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ReBirth RB-338 Hardware Controller
Sam Battle's acid groovebox
31-May-23
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Synthesized: 2 Day Festival
Celebrating the computer and synthesiser combo
24-May-23
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Who Wrote The Sabres Of Paradise - Smokebelch II ?
Similarities with earlier release by Lamont Booker
23-May-23
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Programming The Bass On Michael Jackson's PYT
Anthony Marinelli breaks down the bassline
22-May-23
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MIDILodica - Open Source 3D Printed Breath Controller
DIY project to build yourself
22-May-23
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NOPIA: Semi Modular MIDI Chord Generator
New device focuses on tonal harmony
18-May-23
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Le Grand Strum MIDI Controller
Stylophone & Omnichord inspired device updated
16-May-23
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Analysing The Prodigy's 'Fat Of The Land' Album
ixi music covers incendiary breakbeat classic
16-May-23
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Superbooth 2023: Live Blog
Berlin here we come...
11-May-23
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Superbooth 2023: Endorphin.es Intros Pedals
Ghost Pedal and Golden Master make Superbooth debut
11-May-23
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Superbooth 2023: Knobula Intros Pianophonic
Multi-oscillator wavetable synth draws inspiration from the four elements of a piano
11-May-23
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Orchestral Tools Announces Achrome
Sound library evokes the earliest modular experiments of pioneering synthesists
11-May-23
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VHS Cassette Player as Audio Recorder
1982 machine expertly repurposed
08-May-23
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Music Thing Modular – 8mu MIDI Controller
Pocket-sized piece with built in accelerometer
08-May-23
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New Post-Production Development Program
Improving off-screen diversity in the sector
06-May-23
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ISE-NIN: A Jupiter-8 Replica
Alex Ball's overview & comparison with the original
05-May-23
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Music Theory - All 7 Church Modes
Using the same set of notes for different sounds
04-May-23
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Get 40% off Reason 12.6
New version out with big discount
02-May-23
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Free LABS: Obsolete Machines
New collection with Look Mum No Computer
28-Apr-23
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10 Chord Patterns for 10 Different Emotions
An emotional roller coaster
27-Apr-23
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Make Chords Like Yussef Dayes
Tips on making vibey music
27-Apr-23
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Analyzing Kraftwerk's Beats
Captain Pikant explores classic drum tracks
25-Apr-23
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5 Moons: New Multi Track Recorder
Critter & Guitari's innovative portable device
23-Apr-23
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Your Mixer is a Synth
Making noise on a no input mixer
23-Apr-23
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NAMM 23: Live Blog
All the fun from Anaheim
13-Apr-23
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Free PlayStation 1 Reverbs
Multiple impulse responses from retro console
07-Apr-23
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Sonic Talk 753 to be Broadcast from Space
Next weeks show marks a first for the series
01-Apr-23
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How to Layer Synths
Pro advice from F9 Audio in Ableton & Bitwig
30-Mar-23
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Programming 7 Iconic 909 Beats
Legendary Roland drum machine on classic records
30-Mar-23
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Paying 5 Mastering Engineers to Mix a Track
Do higher prices equal higher quality?
29-Mar-23
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How To Mix Professional Vocals
Streaky gets the glued pop sound
29-Mar-23
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Omnichord To Be Reproduced For 70th Anniversary
Coming in the autumn of 2023
28-Mar-23
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Tesla's On-Board Music Software
Benn Jordan road tests the sequencer
28-Mar-23
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Noisia Track Walktrough
Decloak from Armajet Soundtrack uncovered
27-Mar-23
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Waves Moves to Subscription-Only
Creative Access plans starting at $14.99/month.
26-Mar-23
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F9 Audio Release Mercury P5
Prophet 5 inspired collection
24-Mar-23
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Headline Green Man Festival
Competition to grace the main stage open for applications
24-Mar-23
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Cuckoo Recommends: MIDI Controllers
Which ones do you use?
23-Mar-23
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Making a Church Organ Less Noisy
Look Mum No Computer's final touches on epic build
23-Mar-23
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Free Anthony Rother Sounds for Waldorf Synths
64 Iridum & Quantum sounds plus an interview
18-Mar-23
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Super Mario Soundfont Covers
It's-a-me... Radiohead!
15-Mar-23
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CHOMPI: New Tape Music Instrument
Sampling engine, multi-FX and tape-style looper
15-Mar-23
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A Beginner's Guide to Rave Stabs & Jungle Breaks
... and more from Tim Cant
07-Mar-23
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Podcast: Sonic TALK 748 - SH-4d, Nord Stage 4, Halion 7
Soma Terra, Audio Thing texture
01-Mar-23
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NAMM Innovation Lounge: The Future of Audio
GPU Audio host space with Genelec, Splice, VSL and more
24-Feb-23
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Home Studio Recording: The Complete Guide
New book from Warren Huart & Jerry Hammack
20-Feb-23
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'Lord of the Rave' Documentary
Legenday 90s nightclub Sterns
19-Feb-23
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How To Create IDM
Felix Fleer's guide to breakbeat braindance
18-Feb-23
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Author & Punisher's Industrial DIY Controllers
Mechanical engineer's one man black metal band
17-Feb-23
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DECAP's Must Have Plugins
Top tips from beatmaker and plugin designer
17-Feb-23
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Max 8 and RNBO Updated
20+ new features and 80+ bug fixes
15-Feb-23
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Signature Sound: Spor
DnB production techniques in FL Studio
14-Feb-23
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Shuffling The Hits
Can you identify a random selection of songs from a given year?
14-Feb-23
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Polyphonic Overtone Singing
Anna-Maria Hefele sings double melodies
13-Feb-23
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Synod: Drum Machine
Mysterious circular rhythm box
13-Feb-23
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How Vinyl Records Are Made
Third Man Records for Wired
10-Feb-23
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10 Biggest Mistakes from 30 Years of Producing
Laidback Luke shares growth points
10-Feb-23
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Three New Boredbrain Eurorack Modules
Spdf, Xport and Mimix are now available
10-Feb-23
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How To Make Electro-Pop
EDM Tips remakes the bold, big sound
05-Feb-23
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Fatboy Slim: Right Here, Right Now Documentary
The legendary Big Beach Boutique II in full
03-Feb-23
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Using ChatGPT as a Creative Writing Partner
How OpenAI can help you compose new songs
03-Feb-23
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Gary Numan's 1,000th Live Show
3 shows in London mark career milestone
01-Feb-23
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Unfinished: The Massive Attack Documentary
BBC doc covers group and Bristol scene
30-Jan-23
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The World's Deepest Voice
Tim Storms sings 'Lonesome Road'
29-Jan-23
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The Chemical Brothers Live Show Design, Lighting & FoH Audio
Live show concept spanning 25 years
25-Jan-23
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Things You Didn't Realise About Bass
Alpha Sound's low end theory
25-Jan-23
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Superbooth Tickets On Sale!
Synth explorers unite 11-13th of May
24-Jan-23
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The WHY Behind Compression
James Wiltshire goes beyond the numbers
23-Jan-23
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The 9th Penderyn Music Book Prize
The 'Mercury Prize' for music literature
20-Jan-23
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New Sounds For Your xfer Serum
Neural Patches release the Onyx preset pack
20-Jan-23
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Making The Orb's 'Little Fluffy Clouds'
Alex Paterson on their chill out classic
20-Jan-23
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Rhodes Release V8: First Ever Software Instrument
Soundtrack a short film to win the real deal
19-Jan-23
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Is Aphex Twin Headlining Field Day Festival?
A sand art website appears
19-Jan-23
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14 String Metal Guitar!
Ichika Nito's got a big neck
18-Jan-23
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How To Make A Living From Music
Matt Johnson's tips for achieving your goals
18-Jan-23
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Rick Rubin: Overcoming Creative Blocks & The Future of AI
Tim Ferris asking the questions
17-Jan-23
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Will Spotify Ultimately Fail?
Benn Jordan looks into it
17-Jan-23
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GPU Audio Launch IR Creation Competition
$6,000+ of prizes up for grabs
12-Jan-23
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1000 Days Transcribing Drum Beats
Captain Pikant goes the extra mile
09-Jan-23
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MIDISID: C64 Sound Faithfully Recreated
6-Osc synth using two Nano SwinSIDs
08-Jan-23
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The Prodigy Co-Producer Interviewed
Neil McLellan's story from 1994 onwards
07-Jan-23
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Phish 2022 Keyboard Rig Tour
Page McConnell's surrounding synths
06-Jan-23
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TEENSY Microcontroller As USB Audio Interface
Notes and Volts home made soundcard
30-Dec-22
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The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO
Mr Blue Sky Documentary
24-Dec-22
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BT Studio Tour
Run through of epic music space
24-Dec-22
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Psychoacoustic Secrets For Mixing
The principles behind how we hear sound
23-Dec-22
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Making Liquid DnB Drums
Eliana D'Angelo drops beats not bombs
23-Dec-22
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Optimize RAM & CPU in Your Studio System
Efficient settings and strategies for music
22-Dec-22
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The Story Of The Marshall Amp
Hour long documentary on iconic black box
22-Dec-22
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25 Sound Design Tips
Oversampled collates his top techniques
19-Dec-22
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David Bowie 'Low' Drum Sound
Eventide H-910 pivotal pitch effect
18-Dec-22
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Bad Gear: The Roland TR-626
AudioPilz covers the 80s drum machine
17-Dec-22
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Making The Virtual Insanity Video
Ingenious visuals for classic Jamiroquai track
15-Dec-22
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Hyperion Strings Oktobass
Kontakt library captures the sound of the deepest concert string instrument in the world
15-Dec-22
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Kinetic Granular Synthesizer By Bram Bos and Hainbach
Fluss is available now
06-Dec-22
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The SNOOZE Chordolo
A gloriously housed Le Strum
06-Dec-22
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Noodlebox Sequencer Launches Funding
Versatile 4 part CV and MIDI maker available for pre-order
04-Dec-22
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The Hacienda - The Club that Shook Britain
Madchesters finest revisited in BBC Doc
03-Dec-22
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A Philosophical View On Improvising Music
Oliver Prehn of NewJazz Youtube channel
03-Dec-22
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The Console That Changed Mixing Forever
Solid State Logic's 4000 E-series
01-Dec-22
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The Difference Between Line Out & Headphone Out
Techmoan jacks up our knowledge
01-Dec-22
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Back 2 Life Podcast: Series 2
Music, art, and creativity overcoming the darkest places
29-Nov-22
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Justin Hawkins Rides Again
Open musical appraisals from The Darkness frontman
29-Nov-22
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Chipsynth PortaFM Updated
Plogue adds OPK2 (YM7129) and OPL2 drum mode
22-Nov-22
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Production AMA with James Wiltshire
Plus 10 mistakes to avoid in modern music making
21-Nov-22
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Free AI Audio Plugin For MacOS
Neutone by Qosmo
20-Nov-22
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Hardcore Techno's Alternative History
Gabber prototype from 1960s Finland
11-Nov-22
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How Aphex Twin Created Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Celebrating 30 years since it's release
11-Nov-22
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A Musician's Guide To Phase
One of the most vital concepts for music production
01-Nov-22
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Three Essential Elements To Mixing
Top tips from Heron Island Studio
31-Oct-22
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Oberheim Designers Talk OB-X8
Tom Oberheim, Marcus Ryle, Tony Karavidas, and the late, great Dave Smith
28-Oct-22
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The Entire History of FL Studio
From v1 to the 20th anniversary
28-Oct-22
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Brian Eno On FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE
Musician, composer, and record producer unpacks his new album
26-Oct-22
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Making A Mini Music Rig For A Puppet
Lo-fi and hi-tech solutions combine
13-Oct-22
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The Magical Mechanical Orchestras
Phenomenal DIY instruments
13-Oct-22
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Invisibl Skratch Piklz Scratching on iOS Devices
Turntable supergroup mash it up on mobiles
12-Oct-22
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Nate Wood's One Man Band
Incredible live performances on multiple instruments
12-Oct-22
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Farewell To 3 Silhouettes
Optical sound synthesizer live jam
10-Oct-22
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The Samples of Orbital
A wealth of tracks sampled by the electronic duo
09-Oct-22
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Jungle Fever: 1994 Documentary On Jungle & DnB
Featuring Shy FX, UK Apache, LTJ Bukem, Fabio, DJ Rap, and more .
05-Oct-22
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How Much Of UK Dance Music History Is Real?
DJMag explore the myths
29-Sep-22
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Free Sample Mashing App Designed by Aphex Twin
SampleBrain sample chopping for Windows and Mac
27-Sep-22
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Extensive Late 90s Björk Documentary
Featuring interviews, studio sessions, and live performances
23-Sep-22
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Interview: Anthony Rother
On playing live, his evolving studio setup, and creative dream states
21-Sep-22
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The First DJ On The BBC
Christopher Stone mashing it up in 1932
20-Sep-22
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The Seminal Synths of Disco
Era-defining sounds in classic tracks
20-Sep-22
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Nardwuar's Superstar Interviews
Zany interviewer wows the stars
12-Sep-22
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Are All Pianos, Guitars, And Synths Out Of Tune?
12 tone equal temperament explained
12-Sep-22
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The Supernatural Power of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation
Low end frequency crashes hard drives
09-Sep-22
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How To Make Awesome 80s Drums
Eliana D'Angelo explains
05-Sep-22
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Sarah Lipstate's Unbelievable Gear Collection
Hoarding with style
05-Sep-22
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Jacob Collier's Rig Rundown
On stage with Bryn Bliska, Emily Elbert, Alita Moses and others
01-Sep-22
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Silhouette Eins - An Optical Sound Synthesizer
Multimedia synthesis close to shipping
01-Sep-22
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Celebrating Ian Rawes & The London Sound Survey
An evening on the life and work of field recordist
31-Aug-22
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Microphone Sets For Recording Drums
LEWITT announces BEATKIT and BEATKIT PRO drum mic kits
31-Aug-22
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The Fairlight Story
Influential late 70s Computer Music Instrument
29-Aug-22
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The Chemical Brothers MIDI Setup
Matt Cox on signals with military precision
28-Aug-22
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Windowlicker: The Aphex Twin Story
New British Canon covering RDJ
27-Aug-22
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Tape Notes Podcast
The art and craft of music production
27-Aug-22
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Electronic Music on a 1990s Home Computer
8-Bit sampling and sequencing on a budget
26-Aug-22
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New Immersive Album From Jean-Michel Jarre
Stereo and binaural versions with a VR universe
26-Aug-22
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How To Make That Warm Synth Sound
Jacob Haq brings the heat
25-Aug-22
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Japanese 8-Track Cartridge Machines
The RQ-8 covered by Techmoan
23-Aug-22
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Vocal EQ Frequencies Explained
Colt Capperrune ditches the frequency chart
18-Aug-22
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The Making of 'Planet Rock'
Arthur Baker on Afrika Bambaataa and Soul Sonic Force classic
18-Aug-22
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Making Drum & Bass With Just One Synth
Dr Meaker on the Neutron
14-Aug-22
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Going All In On Eurorack
Jade Wii is over dawless setups
12-Aug-22
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Do You 'Key' Your Kick Drums? Here's Why You Shouldn't!
James Wiltshire demonstrates wave mechanics
12-Aug-22
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Fred again.. Incredible Hybrid Boiler Room Set
Artist mentored by Brian Eno blowing up
11-Aug-22
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How To Use Reference Mixes
Dan Worrall compares and contrasts
10-Aug-22
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Middle Eastern Strings For Kontakt
Rast Sound releases Master Tambur
09-Aug-22
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Analog Sounds For 808 Day
Round-robin multi-sampled 808s from F9 Audio
08-Aug-22
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Artist Parodies: Autechre, Burial, and Armin Van Buuren
Is no one safe on the internet?
