget multi-effects pedal range looks for your attention in a crowded market
By Daniel Flitcroft published
A compact and powerful all-in-one PA System at a competitive price point
By Ross Holder published
In a seriously crowded market, does the C40II stand out as the top choice for beginners? Here’s our verdict
By Si Truss published
The post production and audio suite has seen big improvements behind the scenes
By Simon Arblaster published
Can this multifaceted audio interface cover all the bases? We get connected
By Rob Laing published
How does Strymon improve on one of the greatest reverb pedals ever? It takes it to the MX
By Rob Redman published
We chart the rise of a new synth voice titan