08-Aug-22
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The Synths of Energy 52's Monumental Cafe Del Mar
Roland Super JV, Nord Lead, and Juno 6 in action
03-Aug-22
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Exploring Indian Rhythms On The Drums
A full drum lesson from Sarah Thawer
02-Aug-22
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10 Websites Every DJ Should Know
Get your mixes organised
02-Aug-22
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Autechre Live AMAs Online
Sean Booth answering the questions
01-Aug-22
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28-Nov-21
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27-Nov-21
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24-Nov-21
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19-Nov-21
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16-Nov-21
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16-Nov-21
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14-Nov-21
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09-Nov-21
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07-Nov-21
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06-Nov-21
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04-Nov-21
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02-Nov-21
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01-Nov-21
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01-Nov-21
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30-Oct-21
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DJ Suat going underground
27-Oct-21
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27-Oct-21
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27-Oct-21
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26-Oct-21
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26-Oct-21
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26-Oct-21
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24-Oct-21
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24-Oct-21
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24-Oct-21
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23-Oct-21
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21-Oct-21
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21-Oct-21
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The National Science and Media Museum: Sound Check
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19-Oct-21
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Responsive FFT on the TRS-80 Color Computer
19-Oct-21
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Is the Sequential Take 5 Worth It?
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18-Oct-21
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Impressive DIY Poly Synth In Progress
Wave folder demo recently released
17-Oct-21
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17-Oct-21
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17-Oct-21
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Milestone 100th Release For Experimental Label DiN
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16-Oct-21
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The ingenious 1960's optical synthesizer
16-Oct-21
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Circuit Bending The Yamaha DD-5
LMNC live streams his modifications
16-Oct-21
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15-Oct-21
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14-Oct-21
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14-Oct-21
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The Legendary LinnDrum
Alex Ball covers the classic digital drum machine
12-Oct-21
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Old & new artists feature with 50% of profits to charity
12-Oct-21
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8 BIT Documentary Now Available Online
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12-Oct-21
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John Lennon On The Making Of 'God'
Song Exploder gains access to artists interview archive
10-Oct-21
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09-Oct-21
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Such A Good Feeling Podcast
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09-Oct-21
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BLIP: Free Atari Synthesis Pack
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06-Oct-21
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Engine DJ 2.0 Released
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05-Oct-21
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04-Oct-21
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03-Oct-21
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Integrate the micro computer with modular
02-Oct-21
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28-Sep-21
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28-Sep-21
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27-Sep-21
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New LSDJ Guide To Making Gameboy Beats
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26-Sep-21
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23-Sep-21
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22-Sep-21
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21-Sep-21
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19-Sep-21
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18-Sep-21
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17-Sep-21
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17-Sep-21
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Superbooth 21: Der Man Mit Der Maschine - Motorised Faders For Eurorack
What more could you need for your eurorack system
16-Sep-21
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Danger! High Voltage Music Player
Reinventing the term 'playing live'
16-Sep-21
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Superbooth 21: PWM Malevolent - New UK Mono Synth
In collab with Future Sound Systems
15-Sep-21
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190+ modules for live looping, sequencing, sample slicing and more
14-Sep-21
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Robot Rock: A History Of Vocoders
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13-Sep-21
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A Visual Exploration Of Vintage Synths
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13-Sep-21
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10 Questions For Modular Synth Beginners
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08-Sep-21
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08-Sep-21
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07-Sep-21
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03-Sep-21
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02-Sep-21
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31-Aug-21
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31-Aug-21
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New Music Books On The Way
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28-Aug-21
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The Iconic Music Of Jesper Kyd
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26-Aug-21
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Sonic LAB: Erica Synths LXR-02 Drum Machine
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25-Aug-21
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Sequential Announce The Take 5 Portable Polysynth
The perfect gateway to subtractive synthesis
23-Aug-21
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22-Aug-21
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22-Aug-21
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21-Aug-21
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40+ Essential Music Theory Concepts
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17-Aug-21
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Sound Of The Tokyo Olympics
Immersive audio with 3,600 microphones
17-Aug-21
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Free Ableton Live Chord Generator
Extensive melodic rack from AbletonTips
16-Aug-21
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Free Polyphonic Virtual Analog Synth
GR-8 from Phuturetone available as VST3 & AU
16-Aug-21
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Max For Cats Collection On Offer
50% off entire Max4Live collection
12-Aug-21
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Reese's Puffs Cereal Music Boxes
Big beats with your breakfast
11-Aug-21
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Ramsgate Festival Of Sound
'Stories from the Sea' starts 27th August
11-Aug-21
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DJ Premier On Making Biggie's 'Unbelievable'
So Wassup? podcast Episode 2
11-Aug-21
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SubLab Synthesizer On Offer
Sub focused synth available at discounted price
09-Aug-21
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OB-Xd Updated And On Sale
AU version 50% off until 15th August
09-Aug-21
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Flywire Infrared Theremin
With schematic to build your own
06-Aug-21
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Alternative Controllers
Music making devices that defy convention
05-Aug-21
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Bruno Mars 24K Magic Production Techniques
Rick Beato goes over track elements
04-Aug-21
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Sequencing The Isla Instruments S2400
Latest User Manual Video From Alex Ball
03-Aug-21
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Japanese MIDI Boom Box
Yamaha MDP-10 FDD MIDI Player
02-Aug-21
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A Brief History of Sampling
Eclectic Method serves up the samples
02-Aug-21
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ABL3 TB-303 Plugin Gets Upgrade
AudioRealisms emulation gets complete re-design
29-Jul-21
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Brainworx Studio Flooded
Iconic studio in Germany hit
29-Jul-21
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Terry Riley Interview
In depth conversation recorded in 2005
27-Jul-21
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MIDI Cartridge For Super NES
Vintage video game software for synthesis
25-Jul-21
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Three Free Experimental Synths
Noise Engineering's Virt Vereor, Sinc Vereor, and Ruina
24-Jul-21
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DirtyWave M8: The Pocket Tracker
Pre-orders already sold out on new device
24-Jul-21
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Oblivion Sound Labs RetroGrade
Space age presets for u-he Repro-5
21-Jul-21
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Laurie Anderson In Conversation
Panel from WITCiH digital festival
21-Jul-21
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Paradise MIDI's Bold Controllers
Colourful and beautifully made devices
19-Jul-21
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Roland Juno-106/HS-60 Voice Chip Replacement
Extensive rundown and overview
19-Jul-21
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What Happened To The LinnDrum II?
Noir Et Blanc Vie Great Synth Mysteries
16-Jul-21
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Shattering A Wine Glass With Sound
Recorded at 187,500FPS by the Slow Mo guys
15-Jul-21
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Girls Twiddling Knobs Podcast
For female identifying musicians eager to start recording
15-Jul-21
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David Guetta On Making A Remix
From his bedroom to the dancefloor
14-Jul-21
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Fractal Sound Explorer: Sounds Of The Mandelbrot Set
Free software for audio experimentation
13-Jul-21
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Dark Mass: 151 Exclusive Sounds For Retrologue
Sound library tailored for cinema and scores
12-Jul-21
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New Chapter for Rhodes Musical Instruments
Brand under new management
12-Jul-21
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Birth Of The PULSAR
Behind the scenes of the Soma drum machine
05-Jul-21
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Peter Hook's New Order Exhibition And Auction
Over 400 lots to go under the hammer
03-Jul-21
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Add Energy To Your Drums
Underbelly shares tips in his inimitable style
02-Jul-21
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Daft Punk Plant Pots
Free 3D printable model helmets
02-Jul-21
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Last Man Standing Documentary
On the deaths of two titans of 90s gangsta rap
30-Jun-21
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Getting Perspective On A Mix
Gregory Scott of Kush Audio shares some tips
30-Jun-21
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Old School Echo With Modern Functionality
J.ROCKETT introduces CLOCKWORK ECHO Analog Stereo Delay pedal
29-Jun-21
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Hardware Synth Modifications
Add-ons, expansions and hacks to enhance your gear
28-Jun-21
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Next Generation Of TouchOSC
Wireless control app re-written from scratch
27-Jun-21
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RIP Peter Zinovieff
British composer and synth pioneer dies aged 88
27-Jun-21
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Free 1960s Electronic Bass Plugin
Rare Rheem Kee Bass emulated
26-Jun-21
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New Album Buried On Orkney
Underground recording released in 2024 unless found earlier
23-Jun-21
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Nintendo Game Controllers Sending MIDI
Retro pads controlling musical parameters
21-Jun-21
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Global Producer Challenge
Expansive competition with huge selection of prizes
21-Jun-21
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midierror meets Fatboy Slim
Rare interview with prolific producer, DJ and remixer
19-Jun-21
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Rick Rubin Interviews Brian Eno
On messing with MIDI and his 50 year career
17-Jun-21
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Mechanical Switchboard Sounds
Percussive telephone exchange sampled
14-Jun-21
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Learn The Theremin With Carolina Eyck
12 step series on the enigmatic synth
14-Jun-21
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Making Dance Music With Strangers Voices
Found sounds on Crawley high street
14-Jun-21
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Midify And Modify the Jen SX1000
Instructions for a souped-up monosynth
14-Jun-21
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Top Production Tips From 300 Hours Of Live Streams
Solstate decants the details
11-Jun-21
full story...
Brian Eno Launches New Radio Station
The Lighthouse shares his extensive archive of work.
11-Jun-21
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DX Zone: Forgotten Synth Programming Cassettes
Yamaha DX7 and DX9 tapes from 1980s
10-Jun-21
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Renoise Q&A Live Stream
Submit your questions to win a free Renoise license
08-Jun-21
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Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - Summer Of Love
Global fundraising event supporting children in crisis
08-Jun-21
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Essential Free Effects
High quality EQ, Compression, Reverb and beyond
07-Jun-21
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Jacob Collier's Key Change Secret Weapon
...and more tips from his Instagram series
04-Jun-21
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Understanding & Preserving Sound Collections
Free workshop introduction to archiving sounds
03-Jun-21
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Raw Sounds Of The Moog Prodigy
Arpeggiated without FX, EQ or compression
02-Jun-21
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Repurposing Rotating Leslie Speakers
For LMNC's Gameboy mega machine
02-Jun-21
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Harry Mack's 10 Hour Freestyle Marathon
Rapper celebrating 1,000,000 subscribers
29-May-21
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WITCiH Digital Festival 2021: 9-11 June
Celebrating women and non-binary creatives in tech
27-May-21
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New Synth Design Podcast
Episode one with Clatters Machines
25-May-21
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Monolithic Undertow: In Search of Sonic Oblivion
Harry Sword's book on the power of the drone
24-May-21
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Add Excitement To Electronic Music
Dan Larsson on adding complimentary effects to tracks
24-May-21
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Mastering Kendrick Lamar's 'HUMBLE'
Mike Bozzi's techniques on Grammy-winning track
22-May-21
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Dave Clarke's 800+ RTE Shows
Weekly 'White Noise' mixes of Electro & Techno
22-May-21
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Brian Eno And Stewart Brand on Film, Music, and Creativity
A conversation for SXSW 2021
21-May-21
full story...
Custom Sounds On The EMU E-Drum
Harry Axten's modding adventures continue
20-May-21
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New Synth Imagines A Hot-Rodded MS-20
Cherry Audio releases the polyphonic PS-20
18-May-21
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Apple Music Announce Spatial And Lossless Audio
Coming to entire catalog in June
17-May-21
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Disclosure Break Down Early HIt
Duo share production behind 'F For You'
15-May-21
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Amazing Ferrofluid Speaker
Bluetooth display cell speaker reacts to music
14-May-21
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The After Eight Sequencer
Designing & Building an Artificially Intelligent Musical Device
13-May-21
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TAL Updates Free Effect Plugins
Filter-2, Chorus-LX and Reverb-4 all updated
13-May-21
full story...
The Star Wars Studio Of Maarten Vorwerks
... and a beach upstairs, naturally
12-May-21
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Web Chat With MIDI Keyboard For Teaching And Collaborations
Share Notes & Ideas On Open Source Page
12-May-21
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The DAWs - Choosing A Digital Audio Workstation
An overview of the most popular production software available today
11-May-21
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5 MINUTES WITH 42HP Modular Processing
Peaks, Linnaeus filter and Z5000
10-May-21
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Replay The Modular World Anniversary Show
24 hours of streamed sets from around the globe
09-May-21
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Timbaland Launches New Site With Remix Competition
Beatclub, Metapop and NI join forces
09-May-21
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A Close Look At The Yamaha PSS-480
2 Operator FM synth with 9 editable parameters
08-May-21
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Future 1000 Programme Aims To Diversify Electronic Music
Open to UK students 12-18 who identify as female, trans or non-binary
08-May-21
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Launchpad Pro Support For iOS Groove Box GR-16
Jim Pavloff's Groove Rider updated
07-May-21
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1920s Compact Typewriter As A MIDI Controller
Type my beats up!
06-May-21
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In Conversation With CJ Bolland
midierror meets the acclaimed Techno producer
05-May-21
full story...
TR-606 Inspired Eurorack Drum Sequencer
Tubbutec makes 3U and 1U models available
30-Apr-21
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Drum And Bass On A Bike
Not yet part of the cycling proficiency scheme
29-Apr-21
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Downsize Your Collection With Hardware Pin Badges
Miniature DX7 and Jupiter 8 for your blazer
29-Apr-21
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3 Free Workshops On Audio Development For Android
Workshop series from Music Hackspace start next week
28-Apr-21
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Meditate With Moby
Artist performs improvised ambient pieces for relaxation, sleep and study
27-Apr-21
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The Man With The Prodigy's Original Gear
Roland W30 and TB-303 once owned by Liam Howlett
27-Apr-21
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Free Ableton Fundamentals Course From Berklee Online
4 week course covers all you need to know to get started
25-Apr-21
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New Film Explores Story Of Female Pioneers In Electronic Music
'Sisters with Transistors' on general release today
23-Apr-21
full story...
Loopcloud 6 Uses AI For Harmonic and Rhythmic Matching
And more
22-Apr-21
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Podcast: Sonic TALK 665 - Lets Talk Bunkers
Pure Piano, VideoSync, Cranborne 500R8 and more
22-Apr-21
full story...
Beatport To Accept Bitcoin Payments
Music retailer soon to accept crypto-currency
21-Apr-21
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Halina Rice - Interactive Virtual Livestream
Futuristic projection and visuals for her latest release
21-Apr-21
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Arturia Releases Pigments 3
Polychrome software synthesizer adds a host of new features
21-Apr-21
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Generate Endless Acid Bangers Online
Beats and bleeps created by a randomised algorithm
20-Apr-21
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euroNES: Chipmusic Module For Eurorack
7 voice unit inspired by the Nintendo games console
20-Apr-21
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Early 90s Rephlex Records Interview with Aphex Twin
RDJ and Grant Claridge-Wilson discuss the electronic label
20-Apr-21
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Bluedot Festival Postponed Until 2022
Planning the greatest event yet when they return
14-Apr-21
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Accent Velocity - Sequenced Emphasis For MIDI Tracks
Sequence the relative velocities of incoming MIDI
14-Apr-21
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Free Online Sequencer To Create & Share Melodies
Save sequences online and download later
13-Apr-21
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Test Your Knowledge Of Classic Club Tracks
10 classic tracks to identify in each blind test
11-Apr-21
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Unearthed Chemical Brothers Interview From 1997
Tom & Ed discuss their early days and formation
10-Apr-21
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The Synth Sounds Of Tyler The Creator
Sounds of artists 2017's album Flower Boy re-created
09-Apr-21
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The Hidden Easter Eggs In Synths & Samplers
The secret modes and unwritten features of many favourites
01-Apr-21
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20 Year Anniversary Release For Spirit Of Gravity
Experimental music night release compilation raising money for local venues
01-Apr-21
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Cover of Ghosts By Hazel Mills and Harriet Riley
Prophet 6, SH09 and concert Marimba
01-Apr-21
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Testing The World's Longest Reverb
Tom Scott investigates vast wartime fuel tanks
31-Mar-21
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Free Virtual Concerts For Piano Day
Online events to mark annual celebration of the instrument
29-Mar-21
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ADE Announces In-Person Event for 2021
Performers named for event going ahead in October
25-Mar-21
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Chaabi: An Intricate Moroccan Groove
Yogev Gabay explains and deconstructs the unusual rhythm
24-Mar-21
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Lego Brick Modular Sequencer
16 step tactile sequencer using toys as triggers
23-Mar-21
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Free MIDI All The Things Hack Chat
Previous projects and future applications from MIDI aficionado
22-Mar-21
full story...
The Future Of Musical Performance In 1984
Specialist musical robot could sight read and play music
21-Mar-21
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Prodigy Documentary In The Works
Tracking the full journey of the electronic punks
19-Mar-21
full story...
Chipmusic Making With FamiStudio
New DAW for NES / Famicom music makers
18-Mar-21
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Learn More About Ableton Products
Free introductory webinars announced for Ableton Live & Push 2
16-Mar-21
full story...
Book A Session With A Pro Drummer Or Get Free Drum Stems
Emily Dolan-Davies introduces improved booking system
11-Mar-21
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Interview: Ade Fenton Producing Gary Numan's New Album
'Intruder' is due for release on 21st May
10-Mar-21
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Creating A Hands-On Live Dub Mix
Setup and effects overview by Mungo's Hi Fi
05-Mar-21
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Designing A Phenakistoscope With Drew Tetz
Vinyl artist shares tutorial on his fantastic revolving illusions
04-Mar-21
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Reacting to Frank Zappa Is Now A Thing
Youtubers reacting to...
04-Mar-21
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Radio Documentary Brings Hope To Disabled People
'The Right to Record' by Sound Artist Hannah Kemp-Welch
04-Mar-21
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Audio Inception: Live Vinyl Cutting Lathe Delay
Vinyl Artist Richard Houghten's one of a kind effect
03-Mar-21
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GPU Audio Processing On The Horizon?
Swiss company promise cutting-edge developments to audio processing
02-Mar-21
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A Brief History Of Hardware Sequencers
From Arp to Squarp
02-Mar-21
full story...
Abbey Road Celebrate Womens Day With FREE Virtual Festival
A week of online talks, mentor sessions and masterclasses
27-Feb-21
full story...
UK Music Festival Tickets On Sale And Selling Out!
Reading and Leeds announced, Creamfields sold out
26-Feb-21
full story...
Build A High End Condenser Mic On A Budget
Two variations based on the Neumann U87
25-Feb-21
full story...
Classic Vangelis - Commanding A Virtual Orchestra
Incredible performance on a vast range of instruments
23-Feb-21
full story...
End Of An Era For Daft Punk
Duo Split After 28 Years Together
22-Feb-21
full story...
Classic Synths In Miniature - Arp Quadra
Incredible miniature replications of classic synths
22-Feb-21
full story...
Mix With A Grammy Winning Producer
Ken Lewis Mixing Night session series
21-Feb-21
full story...
Can This Only Be Two People Performing?
Impressive hybrid drumming and multi-instrumentation
18-Feb-21
full story...
What are the 50 Greatest Ambient Albums?
Extensive list of recommended listening
17-Feb-21
full story...
How Many Audio Illusions Can You Name?
Over 40 psycho acoustic effects explained
16-Feb-21
full story...
Chick Corea RIP
Legendary Jazz pianist has died
12-Feb-21
full story...
Sisters With Transistors
New film tells the story of electronic music's female pioneers
11-Feb-21
full story...
Aphex Twin Visual Collaborator Weirdcore Shares His Process & Influences
30 minute talk on his work with Warp and more
10-Feb-21
full story...
New Female Vocal Sample Library
Soundiron releases Voice Of Wind: Audrey
27-Jan-21
full story...
Sound Advice For All Musicians
New book is a health-focused performance and career manual
22-Jan-21
full story...
MIDI Basics: Connecting A USB MIDI Controller To Your Computer
Simple guide to get you started
12-Jan-21
full story...
In-Depth Practice Guide For The ContinuuMini
Video shows all you need to know about Haken's portable Fingerboard
14-Dec-20
full story...
Live Blog: Black Friday Gear Deals
When we spot them, we'll post them
23-Nov-20
full story...
Spectrasonics Trillian 1.5 Update - Big Sur Compatible
Bass focussed instrument is a Free update
14-Nov-20
full story...
Arturia Offer Big Black Friday 50% Early Discounts
Save on V Collection 7 , FX Collection and Pigments
13-Nov-20
full story...
Podcast: Sonic TALK 641 - Chris Huggett
Output 45mill, Jon Carpenter, Erae Touch
29-Oct-20
full story...
Chris Huggett - Influential Synth Designer Has Died
RIP British pioneer of affordable synths
26-Oct-20
full story...
Behringer Set Their 2600 Price - $599
Wow, thats not what we expected
20-Oct-20
full story...
Podcast: Sonic Talk 639 - Ducking Techno
Aphex synth, Superbooth 21, 1010, 1010 Bluebox
14-Oct-20
full story...
Fenestra Supports Visually Impaired Musicians
Global initiative launches
05-Oct-20
full story...
Implexus Wavefolding Performance Synth Now On Kickstarter
Two oscillator, wave folder and FX
02-Oct-20
full story...
Yamaha YC-61 Sounds Only Demo
More than an organ
04-Sep-20
full story...
Podcast: Sonic TALK 626 - Facehugger Multi-track
Zoom H8, Studio One 5, Ennio, Beethoven and more
09-Jul-20
full story...
UK Announces £1.57 Billion Arts Support Fund
Finally, some support for the creative industry
06-Jul-20
full story...
Podcast: Sonic TALK 624 - I Only Run It At Night
Neve 8424, Lisa Bella Donna, Knobcloud.com, Stutter Edit2, JMJ VR
25-Jun-20
full story...
3dPdModular - Pure Data Hardware Modular Launched
Hardware PureData system now live
09-Jun-20
full story...
A Distributed Music Synthesizer Using WiFi
Build your own alles
19-May-20
full story...
Superbooth 20HE: Bastl Instruments MIDI Looper and Stereo Filter
Vaclav takes us through the new pieces
25-Apr-20
full story...
Waves Offers Extended 90-Day Demo...
...for the Abbey Road Studio 3 and Nx Virtual Mix Room over Headphones Plugins
20-Apr-20
full story...
Bitwig Studio Updated
Version 3.2 focuses on greater control and sculpting possibilities for all sounds
20-Apr-20
full story...
XYZ Accelerometer - A Synthesizer For iOS
Motion-controlled synth with parameter control via its x, y and z axis
09-Apr-20
full story...
Friday Fun: M-Audio Venom, Dreadbox Hypnosis
Play nice together
20-Mar-20
full story...
Workflow: Elektrons With XZone DB4 Looping DJ Mixer
Dave Mech shows Digitakt, Digitone with looping for live performance
18-Mar-20
full story...
Friday Fun: Ninja Tune Zen Delay, Argon8 and Neutron
Its a synth jam
13-Mar-20
full story...
Granular Cloud Reverb For Your Korg
Sinevibes Albedo is a plugin for prologue, minilogue xd and NTS-1 synths
13-Mar-20
full story...
PreSonus Updates Studio Magic Suite
New additions to the 2020 edition of the software bundle for hardware owners
20-Feb-20
full story...
Human Speech A.I. Cloned From 5 Second Samples
Not long till the robots take over - listen
12-Feb-20
full story...
New Rack For BAE 500-Series Modules
Get R53 Channelstrip 19" rack unit free with purchase of three modules
01-Nov-19
full story...
Manley Announces Anniversary Mic
Only 100 Reference Cardioid XXX Anniversary Limited Edition Microphones will be available
08-Oct-19
full story...
Arturia - 3 Delays You'll Actually Use Released
Buckets, Tape and Digital types
27-Aug-19
full story...
5-MINUTES-WITH: Putney EMS VCS3
Bonkers British synth
27-Aug-19
full story...
Cyclotronic Signals Collection
Five sampler instruments for Kontakt feature electromagnetic interference and more
27-Aug-19
full story...
Sphere Modeling Mic Gets New Mic Models
Version 1.4 of the Sphere plug-in takes individual model total to over 30
07-Aug-19
full story...
Making Techno Using Artificial Intelligence
Video demonstrates how you can incorporate AI into your music production workflow
01-Jul-19
full story...
VI Influenced By Boards of Canada
SampleScience releases Northern Boarders
28-May-19
full story...
MAAT Releases 2BC multiCORR
Multi-band correlation meter and monitor controller
16-May-19
full story...
Ableton CV Tools For Live - Both In And Out
10 Tools for modular voltage control
07-May-19
full story...
Live Blog: Superbooth Berlin - 2019
The biggest synth show in Europe
07-May-19
full story...
Syntplex 2019: Omnishpere 2.6 More On That Arpeggiator
James gives us some more info
02-Apr-19
full story...
Podcast: Sonic TALK 571 - The Mathematics of Random
Nils Frahm NOIRE, Flock Audio, SSL SiX, Game Synth
28-Mar-19
full story...
Resynator: The Story Of A Synth, A Father And His Daughter
A documentary about connecting with a Father she never knew through a synthesizer
28-Feb-19
full story...
NAMM 2019: Guitar Accessories You Might Want
Thimble Slide and Pebble Pedal Board
31-Jan-19
full story...
NAMM 2019: Make Noise QPAS - Stereo Filtering On The Floor....
A hot mess of analogue circuitry...
26-Jan-19
full story...
Dramatic Drop In Sales Of Hard Drives
SSDs are the future but can we afford them?
11-Jan-19
full story...
Halloween Track: Pumpkin Massacre With Digitakt
Track made from pumpkin destruction
29-Oct-18
full story...
Steinberg Expands Iconica Orchestral Library
Iconica Ensembles and Iconica Opus are now available
28-Sep-18
full story...
Eurythmics From 1983 And Lots More Archive Footage
Juno 60 and Synare Drums
27-Sep-18
full story...
DEAL: Waldorf - KB37 Get A Free NW1
Minilogue with Free Case - US Only
19-Sep-18
full story...
Knobcon 2018: Deckards Dream Patches with Paul Schilling
Sound designer Paul Shilling demos some of his latest patches for the Deckards Dream
15-Sep-18
full story...
Knobcon 2018: Erogenous Tones - Structure Video Synthesizer
A new visual synthesis module
15-Sep-18
full story...
Knobcon 2018: Suit & Tie Guy Interview
Mr Suit tells us why we should all be attending Knobcon
15-Sep-18
full story...
That Time When Pink Floyd Played Venice On A Massive Raft
And had to turn it down to avoid damaging buildings
21-Aug-18
full story...
Massive Propaganda Speaker Banks In Taiwan From 1950s
Used to blast audio to mainland China
17-Aug-18
full story...
This 1969 iHop Ad Featured Modular Synths But Its Still Horrible
Cutting edge production for the time
14-Aug-18
full story...
New Releases From Alessandro Cortini And Battery Operated Orchestra
Sonoio Fine and BOO Snare
13-Aug-18
full story...
Major Update For iOS MIDI Effect
FAC Envolver AuV3 plug-in gets new features in version 2
07-Aug-18
full story...
Dennis Verschoor Interviewed At WORM Studio
Stuffed with ancient electronic music gear
02-Aug-18
full story...
Divkid Shares His Modular Setup For Kids
Designed for festival science tent action
31-Jul-18
full story...
It's International Songwriting Competition Time
ISC announces its panel of judges for the 2018 competition
19-Jun-18
full story...
You'll Probably Want To Hear Smooth Criminal On Barrel Organ
Might put a smile on your face
18-Jun-18
full story...
Meet The Makers: Vlad Kreimer Of Soma Laboratory
Oragnismic manufacturing explained
02-Jun-18
full story...
Jordan Rudess Gets Schooled In Synth-off
Well sorta
28-May-18
full story...
MasteringBOX Mastering Application Updated
Drag-and-drop online application uses artificial intelligence to detect what your track needs
23-May-18
full story...
MiniRig Mini - Pocket Sized Portable Speaker
Little brother of the MiniRig
22-May-18
full story...
Time Manipulation Inside Pro Tools
zplane.development announce elastiqueAAXtce for use with the built-in TCE tool
16-May-18
full story...
Dutch Festival Showcases The Modular Synth
Utrecht Centraal incorporates Colin Benders' Museum of Sound
10-May-18
full story...
Portable Cassette Player With USB Audio
Archive all your old stuff
21-Apr-18
full story...
MESSE 2018: Ferrofish B4000+ Hammond
We take a look at this clone of the classic Hammond sound
11-Apr-18
full story...
MESSE 2018: Waves Tract - New Plugin
Audio Plugin for live audio engineers
10-Apr-18
full story...
MESSE 2018: ZCase Flight Case Systems For Mixing Desks
2 minute set up got us excited...
10-Apr-18
full story...
A Song About The 808 On The 808
Alex Ball smashes it
10-Mar-18
full story...
New 2-Oscillator Analog Synth
TEM mini is made in the Czech Republic and features a MiniMOOG-inspired filter
13-Feb-18
full story...
A Pulse Machine For Kontakt
Waveskimmer creates pulses, rhythms, riffs, melodic patterns, evolving pads & risers
12-Feb-18
full story...
John Chowning Speaks to Elektron on FM Synthesis
An interesting insight into FM synthesis with the creator
08-Feb-18
full story...
NAMM 2018: Gaz Williams and Cuckoo with a Pocket Operators Sampler
Gaz and Cuckoo finally meet
27-Jan-18
full story...
Modular Control With A Fidget Spinner
Spin it for some analog dubstep...
04-Jan-18
full story...
LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Hackoustic Village Walkthrough
Takes us through the Hackoustic Village at We Are Robots Festival
08-Nov-17
full story...
Want A Nostalgia Trip But Don't Want To Watch Stranger Things?
Go back to 1985 with this vintage 2 hour video lesson!
30-Oct-17
full story...
Want To Hear About The Sound World of Bladerunner 2049?
Thought so
20-Oct-17
full story...
Wanna Know More About The History Of Electronic Music Instruments?
This website might be just the resource you need
19-Oct-17
full story...
Music Theory Can Be Confusing... TheoryBoard Wants To Make It Easy!
New Kickstarter for music theory MIDI Controller
02-Oct-17
full story...
This Inception Theme Cover On Arturia Minibrute Is Amazing
John Heath certainly rose to the challenge
30-Aug-17
full story...
Neo-Soul Keys Studio For iPad
Gospel Musicians piano app is a complete replica of the desktop version
22-Aug-17
full story...
The Theremin Explained
See one in action in the video from Doctor Mix
02-Aug-17
full story...
Brighton Modular Meet 2017: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
We sat down with Rob to discuss the creative process and what lead him to using a modular
24-Jul-17
full story...
New Set Of Prophet 6 Patches
See all 100 GEOSynths Evolved Vol 1 patches in a video demo
07-Jun-17
full story...
Two New ESI USB Audio Interfaces
U168 XT and U86 XT are USB 2.0 high- speed audio interfaces for Mac and PC
03-May-17
full story...
Superbooth 17: Tubular Bells On 30 Synths from Superbooth
A feat of incredible persistence
25-Apr-17
full story...
Superbooth 2017: Cirklon Chief Scientist Colin Fraser Shows Off Some New Features
One hell of a hardware sequencer...
22-Apr-17
full story...
Superbooth 17: Polivoks Synthesizer Clone - Sounding Aggressive As Always
We take a look at the fully legal Polivoks clone
21-Apr-17
full story...
Superbooth 17: 4ms SWN - 6 Oscillator Wavetable Madness
It looks kinda like SMR but it is definitely not!
20-Apr-17
full story...
Superbooth 17: Rossum Electro-Music Assimil8or - 8 Channel Sampler
From one of sampling's great innovators
20-Apr-17
full story...
Superbooth 17: Day 1 Floor Walk
Come and take a look around the show
20-Apr-17
full story...
PUSH TURN MOVE Gets A Kickstart
Kickstarter campaign now underway for book on interface design in electronic music
20-Apr-17
full story...
Live Blog: Superbooth 2017 From Berlin
Synths a plenty at Berlin's new show
19-Apr-17
full story...
MESSE 2017: Radial Engineering New Products
Always have Interesting Useful Boxes
19-Apr-17
full story...
MESSE 2017: Chandler Limited REDD Mic - The Preamp Is Inside The Mic!?
Adam takes us through the features of the new mic
13-Apr-17
full story...
MESSE 2017: Suzuki Melodions - Sounds More Like a Flute Than We Thought...
The first one he plays is actually rather lovely....
07-Apr-17
full story...
MESSE 2017: Pons Guitars - Worlds First Interchangeable Body Guitar
We take a look at this interesting concept
06-Apr-17
full story...
MESSE 2017: Zynaptiq WORMHOLE Multi-effects Processor
A whole multitude of otherworldly effects
05-Apr-17
full story...
MESSE 2017: Radial Technologies Keylargo Keyboard Mixer and USB Interface
A small 3 channel mixer built for the road
05-Apr-17
full story...
Live Blog: Musik Messe 2017
All the fun of the fair
05-Apr-17
full story...
Hexinverter Release Latest Addition to Mutant Drum Series
And its an absolute squawker
01-Apr-17
full story...
PUSH TURN MOVE
Book focusing on interface design in electronic music is coming soon
23-Mar-17
full story...
Wanna Learn How The Human Body Makes Sounds?
This web app will show you, its also weirdly addictive
22-Mar-17
full story...
Free Buchla-Style Synth For Reaktor
Trevor Gavilan's Cloudlab 200t is based on a Buchla 200 and 200e modular system
22-Mar-17
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Deckard's Dream - A CS-80 Clone Is In The Works
Rackmounted, DIY or Pre-built
02-Mar-17
full story...
An Instrument You Play With Your Hugs
Introducing Musii: A Multi Sensory Interactive Inflatable
27-Feb-17
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Synth Action In Leamington Spa
Meet the Leamington Spa Home Made Electronic Music Society
07-Feb-17
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NAMM 2017: Sonicsmith Audio Controlled Synths
A new type of synthesis that allows control via an audio input
24-Jan-17
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NAMM 2017: Analogue Solutions Polymath Paraphonic Modular Synth
Tom Carpenter has been making vintage inspired analogue synths for 20 Years!
24-Jan-17
full story...
NAMM 2017: Erica Synths Black Octasource LFO
An excellent looking CV source for your modular
22-Jan-17
full story...
NAMM 2017: Expert Sleepers Disting MK4 and More
Os takes us through the latest updates
20-Jan-17
full story...
Chiptunes Computer Celebrated
Viva Amiga is a film about the Amiga computer
13-Jan-17
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A Synth In Any Colour You Choose
Say hello to the Synthesizer Coloring Book
16-Dec-16
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Synth Bike - We Get The Details
Completely mad, but completely fantastic
08-Dec-16
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Credit Card-Sized Synth
Tiny TS has a 1-octave capacitive touch keyboard
30-Nov-16
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Performance Control For Lemur
Control Yourself is a performance control template for Liines Lemur on IPad and Android
29-Nov-16
full story...
Learning Modular: A Glossary of Terms
Do you know your AHDSR from your LPG?
21-Nov-16
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How the 1980 Dr. Who Theme Was Made
Check out the Yamaha CS-80 and other analog synths in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
07-Nov-16
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Kano - Computers Anyone Can Make As Easy As Lego
Make a speaker, a dum machine a synth and more
06-Oct-16
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Palette - Modular MIDI Controller
Design your controller to fit your needs
04-Oct-16
full story...
Kraftwerk Tickets Sell Out Fast
But if you've got the cash you can have em!
30-Sep-16
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Kraftwerk's Classic Roboter Covered by School Children
As tickets for Kraftwerk's world tour go on sale we post this excellent rendition of Roboter
30-Sep-16
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See S U R V I V E's Live Synth Rig
Short video at rehearsals for major US tour
30-Sep-16
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First Recording of Computer Generated Music Restored
Created by Alan Turing in 1951
27-Sep-16
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Stekker 2016: Objekt - We Talk Workflow and Tech
We managed to grab some time with TJ at Studio Stekker
15-Sep-16
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Stekker 2016: Call Super Interview
Second year at the festival, we were keen to hear about Joe's approach
13-Sep-16
full story...
Stekker 2016: Dj DNA Studio Tour
Urban Dance Squad co-founder talks us through his studio set up
06-Sep-16
full story...
Stekker 2016: Sjamsoedin Live Modular Rig
We talk to Sjam ahead of his first improvised live modular gig
26-Aug-16
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Stekker 2016: Sie Medway-Smith Interview
A veteran of Studio Stekker, Sie talks us through what keeps him coming back
25-Aug-16
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Stekker 2016: Dato Duo - The Synth For Two
The Dato Duo guys were on hand at the festival to show off their new synth
16-Aug-16
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RIP Ray Wilson
Synth DIY legend passes away
25-Jul-16
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Onde Magnetique: Cassette Synthesizer
OM-1 is a cassette based synthesizer
18-Jul-16
full story...
Free Tremolo Plug-In For Mac and Windows
Adam Monroe's Tremolo could be the ideal companion for your virtual electric piano
18-Jul-16
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Watch A Modular System Being Connected
Live modular act #Instantboner releases a stop motion video of their setting up
14-Jul-16
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Want to Control Ableton Live With Your Modular?
CV4Live from Skinnerbox makes it easy!
11-Jul-16
full story...
New Sounds For Korg Kronos
Kid Nepro releases Electric Guitars V2
07-Jul-16
full story...
Synthesis Drum Machine For iPad
Audionomy follows their DM1 sample-based machine with the DM2 powered by Pure Data
20-May-16
full story...
Herb Deutsch Extended Interview from Electronic Voyager
From the film about Bob Moog's journey
09-May-16
full story...
Theremin Player Talks
Pamelia Stickney discusses playing the instrument in a new video
19-Apr-16
full story...
MESSE 2016: Mikme - Put A Studio In Your Pocket
Designed to capture singing, playing, drumming and speaking in studio-grade quality
09-Apr-16
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MESSE 2016: Mackie AXIS Mix Control Surface
Its big and it talks Dante, and it has plenty of LCD displays
09-Apr-16
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MESSE 2016: Label That Cable
DYMO wants us to sort our s*&^ out
09-Apr-16
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MESSE 2016: Antelope Audio LiveClock
A portable BNC word clock for all your live clocking needs!
07-Apr-16
full story...
MESSE 2016: Theresyn - One Unique Theremin Inspired Instrument!
Nori Ubukota takes us through his instrument
07-Apr-16
full story...
MESSE 2016: New Audio Technology Spatial Audio Designer
A new plug-in for creating 3d spaces on your regular headphones
07-Apr-16
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Ever Wanted to Change Your Pedal Board On The Fly?
Patchulator 8000 - 8 channel desktop patchbay
15-Feb-16
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So What Do Black Holes Colliding Sound Like?
Like this, apparently
12-Feb-16
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NAMM 2016: What You May Have Missed But Shouldn't Have
A selection of the weird and wonderful
02-Feb-16
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NAMM 2016: Bitwig Touchscreen Changes Everything
Play your DAW like an Instrument
24-Jan-16
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NAMM 2016: Presonus Add Cascading For RM Mixers
New feature allows up to 64 channels with two mixers
22-Jan-16
full story...
Are Strymon Hinting at a Eurorack Line?
Strymon's Pedal Monsters are cute and cuddly, but are very hiding a secret?
15-Jan-16
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This Pile of Springs Will Blow Your Mind
Chas Smith makes beautiful ambience from welding springs onto an old circular saw blade
07-Jan-16
full story...
Audio Damage Fluid Chorus Pedal Coming
To be debuted at NAMM
05-Jan-16
full story...
Play Roland's Rhythm Programming Game
Free TR-REC GAME app features rhythm programming used in the TR-808 and TR-8
16-Dec-15
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Eat Static: Live Modular Rig
A new type of live performance from Eat Static
11-Dec-15
full story...
London Modular Alliance: Live Modular Rig
2 thirds of the Alliance talk us through their rig
11-Dec-15
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VCOADSR: Live Modular Rig
We chatted with Phil about his modular setup
10-Dec-15
full story...
Blue Wolf Se7en: Live Modular Rig
Cirklon controlling 12u of eurorack
08-Dec-15
full story...
Scanner Live Modular Rig
Robin Rimbaud shows off his live rig at Bells 'n' Whistles, Crackles 'n' Pops
05-Dec-15
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Bells and Whistles Crackles and Pops
A modular meet presented by Lamond Design and DivKid
11-Nov-15
full story...
Carbon: A New Pattern Based Sequencer From Kilpatrick Audio
Crowdfunding campaign launched!
05-Nov-15
full story...
Watch Producer KiNK Jam On The Novation Circuit
During ADE Novation grabbed KiNK for a JAM
04-Nov-15
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Module Teases From Around The Web
We look at the teases we are starting to get before the end of the year!
30-Oct-15
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MIDI Control From An Acoustic Guitar
ACPAD wireless MIDI controller offers access to instruments and loops from a guitar
22-Oct-15
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How Streaming Is Changing The Music Industry
Check out the infographic to see the results of recent research
05-Oct-15
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Battle of The Verbs - Big Sky, Polara and Splash MK3
We compare all three
28-Sep-15
full story...
Abstract Data Octocontroller Patch Demo 3
Third part in this series of patch demos
28-Sep-15
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Leeds Modular Meet: Matttech Modular
One of the newest modular suppliers in the UK
21-Sep-15
full story...
Modular Meets Leeds: tIB BugBrand Modular Live Rig
Techno on the BugBrand Modular
31-Aug-15
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Modular Meets Leeds: Radek Rudnicki
Sound designer, music composer and performer shows off his rig
28-Aug-15
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Modular Meets Leeds: Thonk DIY
We talk to Steve at Thonk about the DIY Eurorack scene
28-Aug-15
full story...
Modular Meets Leeds: Bitloader (Transistor Sound Labs) Live Rig
Transistor Sound Labs show off their Stepper Acid
25-Aug-15
full story...
Modular Meets Leeds: Blue Wolf Se7en Live Rig Setup
A trio of Elektrons in this live rig
20-Aug-15
full story...
Stekker 2015: Hunee - Abusing The CR-8000
We found DJ and Producer Hunee playing with the Roland CR8000
13-Aug-15
full story...
Noise And Reverb Removal Plug-In
accusonus ERA-D features patented noise and reverb reduction technology
29-Jul-15
full story...
Which Overdrive Pedal Should You Use?
Make the right choice...
19-Jul-15
full story...
Synth JAM: Dreadbox Erebus Taster
Paraphony is your friend
14-Jul-15
full story...
10 Things You Didn't Know About Dialtone Pickups
We caught up with the guys behind the innovative pickup company
13-Jul-15
full story...
Bitwig And Nektar UK Summer Seminars
Unleashing creativity in electronic music production
10-Jul-15
full story...
Guitar Synth Demos Don't Get Much Better Than This!
The 80s was an exciting time...
09-Jul-15
full story...
Modular Synth Film Premiere
Special screening and electronic music event to launch I Dream Of Wires
06-Jul-15
full story...
Think Of The Synthesizer As A Fly In A Matchbox!
Synthesis explained by Thomas Dolby with the help of Muppets
02-Jul-15
full story...
Top Five Pedal Board Options For Guitarists
You've got your pedals, now you need a board to put them on
01-Jul-15
full story...
This One Fact About EMG Pickups Just Blew Our Minds A Little Bit
It was RIGHT there in front of us... all along
29-Jun-15
full story...
Yamaha Tease Us With Something Called Reface
Looks like there are something new is coming
19-Jun-15
full story...
Hear A Track From Alessandro Cortini's New Album
The all round great guy is at it again!
19-Jun-15
full story...
Hear The Worlds First Digital Additive Synth
Play the Star Wars theme and more
19-Jun-15
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Ringo Rocks - Its Official
Dave Grohl, Chad Smith Stewart Copeland and others say so
17-Jun-15
full story...
Unique Czechoslovakian Synth In Action
Only one Elektron-83 was ever made
16-Jun-15
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What Would Happen If A Modular Synth And A DAW Had A Baby?
Modulince is here to answer that question
15-Jun-15
full story...
Massive Guitar Jam In NYC
Free play-along event on June 21 is open to guitarists of all levels
15-Jun-15
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Dave Grohl 'Breaks His Leg' During Foo Fighters Gig - Comes Back And Finishes Set
The Foo Fighters frontman reportedly proved his legendary status tonight
12-Jun-15
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Video of an IMPOSSIBLY Cool All Star Jam For Les Paul's 100th Birthday
Joe Bonamassa, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and more!
11-Jun-15
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Wanna Make Modular Techno Without The Modular?
Sampleloops.com offer up their services
09-Jun-15
full story...
Knobcon 2015: Raiders Of The Lost Arp
The greatest synthesizer event in the galaxy enters it's fourth year
08-Jun-15
full story...
LiveBlog: Brighton Modular Meet
Synth lovers by the seaside
30-May-15
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Sonar Traffic's Modulation Event at Kytopia
A special event from one of our favourite places
27-May-15
full story...
A Tribute To The Sound Design of Star Wars
All the iconic sounds in under 2 minutes
17-May-15
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8 Options For Starting With A Semi Modular
Not ready to go all in yet? Try these for size
11-May-15
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Aphex Twin Deletes All 205 Tracks On SoundCloud
Then uploads 58 more to a new account...
06-May-15
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Aphex Twin and The Never Ending Soundcloud Playlist
With over 200 tracks now uploaded we help you navigate the mass of music
06-May-15
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Wait Is That A Novation MoroderNova?
Glimpse of a synth in Moroder/Sia video
05-May-15
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Get Your Modular Started With A Case
Choices for price and expandability
05-May-15
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MESSE 2015: Wireless Controlled Effects Pedals From Norway (Demo)
Control your effects when away from your pedal board
21-Apr-15
full story...
MESSE 2015: BluGuitar Amp1 Demo Through New FatCab & NanoCab
Analog amplifier that's the size of a pedal
17-Apr-15
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MESSE 2015: Relish Guitars Demo - European Cool In an Upmarket Guitar
Aluminium frame electric guitars with hollow bodies and solderless tech
16-Apr-15
full story...
MESSE 2015: Digitech Obscura Delay Demo - 'Are You SURE It Isn't Analog?'
The new era of Digitech continues to impress
16-Apr-15
full story...
MESSE 2015: The New TC Electronic Ditto Stereo Looper In Action
Standard-sized stompbox with a world of functionality
16-Apr-15
full story...
MESSE 2015: Warm Audio Shows Pultec EQ Clone
Classic Pultec sound going for a song
16-Apr-15
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MESSE 2015: Brand New Analog Dub Delay Spotted
Prototype S-CAT & Oram Dubsta-Delay Box looks Badass
16-Apr-15
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MESSE 2015: Tobias Lindell Has New 500-Series For You
Four new little lovelies from the 500-meister
16-Apr-15
full story...
MESSE 2015: Pittsburgh Modular Patch Box Demo
Richard gives us a full look at the new offering
16-Apr-15
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MESSE 2015: Demo of Polyphony on the BOSS SY-300 Guitar Synth
Alex Hutchings demos the pedal's full capabilities
16-Apr-15
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MESSE 2015: Greenhouse FX New Products Overview
All of the new pedals and treats from Greenhouse
16-Apr-15
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MESSE 2015: The Latest Addition To The Gibson Family Of Brands?
They're flying high, or is it free-falling? Hard to tell...
15-Apr-15
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MESSE 2015: A Quick Messe-round With The H&K TriAmp Mk III
We take a very quick look through the amp
15-Apr-15
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MESSE 15: Arcadia - DIY Pedal Kits With PCBs
For around $60 you get the kit - which is an hour build
15-Apr-15
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MESSE 2015: Greenhouse FX Modular Pedal Board Demo
The cartridge-based system will be available in August
15-Apr-15
full story...
MESSE 2015: Greenhouse FX Double Edge Dual Overdrive and Sonic Orb Phaser Demo
Two of the new pedals from the Israeli pedal company
15-Apr-15
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MESSE 2015: Hughes & Kettner TriAmp Mk III Demo
SO MUCH AMP in one enclosure
15-Apr-15
full story...
MESSE 2015: Pittsburgh Modular Patch Box Preview
We got in the way while the guys were setting up their booth
14-Apr-15
full story...
SSL Live Consoles Update
V3 software introduces over 40 new software and hardware features
13-Apr-15
full story...
SnapDrive Is Live! Modular Effects Pedal Crowdfunding Campaign Begins
Fund the future of this building block project
05-Apr-15
full story...
The Music Box Reimagined For The 21st Century?
An interesting sculptural take on the drum machine using magnets
31-Mar-15
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Pittsburgh Modular Are About To Step Into The Modular Guitar Effects Market
Many have tried and failed - but this could be the one
28-Mar-15
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Arturia Microbrute Plus Pedals = Jam
Polara, EHX and Boss pedals meet
26-Mar-15
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This Is Not A Joke...
Or maybe it is a joke, no, wait, it's not
25-Mar-15
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Which Delay Pedal Should You Buy?
There's an easy way to find out...
25-Mar-15
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Have You Ever Wanted Your Stomp Boxes in Your Modular?
With a little DIY know-how it can be done!
24-Mar-15
full story...
Ever Wanted To Play Space Invaders On Your Maschine?
This hack lets you do just that and much more!
23-Mar-15
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The Rubiks Cube Just Got A Little More Puzzling
Swedish inventor builds a sequencer from Rubik's Cubes
23-Mar-15
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This Photo Will Hurt Your Mind - But Which Would You Play?
A mockup of a Gibson Les Strat and a Fender Stratopaul
17-Mar-15
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808 The Movie Debuts at SXSW
Star studded cast remember its impact
11-Mar-15
full story...
DanceFair 2015: Paul Nolan - Accomplished Electronic Musician
Some great tips for crossing from the dance music world into the film score business
09-Mar-15
full story...
Digitech Polara Short Demo: 7 Clean Sound Examples
SonicState's Richard Beech gives the Polara's Lexicon reverb sounds a whirl
09-Mar-15
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BOSS DM-2W Waza Craft review: Get Happily Lost In Analog Delay
BOSS' updated re-release of a classic is still full of character
05-Mar-15
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SnapDrive: Modular Effects Pedals Made Up Of 'Building Blocks'
Turn your distortion pedal into an overdrive pedal in two seconds
02-Mar-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: AlphaSphere Release New Model
The AlphaSphere ME is just $200 - wow
12-Feb-15
full story...
Stereo Dynamics Processor For iOS
Kymatica releases AUFX:Push
12-Feb-15
full story...
Meet Jack - The Wi-Fi Wireless Guitar Transmitter Running On 'Secured Network'
Transmit to any Wi-Fi enabled device
09-Feb-15
full story...
Here's Why John Mayer Doesn't Care What You Think About His Pink Guitar
Mayer's pink Jackson Soloist made people aaaangry
09-Feb-15
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NAMM 2015: Best Guitar Gear From The Show - Pedals, Amps and More
Guitars Editor Richard Beech wraps up our guitar coverage with his top picks
05-Feb-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: A Look at the MXR Submachine Fuzz and Il Torino Overdrive
We go way down low... but also get a little high
31-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Line 6 Firehawk FX Pedal Demo
Over 200 amplifier and effects models in one unit
27-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Crazy Tube Circuits - We Just Fell In Love With A Pedal
Hear three new pedals from the Greek pedal company
25-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: 65Amps Lil' Whiskey and New Fuzz Pedals In Action
We get to hear the Colour Face and the Colour Bender
25-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: TC Electronic Viscous Vibe and Helix Phaser Demo
Hear the two new pedals from TC Electronic in action
25-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Kemper Profiling Amp With 3.0 Firmware
Cristoph Kemper talks us through the new updates
25-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Knaggs Guitars Steve Stevens Models and Joe Knaggs Interview
Master luthier Joe Knaggs talks to SonicState
24-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Hear The New Bass Distortion Pedal From MXR
Distortion designed with bassists in mind
24-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Way Huge Saucy Box, Blue Hippo and Saffron Squeeze Demos
New pedals from Way Huge in action - Jeorge Tripps has been busy
24-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Electro Harmonix Good Vibes Demo
Vibrato and chorus pedal from EHX with that old uni vibe... if you know what we mean
24-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Electro Harmonix Pitchfork Through a C9 Organ Machine
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, so much yes
24-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Hear The Electro Harmonix C9 Organ Machine In Action
Felipe gives us a rundown of the new C9 organ pedal
24-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Electro Harmonix Super Pulsar Stereo Tremolo DEMO
We hear it in action at the EHX booth at NAMM
24-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Jim Dunlop Mini Cry Baby Wah In Action - The NEW Cutest Wah Ever
We said Mooer had the cutest wah pedal but now we've changed our minds
24-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: AVID Pro Tools Free and Collboration
We get a look at some of the new features
24-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Catalinbread Zero Point Tape Flanger - A Novel Concept
Instead of pressing your thumb on the flange - press your foot down on the switch
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Catalinbread Talisman Plate Reverb Pedal Gives EMT 140 Sounds
Make shimmering clean verbs or bulk up your gain tones
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Catalinbread Valcoder Tremolo Pedal In Action
That classic Valco Supro trem sound in a pedal
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: The CRAZY Catalinbread Antichthon Fuzz Tremolo Pedal
It's not from another planet - it's from another universe
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Blackstar BEAM Bluetooth Amplifier
Bass, electric, acoustic and music playback in one little package
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Digitech Trio in Action - It's a Band in a Pedal
It's like having a bass player and a drummer - only with more intelligence
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: We Get Dangerously Lost In The Drum Room But Find Salvation
Just to give you an idea of HOW LOUD NAMM IS
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Ibanez Iron Series Fanned Fret 7 and 8 String Guitars
Ibanez shows off prototype at NAMM for fanned fret Iron Core guitars
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Mooer Win The Prize For CUTEST Wah Pedal Ever
The baby wah folds out to become a, well... toddler wah
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: JHS Pedals - Josh Demos The Twin Twelve and Alpine Reverb
Two new pedals from JHS at NAMM
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Updated Orange Crush Series With Analog Circuitry and Digital FX
The Crush range has been updated
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: A Little Thunder - Latest Updates And Demo
Andy Alt takes us through the pickup that adds bass to your guitar
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Orange OB1-500 and OB1-300 Bass Amps
New Class A amps for bassists from Orange
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Apogee And Sennheiser Announce Partnership
New products planned
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Fender '68 Series Vibrolux In Action
Pleasing to the eye - even more pleasing to the ear
23-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Gibson Les Paul Reference Monitors... Yes You Read That Correctly
If you didn't already know about these - this is worth a watch
22-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Fender Hot Rod Deville Michael Landau Signature Has TWO Clean Channels
Tone guru gets his own signature Deville
22-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: New Fender American Standard Stratocaster With Newly Designed Pickup
Tim Shaw humbucker pup and split pot gives a whole new sound to the Strat
22-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: A New Brass Nut From Gibson That Will Make Life SO MUCH Easier
We take a look at the entire 2015 Gibson range with adjustable brass nut
22-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Roland's New JD-XA - Big Daddy Of JD-Xi
Now this looks interesting too
21-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: Tom Oberheim Two Voice Pro Reissue
A faithful recreation of a classic - but with some interesting new features
21-Jan-15
full story...
NAMM 2015: GTC Revpad Guitar Effect Needs To Be Seen To Be Understood
A pad surface which allows you to control EIGHT effects with one finger
21-Jan-15
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NAMM 2015: Rock and Roll High - a Must-Watch For Parents With Budding Rockstar Kids
A new way of learning guitar for the rockstars of tomorrow
21-Jan-15
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Best Guitar Amplifiers 2014: SonicState Gear Of The Year Awards
Find out which amps we voted best of 2014
02-Jan-15
full story...
Best Effects Pedals 2014: SonicState Gear Of The Year Awards
See which pedals our panel chose as the top pedals this year
30-Dec-14
full story...
BIAS Desktop Update
Positive Grid's plug-in amp modeller gets artists Amp Match presets
04-Dec-14
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The 10 Thoughts That Go Through Every Guitarist's Mind When They Break A Guitar String
It's the worst... just the worst
28-Nov-14
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LiveBlog: Black Friday Deals
We keep our eyes peeled for you
28-Nov-14
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Best Chorus Pedal Results: The Top Five - According To You
Oi oi, roll up roll up, it's time to announce the best cchhoorruuss pedals
27-Nov-14
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Where Deep House Meets Garage
Prime Loops releases Future House sample pack
11-Nov-14
full story...
PRS Adds Three All-Mahogany S2 Standards
S2 Standard 24, S2 Standard 22, and S2 Singlecut Standard announced
04-Nov-14
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10 Greatest Fender Stratocaster Guitarists: The Results
Our readers voted - and now we can reveal the top 10
03-Nov-14
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This Is Why You Should Always Get Insurance When You Send An Amplifier
It takes a lot to smash up an amp... so how did this happen?
27-Oct-14
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More On John Mayer
Watch the documentary that explores all aspects of John Mayer's career
14-Oct-14
full story...
The History of the Fender Stratocaster In Classic Adverts
Take a look at how one of the world's most iconic designs was marketed through time
12-Oct-14
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Is This The World's COOLEST Pickguard?
Thorn Guitars vinyl scratchplate is the business
07-Oct-14
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World's Biggest Guitar: A GIANT Gibson Flying V Is Actually Playable
You might struggle getting your hands around this one
07-Oct-14
full story...
Metal Fans Are 'Creative' And 'Gentle' According To Researchers
In fact, their just like classical music fans
30-Sep-14
full story...
Ozzy: I'll 'Fly To The Moon' To Record Final Black Sabbath Album During Iommi's Cancer Treatment
Black Sabbath frontman says new album will be sooner rather than later
29-Sep-14
full story...
Hear The Incredible New Strymon Deco Tape Delay Pedal
Well this just sounds... just, wow
28-Sep-14
full story...
Poll: What's The Best Guitar Chorus Pedal?
Have your say - whether it's for grunge, jazz or 80s metal
24-Sep-14
full story...
Presets For U-he Diva
VSP releases Analog for Diva
24-Sep-14
full story...
What Happens When You Replace Guitars With SLUGS?
Photos of your favourite guitarists totally shocked by the slugs in their hands
23-Sep-14
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Every Single Pedal Review Ever - We Plead Guilty
How many of these pedal review clichés are familiar to you?
19-Sep-14
full story...
Poll: Who Is The Greatest Fender Stratocaster Guitarist Of All Time?
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Strat - we look at the legends who helped make it famous
12-Sep-14
full story...
ZVEX Sales Manager Andrew Richardson Passes Away Age 36
A fund has been launched where the guitar community can donate to Andy's family
04-Sep-14
full story...
J. Rockett Audio Designs Archer Demo
Classic 70s rock tone channeling the mighty Klon Centaur
02-Sep-14
full story...
Loop Corner: Chic 'Le Freak' With a TC Electronic Flashback and a Yamaha THR
Amped Editor Richard Beech is in de-Nile about his disco abilities
17-Aug-14
full story...
Brazilian Street Guitarist Sounds EXACTLY Like Mark Knopfler
He's quite honestly better at being Mark Knopfler than Mark Knopfler is
11-Jul-14
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Discounts On Upgrades To Ivory II Pianos
Synthogy announces limited time offer through July 31, 2014
01-Jul-14
full story...
9 Guitars Keith Richards Played That Definitely WEREN'T Telecasters
We take a look at some of the Rolling Stones legends lesser-known guitars
24-Jun-14
full story...
Rolling Stones Gear: WIN a Copy of The New Book
We're giving away three copies because we're nice like that
20-Jun-14
full story...
Free Mellotron Sounds For Kontakt
Tronsonic releases The Expressive Tron featuring Flute, Strings, Cello and Male Choir
19-Jun-14
full story...
Revealed: The 5 Best Analog Delay Pedals On The Market
Here's what our readers have voted as the best analog delays
15-Jun-14
full story...
Fractal Audio FX-8 Multi-FX Pedal Unveiled... Wait, WHAT?!
It's the moment a lot of you have been waiting for
09-Jun-14
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What's The Best Analog Delay Pedal Of All Time?
No further delays, please, let's have the answer
03-Jun-14
full story...
More On How Great Rock Records Were Made
Hal Leonard publishes Behind The Boards II
29-May-14
full story...
Bootsy Collins Talks About The New Tru-Tron 3X
You got the funk? Well Bootsy's got the funk too
20-May-14
full story...
Sonic Touch 32 - iVCS3 and Cakewalk Z3tA+
Something old and something new - well both new actually
13-May-14
full story...
Best Delay Pedal For Guitar
What's the best digital delay pedal on the market in 2014?
11-May-14
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Circuits To Cure Cancer 2014: Buy a Guitar Pedal For a Great Cause
Wampler, Black Cat, Earthquaker and Mojo Hand pedals for sale
07-May-14
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11 Annoying Things Guitarists Say
Amped columnist Richard Beech thinks it's time for a bit of self-deprecation
03-May-14
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It's Official: Guitarists' Brains Are Different To 'Normal' People... Really?
We're, quite simply, better than everyone else (maybe)
02-May-14
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How To Play Guitar Solos That Give Women Sexual Pleasure
This is not a joke, apparently
29-Apr-14
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Rory Gallagher's Berlin Legend Guitar Sells At Auction For $42,000!
The limited edition Patrick Eggle doesn't fetch a Bad Penny
22-Apr-14
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Cross DJ Updated, Mix Contest Announced
Win a trip to Paris with Mixvibes
11-Apr-14
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The Music Industry Self Help Guide
The first volume in a series of music education guidebooks launches
08-Apr-14
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10 Things You Didn't Know About The Klon Centaur
These things may or may not be true
08-Apr-14
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COMPETITION: Win A Jim Dunlop EP101 Echoplex Pedal
Win the new EP101 preamp courtesy of Jim Dunlop and SonicState
07-Apr-14
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My Incredibly Expensive MusikMesse Guitar Gear Shopping List
Amped columnist Rob Hicks tells you what to spend your money on after Messe
03-Apr-14
full story...
MESSE 2014: Korg New Digital Pianos
Ian Bradshaw takes us through the new range
13-Mar-14
full story...
MESSE 2014: Dynaudio Announces AIR Control
Free configuration and installation software
13-Mar-14
full story...
MESSE 2014: Boss Announces VE-2 Vocal Harmonist
Studio vocal sounds in a stompbox for singers
12-Mar-14
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The Simple Design Flaw That Could Blow Your Guitar Amp
Amped blogger Neville Ward on why some amps don't make the grade
02-Mar-14
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Column: My NAMM Guitar Shopping List Is Going To Hurt My Wallet
Richard Beech lists everything from NAMM he now wants to add to his rig
28-Feb-14
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'Beautiful But Sad' Music Can Lift Your Mood
New research from university psychologists proves it
20-Feb-14
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NAMM Awards: Top 10 Best Guitar Amplifiers From The Show in 2014
We wish we could have taken ALL of these guitar amps home with us
13-Feb-14
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Blog: Why Do I Need A Seven-String Guitar?
Simon Hetherington talks about seven-string guitars - and why YOU need one
12-Feb-14
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Blog: Guitar Tracker App Tells You When To Change Your Strings
Amped blogger Michael Elsner has discovered a handy tool for busy guitarists
11-Feb-14
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NAMM Awards: Top 10 Best Effects Pedals From This Year's Show
We run through this year's best in show - SonicState style
10-Feb-14
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NAMM 2014: Charvel Joe DuPlantier Signature San Dimas Style 2 (Video)
Gojira's Joe DuPlantier gets a new signature model available to the public
01-Feb-14
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NAMM 2014: Temple Audio Locking Pedal Board System - Truly Genius
Lightweight pedal board with a brilliant solution to messy cables and wires
30-Jan-14
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NAMM 2014: Source Audio Soundblox 2 Manta Bass Filter With Hot Hands Wobble Bass (Video Demo)
We went to the Source Audio booth at NAMM - and yes, we had some fun
28-Jan-14
full story...
NAMM 2014: Ibanez Guitar With Korg Kaoss Pad (Video)
Yep, this is actually happening - an Ibanez Kaoss Pad guitar
28-Jan-14
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NAMM 2014: Ibanez RG9 New 9 String Guitar (Video)
One of the flattest neck profiles we've ever seen - and it needs to be
28-Jan-14
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NAMM 2014: Mod Kits DIY Wahtz Wah Demoed At NAMM
Build your own wah pedal and mod it to your heart's content
27-Jan-14
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NAMM 2013: Focusrite iTrack Dock
iPad Mini or full size works with both
27-Jan-14
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NAMM 2014: New SM Pro Audio M-Patch Active and Passive
Two new models
27-Jan-14
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NAMM 2014: Wampler Thirty Something PLUS New Prototype Tremolo (Video Demo)
Brian Wampler talks us through the Thirty Something and new prototypes
26-Jan-14
full story...
NAMM 2014: Yamaha THR10 + THR5 DSP Updates (Video)
Julian Ward talks us through the updated models
25-Jan-14
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NAMM 2014: Digitech Launches Live Harmony
New vocal harmony processor is designed for live performance
25-Jan-14
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NAMM 2014: Armchair Blog Day 2 - Dripping with Keytar
Scott McGrath returns with a few picks from Day 2
25-Jan-14
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NAMM 2014: Earl Slick (David Bowie, John Lennon) Plays The New 65Amps Whiskey (Video)
One of those brilliant NAMM moments - right place, right time
24-Jan-14
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NAMM 2014: Kemper Profiling Amp Pitch Bend (Video) - Plus Off Piste Gonzo Silliness
What happens when a Brit, a Swede and a German get together? Well, this happens...
24-Jan-14
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NAMM 2014: Back to the Armchair - Not Quite a Liveblog, But...
Sonic blogger Scott McGrath picks favorites from Amped's NAMM Reports
23-Jan-14
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NAMM 2014 Guitar Preview: Every Single Darned Thing You Need To Know
Gossip, rumours and intel on the BIGGEST event in the guitar calendar
14-Jan-14
full story...
Gear of the Year RESULTS: Best Effects Pedals of 2013
Which pedal took the top spot in our Gear of the Year Awards?
05-Jan-14
full story...
How To EQ: Get Your Guitar Sounding Great In A Mix
Production and mixing EQ guide for guitarists and sound engineers
16-Dec-13
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Gear of the Year RESULTS: Best Guitars of 2013 Revealed
What did SonicState readers and staff choose as the best guitar of the year?
09-Dec-13
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Sign Up For The Gene Simmons Rock Camp
Fantasy Camp will feature Tommy Thayer, Sebastian Bach, Steve Stevens and Dave Ellefson
06-Dec-13
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45 Watt Vintage-Style Combo
Koch introduces the Jupiter 212
27-Nov-13
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Gear of the Year Awards: What's The Best Amplifier Released in 2013?
Vote for your favourite amp of the year in the annual SonicState awards
26-Nov-13
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Elektro Moskva - Russian Electronic Music Movie
This looks awesome
20-Nov-13
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Gear of the Year Awards: What's The Best Electric Guitar Released This Year?
SonicState Awards: Choose 2013's best guitar in our mammoth poll
16-Nov-13
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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Marshall STACK Is On Sale On eBay
Raise money for charity AND own the best thing ever made
13-Nov-13
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Gear of the Year Awards: What's The Best Effects Pedal of 2013?
SonicState Awards: Choose this year's winners
12-Nov-13
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Win Every Alchemy Mobile Sound Library
Camel Audio launch a survey for feedback on their iOS synthesizer
08-Nov-13
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Social Media Promotion For Musicians
Bobby Owsinski releases a manual for marketing yourself, your band and your music online
05-Nov-13
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The REAL World's Fastest Guitar Player
You've seen the pretenders, now see the real thing
30-Oct-13
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Guitar Center Sessions Brings Guitar Back To Our TVs
Korn, Lissie, Joan Jett and Gary Clark Jr feature in the new series
30-Oct-13
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130 Vintage Guitars STOLEN From Fretted Americana In Cali
Californian vintage guitar shop reportedly cleaned-out by robbers
28-Oct-13
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What's The Best Digital Delay Pedal On The Market?
The TimeFactor, the Timeline, the Flashback, vote for your favourite digi delay
28-Oct-13
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Tara Busch Live at Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit
Tonight! Drop everything and go there Now!
26-Oct-13
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Casio VL-Tone Recreated For Reaktor
Icebreaker Audio releases the Calc-U-Synth VR
25-Oct-13
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Gypie Mayo Dies At 62: Tribute
Why Gypie was an under-rated rock and roll hero
24-Oct-13
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New Neve Mic Pre And EQ Modules
Rupert Neve Designs announces The Shelford Series
23-Oct-13
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Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder To Collaborate
Now THAT is a prospect
22-Oct-13
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Brian May: Freddie Mercury Film Would Suffer From Sacha Baron Cohen's Big Personality
Queen guitarist explains why Baron Cohen left the project
20-Oct-13
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Gus G Shows Off Cool Heavy Metal Guitar Trick
Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist says 'in metal you have to show off'
20-Oct-13
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Tube Comparison: 16 Brands of 6L6GC Valves On Test
Kurt Prange compares 16 separate variations of the 6L6 power tube
19-Oct-13
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Watch Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal Give An Hour-Long Guitar Clinic
Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron Thal delivers his pearls of wisdom
19-Oct-13
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Recording On The Road With iOS Changed My Life!
Amped Columnist Michael Elsner on new iOS recording apps
15-Oct-13
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What Guitar Should I Buy?
This graphic shows you what you should be after
15-Oct-13
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Wampler Releases Special Edition Pedal For Breast Cancer Charity
The company will raise money for charity with pink pedal
09-Oct-13
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The Best Fuzz Pedals For Guitar: Revealed
Which pedal will take the top spot?
07-Oct-13
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Josh Homme Auditions For The New Star Wars Movies
QOTSA guitarist is a big Star Wars fan, wants to play R2D2
07-Oct-13
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Steve Vai Lists His Home And Personal Recording Studio For Sale
Got a bit of spare change? Buy Steve Vai's house, go on, do it
04-Oct-13
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Reasons Why Being A Guitarist Is Rubbish... In Autumn
Autumn isn't our time, but when Winter comes, oh boy...
02-Oct-13
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An Easy Way Of Locking Your Tap Tempo Delay To Your Drummer's Beat
Amped blogger Michael Elsner takes a look at the Time Bandit
02-Oct-13
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There's Nothing Wrong With An Addiction To Buying Guitar Gear, Honest
Debunking the myth that G.A.S. is shameful
25-Sep-13
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Nile Rodgers Working On New Material With Disclosure
God of disco working with new kids on the block
23-Sep-13
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Josh Homme Tells Jay Z He Should F**k Off
Queens Of The Stone Age guitarist has a run in with the rapper
20-Sep-13
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What's The Best Fuzz Pedal Of All Time?
Vintage, new school, or classic mod - what's your weapon of choice?
19-Sep-13
full story...
How To Become A Session Guitarist: Part Two
Session guitarist Michael Elsner gives his advice and tips
17-Sep-13
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Foo Fighters Could Play Nirvana Songs, Says Pat Smear
Pat Smear, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic could play Nirvana material
10-Sep-13
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How To Get Work As A Session Guitarist: Part One
Guest blog with advice from session guitarist Michael Elsner
08-Sep-13
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Guitar Trends in 2014: What To Expect From NAMM 2014
It's a long way away, but the guitar industry has some exciting releases
08-Sep-13
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Korg Announces The Pandora Stomp
Latest in the long-running series is a multi-effect/tuner pedal
06-Sep-13
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Win A Luxury Knaggs Guitar With Seymour Duncan Pickups
Our favourite boutique guitar company fitted with legendary pups
05-Sep-13
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Did Daft Punk Get Lucky By Ripping Off Korean Guitarist?
Daft Punk song is strikingly similar to song written in 2010!
04-Sep-13
full story...
Free Mellotron Emulation
UVI brings back '60s and '70s 'sampled' sound for free with Mello
04-Sep-13
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Blog: Watching A Gig In A Swimming Pool
Beautiful experience as sound reflects off walls and water
01-Sep-13
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Revealed: The Five Best Multi Effects Pedals
30-Aug-13
full story...
Knobcon The 13th Part II: The Final Friday
Questionably named Synth-Fest happens again
30-Aug-13
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Something for the Weekend
Cool video interview with Daniel Lanois
30-Aug-13
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Teenage Vocalist Sings Like She's Been AutoTuned
Impressive video - check it out
27-Aug-13
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Diaries of a Guitar Tech: Sleuth Against The Clock
When the techy saves the day!
24-Aug-13
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Gus G Talks Working With Ozzy Osborne and New Solo Album
Firewind wizz talks about next step for him
22-Aug-13
full story...
John Frusciante Says He Has No Interest In Playing Live Any More
Will the former Red Hot Chilis guitarist ever play live in the future?
20-Aug-13
full story...
New Project To Combine Gigs With Guitar Product Demonstrations
A chance for the audience to get involved, in more ways than one
12-Aug-13
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Diaries of a Gear Reviewer: The White Noise of Online Reviews Is Deafening
How do you find a review you can trust?
08-Aug-13
full story...
Dang! The Peavey Vypyr VIP Sounds Pretty Versatile
Good price, great range, convincing tones
07-Aug-13
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Slash Says: Ignore The Rumours, Lemmy Is Fine!
Slash pays a visit to his old mate Lemmy and says he's doing okay
07-Aug-13
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Alex Hutchings: Getting Better All The Time
Is he on course to be linked with the 'best guitarist' poison chalice
05-Aug-13
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Diaries of a Guitar Tech: 'Who Thought That Would be a Good Idea?'
Guitar tech + cheap 60s amplifier = improved tone
03-Aug-13
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The End For Guitarists: A Machine That Plays Guitars
An incredible technological effort from Georgia Tech Institute
01-Aug-13
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Wampler Velvet Fuzz: First Look At New Pedal
First video of the new fuzz pedal from Wampler
09-Jul-13
full story...
Heavy Metal Guitarists Did NOT Invent Tapping
No, this Italian guy in the 1960s did
04-Jul-13
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Free Synth For Macs
Juno Ju-X releases Gimmick Graph
03-Jul-13
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New band blog: Introducing Antimatter People
Daniel Magee writes about one of his favourite new bands
02-Jul-13
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OK This Proves It - Drummers ARE Crazy!
Cliff diving flying drummer shenanigans
02-Jul-13
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Vintage Broadcast Limiter Plug-In
Variety Of Sound releases ThrillseekerVBL VST for Windows
02-Jul-13
full story...
What's The Best Multi-FX Pedal of all Time?
Vote on your favourite Multi-FX pedal
30-Jun-13
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Rabea Massaad Demos His New Chapman Guitars Signature ML-1 BEA
Hear the new signature axe in action
27-Jun-13
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Video Preview: The Aristocrats New Album 'Culture Clash'
This is definitely going to be one of the best albums this year
11-Jun-13
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Eminence Speakers Introduce New Exit Compression Driver
A low and loud compression driver from Eminence
11-Jun-13
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Interview: Level 42 Bassist Mark King Talks Tone and Sweet Mingers
Mark King on tone, technique and the future of music
09-Jun-13
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Fathers Day: Five Presents For a Guitar Playing Rock n Roll Dad
Your dad's cool, so get him a cool present you terrible excuse for a son/daughter
08-Jun-13
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Mini Metal Band Rocking Out Harder Than You
Unlocking The Truth are three 11-year-old metal heads
08-Jun-13
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American, Italian And German Grand Pianos
VI Labs True Keys Singles are available now
06-Jun-13
full story...
Mike Campbell: New Tom Petty Album Is Coming Soon
Follow up to 2010's Mojo is well on the way
04-Jun-13
full story...
How to EQ: Advanced EQ Production and Mixing Techniques
Part two of our EQ advice column aimed at guitarists
01-Jun-13
full story...
What Should Our Next 'Best Gear Poll' Be About?
Best delay, best phaser, best fuzz? Choice is yours
31-May-13
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Callum Williams Covers Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
The new kid is back on the block
30-May-13
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Guitar Porn of the Month: May
The most scintillating guitar and gear pics from this month
29-May-13
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Have You Tried This? TC Electronic Flashback Loop
The Flashback flashing back and back in a flash
23-May-13
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Queen Guitarist Brian May Slams TV Talent Show The Voice
Legendary rocker says he hopes show 'dies a natural death soon'
21-May-13
full story...
HUGE Effects Pedal Giveaway At Effects Database
One of the biggest pedal giveaways we've ever seen
21-May-13
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Deep Purple Guitarist Says He Struggled To Please David Gilmour Producer
Steve Morse says Bob Ezrin was difficult to please
20-May-13
full story...
Jeff Hanneman To Get Public Memorial On May 23 In Los Angeles
Up to 4000 people will be able to attend Slayer guitarist's memorial
20-May-13
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How to EQ: Getting The EQ Right On Your Mix
A guide on how to get the EQ right when recording guitar
18-May-13
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Review: Orange VT1000 Valve Tester
We give the Orange VT1000 Valve Tester the Amped treatment
14-May-13
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Why We Love NoiseKICK FX
Let us tell you about a little company we know
14-May-13
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The Music Industry Gathers To Remember Phil Ramone
Visionary, producer, engineer, composer and audio technologist
14-May-13
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Mike McCready: New Pearl Jam Album Is Going To Be Great
Pearl Jam says new guitarist is going to be better than Backspacer
13-May-13
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Review: ToneRite For Guitars Plays In New Strings For You
Device designed to 'play in' your guitar
12-May-13
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Dead Giveaway - Current Events Inspired News Mashup
Pretty creative but questionable
09-May-13
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'Please Mend The On Switch': Diaries of a Guitar Tech
Amped blogger Neville Ward on the life of a guitar tech
08-May-13
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Giorgio Moroder On Daft Punk Collaboration
No more perm or moustache, but he's the man!
07-May-13
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Jeff Hanneman Dead: Legendary Slayer Guitarist Passes Away Age 48
Slayer guitarist suffers liver failure
02-May-13
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Can Guitarists Really Plan a Viral Video Hit on YouTube?
Amped blogger John Huldt poses the question
02-May-13
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Authentic Four Deck Tape Delay Setup
Radiophonic Workshop style
19-Apr-13
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MESSE13: Giant Metronome
That should keep you in time...
13-Apr-13
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MESSE13: Analogue Synths From Smaller Manufacturers
ALEX4 showcases a slew of specialist products at Musikmesse
10-Apr-13
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MESSE13: Is Going To Be A Very Synthy Affair
A look at what we know is being released and a few comments on what we would like to see...
08-Apr-13
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Awesome Blues Jam Featuring Paul Gilbert, Andreas Oberg and Martin Taylor
Awesome blues jam, but who wins?
04-Apr-13
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Guitar Porn of the Month: The hottest photos from March
The most scintillating guitar and gear pics from this month
04-Apr-13
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Monthly Roundup of New Pedals With Bart Provoost of Effects Database
Bart takes us through the hottest new pedals
02-Apr-13
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Revealed: The 5 Best Distortion Effects Pedals Of All Time
You voted for your favourites, and here are the results
24-Mar-13
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This Makes You Appreciate How Much Work Goes Into Building a Guitar
100 hours of work for this young student luthier
22-Mar-13
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22 Different Brands of 12AX7 Tubes Tested Against Each Other
Guest writer Kurt Prange rates 22 12AX7 valves
22-Mar-13
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Matt Bellamy Smashes Up Guitar And Throws It In Crowd
Kurt Cobain moment for Matt Bellamy
18-Mar-13
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Ever Had A Guitar Stolen From You? There's Still Hope You'll Get It Back
Joe Ely's guitar returned after 27 years
18-Mar-13
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St Patrick's Day: Rory Gallagher - The Most Underrated Guitar Hero
Simon Hetherington recalls his memories of Rory Gallagher
17-Mar-13
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Ever Seen a Man Play a Guitar With a Hair Comb?
Well now you have
16-Mar-13
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Bruce Dickinson Speaks About New Iron Maiden Beer
The Trooper is the band's new beer
12-Mar-13
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Have Your Say: What Is The Best Distortion Pedal Of All Time?
We're looking for the one distortion to rule them all
12-Mar-13
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Joe Bonamassa UK Tour Tickets Now On Sale
Joe is playing seven dates in the UK
11-Mar-13
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Is It Possible To Make a Top 10 Hit In Your Bedroom?
Blogger Rob James muses on the bedroom musician's chances
11-Mar-13
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Reaction To Alvin Lee's Passing - Tributes From Guitar Community
Twitter was awash with people paying their personal tributes
07-Mar-13
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Giant Tuba - 50M of Tubing Coming To Musik MESSE
2m high, weighing in at 50kg
05-Mar-13
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Fruity Orange Amps Meme Is Food For Thought
Grocerock and roll... and roll
04-Mar-13
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Unlearning Years of Guitar Technique, and Retraining From Scratch
John Huldt comes to terms with turning full circle
04-Mar-13
full story...
OP-1 In Action
DJ Thomas White plays house music at the Teenage Engineering NAMM party
04-Mar-13
full story...
Guitar Porn of the Week: February 25 - March 3
The most titillating guitar and gear photos from this week
03-Mar-13
full story...
Interview: Callum Williams - One To Watch Out For
Callum's had an incredibly promising start to his career, but what's next?
02-Mar-13
full story...
30 Pad Chord Progressions In MIDI Format
Equinox Sounds releases Chillout MIDI Pad Chord Progressions
28-Feb-13
full story...
Devi Ever Unveils MYOPIA Modulated Delay Prototype (Video)
Modulated delay that has a mind of its own
27-Feb-13
full story...
Jon Gomm Masterclass - Is He Too Good To Be Real?
Gomm masterclass begs question of his very existence
27-Feb-13
full story...
The NAMMage Is Done: The ULTIMATE Guide To What Happened at NAMM 2013
Scott McGrath gets NAMM dunked
25-Feb-13
full story...
Salad Bar Version 8 Released
Soundcells updates their long-running ReFill
21-Feb-13
full story...
Butch Trucks And Crazy Tales Of Duane Allman
Drummer with Allman Brothers goes 'Fishin' With Duane'
20-Feb-13
full story...
YouTube Guitarist of the Week: Sean Ashe
Sean gets the nod from us, for his February rock jam
19-Feb-13
full story...
Hear The First Song From New Jimi Hendrix Album, 'People, Hell and Angels'
First song from album is 'Earth Blues'
19-Feb-13
full story...
Write Songs With Tony Iommi and Brian May - It's Happening!
Apparently, the rumours were actually true
17-Feb-13
full story...
Guitar Porn of the Week: February 11 - 17
Wampler, Devi Ever, Gibson, Ampeg, 65Amps and Parker
17-Feb-13
full story...
Give Your Guitar A Facelift With Stunning Handpainting From Bad Ace
Not a fan of relicing? Go in the opposite direction
17-Feb-13
full story...
New Website For Buying and Selling Guitars Locally
New website from Seymour Duncan media guru Scott Olson
11-Feb-13
full story...
YouTube Guitarist of the Week: James Smith
James' blues shuffle is a winner, with killer tone, and killer licks
11-Feb-13
full story...
Guitar Porn of the Week: February 4 - 10
The best gear photos from around the interwebz
10-Feb-13
full story...
Awesome Polish Busker Tears It Up On A Classical Guitar
Shredding on a classical with the utmost awesomeness
09-Feb-13
full story...
Guitar Masterclass Lesson With Opeth Guitarist Frederik Akesson
Tapping with string skipping, and legato smoother than a smoothie
09-Feb-13
full story...
Backstage Pass With Zakk Wylde And Black Label Society (Video)
Honest, frank, and full-on, it's BLS on tour!
08-Feb-13
full story...
A Guide To Buying Your First Seven String Guitar
Simon Hetherington gives you his tips for getting to seventh heaven
05-Feb-13
full story...
Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Retail Collection Preview
Gibson and Fender get involved in the new Eric Clapton series
05-Feb-13
full story...
Youtube Guitarist Of The Week: Callum Williams
Cover of 'Slow Dancing in a Burning Room' by Callum Williams
04-Feb-13
full story...
New Gibson Guitar Honours Its Creator
Gibson introduces the Les Paul Tribute
04-Feb-13
full story...
WNAMM13: Sonuus New Products
Flame Tuner, Buzznut and iRock
31-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: Sonic Clamp - iPhone Guitar Mount
Take that call during the gig
31-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: 4ms Pingable Animation Generator
Video effects from CV in modular form
30-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: Sampleholics Guitars For Stylus RMX
Simple guitar samples with RMX amp models
30-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: Artist Appearances At NAMM 2013 (in pictures)
Zakk Wylde, Neal Schon, Mick Thomson, Orianthi, George Benson
26-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: Just One of Those Great NAMM Moments With An Awesome Rig (VIDEO)
Joe Hardy demos The Hawk drum system, and gathers a crowd
26-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: Scott McGrath's Armchair NAMM Blog - Day 1
Scott gives us some much needed outside perspective
25-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: Wheelharp Up Close Video
From Antiquity Music
25-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: The 5 Coolest Things We Saw At NAMM Day 1
What was hot on day 1?
25-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: New MXR Talkbox Sounds 'Great, Mate' (VIDEO)
Compact Talkbox from MXR, we think it's a winner
24-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: UAD Apollo Enhanced
Audio interface gets key system features and new plug-ins
24-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: The 5 Coolest Things We Saw At NAMM Today
Today was press day, and here's our favourite stuff
23-Jan-13
full story...
WNAMM13: World's Most Powerful PC For Audio Production
Music Computing makes the claim with CoreMC
23-Jan-13
full story...
Zynaptiq Announces UNVEIL Update
Version 1.6 adds Windows VST x64 and AudioSuite Preview
21-Jan-13
full story...
Iron Maiden Guitarist Steve Harris Announces Intimate Solo Tour
British Lion side project to go on the road
16-Jan-13
full story...
WTF? Ronnie Wood and David Hasselhoff Topless Together
This is not something we were expecting to see today
16-Jan-13
full story...
New Randall Amp Ranges Revealed
RG, RD and Thrasher Series are designed by boutique amp guru Mike Fortin
16-Jan-13
full story...
The Issue Of Pedal Cloning, Is It Getting Out Of Hand?
A number of boutique manufacturers claim to have been done over
14-Jan-13
full story...
NAMM 2013 Guitar Coverage: 5 Things That Will Be Huge This Year
Guitarists, this is what to look out for this year at NAMM
12-Jan-13
full story...
Anthrax Overwhelmed By 57,000 Messages From Fan Boys Wanting To Join Band
Band confirm they are NOT hosting auditions
10-Jan-13
full story...
Straight Outta Sci-Fi: Epiphone Unveil Slick TV Silver Collection
Six models given cosmic makeover
10-Jan-13
full story...
Is There A Gap In The Market For The MI Audio Flex SmartAmp?
Potentially cool technology, will be a big NAMM draw
09-Jan-13
full story...
Wilko Johnson Diagnosed With Cancer, And Turns Down Treatment
Dr Feelgood guitarist will still go ahead with new album
09-Jan-13
full story...
Billy Sheehan Signature Drive Pedal
EBS and legendary bassist co-operate on new stompbox
09-Jan-13
full story...
Why Joe Bonamassa's Year In Review Is Good News For Guitarists
Time to be optimistic, guitarists
08-Jan-13
full story...
Sunday Funny: Trombone + Go Pro = Laugh
Thats awesome
06-Jan-13
full story...
Mixvibes Releases CrossDJ For iPhone
DJ anywhere
21-Dec-12
full story...
Pulteq-Style EQ With Digital Recall And Automation
TransAudio Group introduces the Bettermaker EQ 232P
19-Dec-12
full story...
An Early Christmas Present For VoiceLive Users
TC-Helicon gives away 500 new vocal presets
19-Dec-12
full story...
10 Must Hear Tracks And Remixes For 2012
As chosen by Beatport.com
18-Dec-12
full story...
Free Joe Bonamassa Track For The Holidays
Blues guitarist offers up a free Christmas song
17-Dec-12
full story...
Chord-Based Audio Loop App
SessionBand lets anyone make music on the iPhone, iPad and iPod
14-Dec-12
full story...
8 Great Gift Ideas For Guitarists This Christmas
Gifts for guitarists who want to rock around the Christmas tree
05-Dec-12
full story...
New Mattias IA Eklundh Album 'Smorgasbord' to Feature Guthrie Govan
New album will be released on Steve Vai's label in 2013
05-Dec-12
full story...
Exhibition of Giant Classic Synth Photographs
Can Love be Synth? by Katja Ruge
05-Dec-12
full story...
New Sounds For Korg Kronos And OASYS
Karma-Lab releases a new set of 32 combis
05-Dec-12
full story...
These Glorious Pedals Are Distorted Past Their Limits
Analog pedals as you've never seen them before
04-Dec-12
full story...
Bumblefoot Recommends Hemorrhoid Cream Instead of Potatoes
Guns N' Roses guitarist in candid mood
04-Dec-12
full story...
Everything You Need To Get Playing Guitar
Epiphone Les Paul Player Pack includes guitar, amp, tuner and lessons
01-Dec-12
full story...
Something Woody For The Weekend?
Maple neck Guitar (check); Maple PC/Mac Keyboard (check!)
30-Nov-12
full story...
Interview With Producer of Turn It Up Guitar Film Doug Forbes
We ask Turn It Up film maker about magic moments
28-Nov-12
full story...
Eric Clapton and Florence Welch to Join Rolling Stones On Stage
Guitar legend to join Rolling Stones on 50th anniversary gig
28-Nov-12
full story...
Dave Weiner Talks About Clever Radial DI Amp Solution
Radial JDX used on Steve Vai tour for live tone
27-Nov-12
full story...
This Is What a Jam Between Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood Sounds Like
Just in case you didn't know...
26-Nov-12
full story...
A New Way To Try Out Pickups
No need to remove strings or original pickups with the AxeTrak Pickup Tester
26-Nov-12
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Dweezil Zappa and Mattias IA Eklundh Guitar Battle
Pair battle it out on classic Zappa track Zombie Woof
25-Nov-12
full story...
Guitar Porn of the Week: Nov 19 - 25
The sexiest guitar and gear pics from this week
25-Nov-12
full story...
Sonic Science: Do Woods Really Make a Difference To Tone?
Jawor Iwanow argues that there is more to tone than tonewood
25-Nov-12
full story...
Dave Weiner 'Ignition' Live in Paris
Intense solo from Steve Vai's backing guitarist
23-Nov-12
full story...
The 10 Best Gibson Les Paul Guitarists Of All Time
Here's the top ten, as voted by you.
23-Nov-12
full story...
Jimi Hendrix: People, Hell and Angels
New Hendrix Album?!
23-Nov-12
full story...
Store 12 Guitars In 3 Feet Of Space
GuitarStorage.com introduces the Carousel Deluxe Multi-Guitar Stand
22-Nov-12
full story...
A Creative Way To Make New Grooves
Steinberg's sonote beat re:edit plug-in is soon to be available
22-Nov-12
full story...
Important Update From Chapman Guitars About Seven String Model
Seven stringers: take note!
21-Nov-12
full story...
Graham Coxon Writes Bad Love Songs For TV Show
Blur guitarist writes terrible loves songs based on his own material
20-Nov-12
full story...
New Online Guitar Show 'Gear Addicts' In Bid For Funding
Gear Addicts aims to be the Top Gear of guitar shows
20-Nov-12
full story...
Video: The Mini Band Are Improving All The Time
New video shows full set at The Joiners
19-Nov-12
full story...
Notion Music Releases Progression 2.0 Guitar Software
Latest version features cross platform compatibility between desktop and iPad versions
19-Nov-12
full story...
Mick Jagger Compares One Direction to Rolling Stones
Stones singer sees similarities in the two bands
18-Nov-12
full story...
Awesome Guitar Battle Between Steve Vai and Dave Weiner (Video)
Vai and Weiner trade licks in Padova
18-Nov-12
full story...
Guitar Porn of the Week: Nov 12 - 18
The best guitar and gear photos from this week
18-Nov-12
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Introducing Soundslice: Invaluable New Collaborative Learning Tool For Guitarists
Youtube and tab, combined, and open sourced
18-Nov-12
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Guitar Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect, Or Does It?
Scott McGrath on the trials and tribulations of practice
18-Nov-12
full story...
Alabama Shakes Declined Invitation To Enter X-Factor
Blues-rock band were approached by the show's researchers
18-Nov-12
full story...
Mumford and Sons: Bob Dylan Is Not Authentic
British folk-rock band defend allegations of authenticity
17-Nov-12
full story...
Joe Satriani On Why Gifted Guitarists Get Such A Hard Time
Virtuoso talks about the dichotomy of criticising players with great technique
17-Nov-12
full story...
Dave Grohl Confirmed As Keynote Speaker For SXSW
Foo Fighters frontman will deliver speech at music event
16-Nov-12
full story...
Tom Morello Says Rage Are Most Popular Political Band Ever
Rage guitarist also says band do not have plans for new material
16-Nov-12
full story...
Old Busted Granny Piano Gets An Overhaul
Soundiron updates their upright sound library
16-Nov-12
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It's A Skateboard Pedalboard!
Ten points for style
15-Nov-12
full story...
Video: Ex Iron Maiden Singer Gets Into Awkward Confrontation
Let the 20 minutes of cringing commence
15-Nov-12
full story...
Jason Becker Filmmaker Says Film Gave Him Hope
Jason Becker - 'Not Dead Yet' finally released in UK on Friday
14-Nov-12
full story...
Pure Sine
Gospel Musicians releases synth plugin for UVI Player Workstation and MachFive 3
14-Nov-12
full story...
Greg V is Back With a Bogner Palermo Demo
The simple amp with the classic heritage
13-Nov-12
full story...
How You Can Appear In a Film About Bruce Springsteen
it's all about the Boss, and you can get involved
13-Nov-12
full story...
A Drum Solo Beats a Guitar Solo... That Can't Be Right!
It's sad but apparently, it's true
13-Nov-12
full story...
The Peavey AT200 Auto Tuning Guitar - Pure Genius or Pure Evil?
Auto tuning Peavey now available in UK
13-Nov-12
full story...
Brass And Woodwind For Kontakt
Best Service releases Chris Hein Horns Pro Complete
13-Nov-12
full story...
Scott McGrath on Growing Old Disgracefully With The Guitar
Adult learning is rock and roll, and the day job pays for new pedals
11-Nov-12
full story...
Interview With 3D Printing Guitar Builder Olaf Diegel
3D guitar designer tells us about the emerging industry
11-Nov-12
full story...
Guitar Porn of the Week: Nov 5 - 11
The most mouth watering guitar and gear photos from this week
11-Nov-12
full story...
New Blink 182 Songs On The Way For Christmas
Pop punk band are quick with new material after record company split
10-Nov-12
full story...
Touted Rolling Stones Tickets Reach £11,000 as Band Defends Prices
Ronnie Wood defends high prices
09-Nov-12
full story...
Classic Video: Paul Gilbert Teaches Power Drill Solo
How to play guitar with a power drill
08-Nov-12
full story...
Guitar Bargains of the Month - November
Rob Hicks points out some dirt cheap gear
08-Nov-12
full story...
Rolling Stones Unveil New Track 'One More Shot'
Second new track to be released by band this year
07-Nov-12
full story...
Paul McCartney and Wings Guitarist Critically Ill After Heart Attack
Henry McCullough in critical condition
07-Nov-12
full story...
Simon Hetherington On The Open Source Devi Ever Console FX System
Cartridge based system has raised $40k
07-Nov-12
full story...
Tricky Restoration Job Of 134 Year Old Recording
Cylinder covered in foil brought to life
07-Nov-12
full story...
The Story of David Gilmour and a Hot Little Pickup
How the Pink Floyd guitarist made the single coil hotter
06-Nov-12
full story...
Dave Grohl To Play On New Queens Of The Stone Age Album
Foo Fighters guitarist to hook up with Josh Homme once more
06-Nov-12
full story...
US Election: Should Musicians Weigh In On Politics?
Famous guitarists have been vocal about their choices
06-Nov-12
full story...
Controversial Guns N' Roses Advert Axed
Robo rape poster pulled by Hard Rock Cafe
06-Nov-12
full story...
How Not To Market a Special Offer
This is how you don't market a special offer on amps
06-Nov-12
full story...
Pete Townshend Walks Offstage After Sound Problems At The Who Gig
The Who guitarist appeared unhappy at sound levels
06-Nov-12
full story...
Richard Barone Talks About His Favourite Gibson Guitars
Indie veteran talks at Gibson Showroom NYC
05-Nov-12
full story...
Noel Gallagher and Kasabian to Cover 'Walking In The Air'
Christmas classic to be covered by Kasabian and Noel Gallagher
05-Nov-12
full story...
Courtney Love Denies Kurt Cobain Broadway Rumour
Nirvana guitarist's widow says show will never happen
04-Nov-12
full story...
Can Playing Guitar Cause Brain Cancer?
One guitarist believes it does
02-Nov-12
full story...
Buy The Nirvana Bass Featured On 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'
Smashed up Nirvana bass will go for auction
30-Oct-12
full story...
Joe Satriani Announces New Studio Album Plans
Legendary guitarist will also go on tour
29-Oct-12
full story...
Funny video: The origin of dubstep
Ever wondered how dubstep was born?
29-Oct-12
full story...
Kirk Hammett Talks About New Metallica Album
Work on new album will start soon
25-Oct-12
full story...
Joe Bonamassa's Top Five Bluesbreakers Tracks
A favourite track for each guitarist with the legendary band
25-Oct-12
full story...
Steve Vai Covers Highway to Hell With 2Cellos (Video)
Funny new music video from 2Cellos
25-Oct-12
full story...
Improve Your Sex Life With Music
No six-pack needed if you've got the right soundtrack
24-Oct-12
full story...
Ron Wood All But Confirms Secret Rolling Stones Shows
Guitarist says band wil play shows under alternative name
23-Oct-12
full story...
Has Technology Ruined Music?
One famous rock singer thinks so, but do you?
23-Oct-12
full story...
Depeche Mode In The Studio 2012
Lordy, did you ever see so much modular gear?
23-Oct-12
full story...
Benny Benassi Installs Bassbins On The Bus
Currently on tour, he takes the music with him
23-Oct-12
full story...
Kick Drum And Vocal Mic In One
TransAudio Group ships Bock Audio IFET large diaphragm condenser mic
23-Oct-12
full story...
Bargain Alert: Sonuus Wahoo For £200
Next generation wah pedal on offer
22-Oct-12
full story...
Wampler Partner Up With Rob Chapman
Chappers becomes official Wampler artist
22-Oct-12
full story...
Jack White, Eddie Vedder, Neil Young and Guns 'N' Roses Jam
Footage of all-star jam at Bridge School benefit
21-Oct-12
full story...
Gene Simmons Given $200m to Help Reform Led Zeppelin
Kiss bass player says Robert Plant not interested in money
21-Oct-12
full story...
Sonic Science - Why Does My Tone Sound This Way?
The nature of sound - our new Sonic Science series
20-Oct-12
full story...
1/4 Bend It Like David Beckham
David Beckham's son is rocking a Gibson Les Paul
17-Oct-12
full story...
Cook Your Dinner in the Shape of a Guitar... Obviously
We have no reason to buy this, but we probably will
16-Oct-12
full story...
Don't Try and Steal a Man's Guitar
Otherwise this will happen to you
16-Oct-12
full story...
The Most Badass Heavy Metal Solo... On a Clarinet
Nobody rocks harder than a Clarinetist.. Clarineter? Whatever.
16-Oct-12
full story...
Old Enough To Rock, Too Young To Vote!
We look at some best young guitarists
14-Oct-12
full story...
Metallica To Replace Green Day While Billie Joe in Rehab
Metallica will step in at festival
14-Oct-12
full story...
The Loudest Chord Ever?
Cover your ears, now!
14-Oct-12
full story...
Slash Invites Young Up and Coming Guitarist On Stage
Impressed Slash gives youngster a spotlight
14-Oct-12
full story...
Mark Tremonti Didn't Want To Make a Shred Album
Metal maestro wanted to focus on melodic motifs
13-Oct-12
full story...
Dinosaur Jr Guitarist J Mascis' Jazzmaster Stolen
Mascis is latest high profile musician to have gear stolen
13-Oct-12
full story...
Tom Delonge Curses His Younger Self For Not Using Effects Pedals
Blink 182 guitarist looks back at his slow start
12-Oct-12
full story...
Inmates at Chicago Jail to Receive Guitar Lessons
Jail Guitar Doors extends courtesy of MC5 guitarist
12-Oct-12
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Give Alice Cooper Your Gun and He'll Give You a Guitar
King of theatrical rock starts new scheme
12-Oct-12
full story...
Limited Edition Epiphone SG
Ltd. Ed. '1966' G-400 PRO features Alnico Classic PRO pickups and push/pull coil-tapping
12-Oct-12
full story...
Rolling Stones New Track 'Doom and Gloom' - What Do You Think?
What do you think of the first new Rolling Stones track in years?
11-Oct-12
full story...
Iconic Minimalist Gittler Titanium Guitar Due For NAMM 2013 Release
Lauded design soon to be available
09-Oct-12
full story...
Extremely Rare Gibson '59 Les Paul For Sale: $125,000
Left-handed sunburst Les Paul one of only four in existence
09-Oct-12
full story...
Tom Petty Talks About His First Musical Memories
Heartbreaker frontman talks about meeting Elvis as a kid
09-Oct-12
full story...
Can You Identify This Organ?
Naked box needs identification
09-Oct-12
full story...
Jimi Hendrix's Dad Didn't Like Son's Singing
Jimi's old man was not a fan of his laid-back vocals
08-Oct-12
full story...
Steve Vai Guitarist Dave Weiner Gives Home Recording Tips
Want to make better home recordings? Dave Weiner has some advice!
08-Oct-12
full story...
How I Fell In Love With... Django Reinhardt
The guitarist whose style can never be ignored gets new tab book
08-Oct-12
full story...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012: Who Would Get Your Vote?
The list is light on guitar bands, are we not cool anymore?
08-Oct-12
full story...
Is Your Dad Cool Enough To Rock Out With You On Stage?
Maybe if your dad was in a famous rock band
06-Oct-12
full story...
Awesome but Bonkers: A Sink In The Shape of a Guitar
It's every aspiring rock star's dream... maybe
06-Oct-12
full story...
So Why The Hell Do We Compare Guitarists To Each Other Anyway?
We ask virtuoso guitarist Mike Dawes the burning question
05-Oct-12
full story...
Jimmy Page is Better Than Brian May is Better Than Jimmy Page
Rob and Rich argue, but what's the point?
04-Oct-12
full story...
How Your Ear Works
Listen up, there might be a test.
04-Oct-12
full story...
Prolific Session Guitarist Big Jim Sullivan Dies
Big Jim played on over 1000 chart singles in his career
02-Oct-12
full story...
Dave Grohl Assures Fans That Foo Fighters Are Not Splitting Up
Foo Fighters singer addresses break-up rumours
02-Oct-12
full story...
Has Yngwie Malmsteen Undercooked His New Teaching Website?
With all the fire, we're surprised it's not burned
01-Oct-12
full story...
New Gwar Guitarist Pustulus Maximus Unveiled
Replacement found for Corey Smoot
01-Oct-12
full story...
One of the Coolest Guitar Gear Pictures... Ever?
This just wins on so many levels
01-Oct-12
full story...
Tommy Emmanuel Announces UK Tour With Martin Taylor
The Colonel and the Governor Tour 2013
01-Oct-12
full story...
Cell Phone Ban Doesn't Stop Abuse Aimed At Jack White
Jack White on the receiving end after cutting short show
30-Sep-12
full story...
Watch: Justin Bieber Pukes On Stage
Bieber comes down with a Bieber Fever
30-Sep-12
full story...
Mumford and Sons Topple Green Day in UK Charts
It's a great week for guitar music
30-Sep-12
full story...
Slash Reveals He Is A Huge Fan Of Adele
GNR guitarist curbed rock and roll lifestyle for health
30-Sep-12
full story...
Soundgarden Stream New Song 'Been Away Too Long'
Band are back with a big single
27-Sep-12
full story...
Acoustic Guitar Show Figures Double, Electric Guitar Show Fails
Good news is followed by bad news for guitar industry
27-Sep-12
full story...
The Killers: Guitar Bands Are Not Writing Good Enough Songs
Guitarist and singer say guitar bands aren't competing with DJs
27-Sep-12
full story...
John 5's Advice For Guitarists: More Is More
Less is definitely not more says Rob Zombie guitarist
25-Sep-12
full story...
Sex Pistols Guitarist Says Modern Bands Are Too Tame
Steve Jones thinks more bands need to make a fuss
25-Sep-12
full story...
Billie Joe Armstrong Seeks Treatment For Substance Abuse After Rant
Statement suggests singer could have been under the influence on stage
23-Sep-12
full story...
Classic Video: Guthrie Govan Teaches Slapping On Electric Guitar
A classic bombastic video lesson from Guthers
23-Sep-12
full story...
Tom Morello Blasts UKIP Leader For 'Racist' Use of RATM
UKIP leader Nigel Farage retorts unsuccessfully
23-Sep-12
full story...
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Smashes Guitar In Anger (Video)
Green Day singer takes offense to having set cut short
23-Sep-12
full story...
10 Great Jokes About Guitarists
Go on, have a laugh at your own expense
22-Sep-12
full story...
Comedy Metal Album On The Way From Scott Ian and Brian Posehn
One tune to be called 'Satan is Kind of a Dick'
22-Sep-12
full story...
5 Most Undervalued Music Products on Amazon
Ace of Saves searches out those bargains
21-Sep-12
full story...
Slash Embarrassed Over Naked David Bowie Anecdote
Guitarist says original conversation was blown up
19-Sep-12
full story...
Carlos Santana: No One's Better Than Me
Latin virtuoso talks straight
19-Sep-12
full story...
What Is The Greatest Hard Rock Song Of All Time?
In fact, what are the 100 best hard rock tunes?
18-Sep-12
full story...
Foo Fighters Guitarist Was Banned From Rock Music
Pat Smear reveals in new video that rock music was banned in his house
18-Sep-12
full story...
INSANELY Good Cover of 'How High The Moon' by Tommy Emmanuel
Guitarist joined by Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo
17-Sep-12
full story...
Eric Clapton Announces 50th Anniversary Tour
Slowhand is back again, with new album too
17-Sep-12
full story...
New Thin Lizzy Album On The Way
Scott Gorham confirms new album
17-Sep-12
full story...
What A Drum Solo Looks Like
Carter Beauford puts a camera in his mouth and plays
09-Sep-12
full story...
Trevor Horn and Thomas Dolby in Nokia Podcast
Nokia music technology podcast
04-Sep-12
full story...
Three Ways You Can Improve Your Guitar Technique Instantly
Simple ways to be a better guitarist
29-Aug-12
full story...
Flight of the Conchords Return With New Charity Video
Watch the new music video from Flight of the Conchords
28-Aug-12
full story...
Guest Blog: Rob James Gives His Tips For Beginner Resources
Tools that every beginner guitarist shouldn't be without
28-Aug-12
full story...
Kevin Cronin and Lars Ulrich Give Their First Musical Memories
New preview footage for Dave Grohl's Sound City Movie
21-Aug-12
full story...
Motorhead Preview New Album Online
New album previews go online from The World Is Ours Vol II
20-Aug-12
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Paul Ryan Rocks Out To Rage Against The Machine... Apparently
Conservative Republican loves left-wing rap metal
16-Aug-12
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Axl Rose Claim Against Guitar Hero III Goes Through Court
One claim thrown out, but another claim to be heard by judge
16-Aug-12
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Questions Raised Over Sorry State of Gary Moore's Grave
Guitarist's resting place still without a headstone
13-Aug-12
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Google Downgrade Piracy Sites in Search Results, But Will It Aid Music Industry?
Music piracy sites are to become less visible in search results
13-Aug-12
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G3 2012 Backstage Tour of Guitar Rigs
Check out the awesome gear in this vid
02-Aug-12
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Interview: Richard O'Brien talks bass inspiration
We talk to Richard O'Brien about his solo project
31-Jul-12
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Slash Announces Headline UK Academy and Arena Tour
Guns 'N Roses guitarist will head to England and Scotland
30-Jul-12
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Metallica Set Fire To Technician, Audience Don't Take It Too Well
Technician runs across stage in a ball of flame
30-Jul-12
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Brian May and Pete Townshend Call For British PM To Curb Music Piracy
Rockstars believe music could help out struggling economy
25-Jul-12
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In The Pleasure Groove With Duran Duran's John Taylor
All is revealed by the award-winning bass player
23-Jul-12
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Essential Software Amp Sims And FX Racks For Guitar Part 2
There's so many of them these days – here's 5 more...
20-Jul-12
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Charlie Sheen Presents Slash With Hollywood Star
Slash is honoured with star on Hollywood Blvd
10-Jul-12
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Watch: Aerosmith Release Awesome New Music Video 'Legendary Child'
The veteran rockers are back with a bang
10-Jul-12
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Five Guitars You Must Own In A Zombie Apocalypse
It's a battle to save the Earth, better get playing!
08-Jul-12
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Misha Mansoor Talks About a Common Problem for Guitarists
Mansoor on new Periphery album
07-Jul-12
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Mike Campbell On How To Get The Tom Petty Guitar Tone
Tom Petty guitarist talks about his guitars
04-Jul-12
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5 Essential Amp Sims And FX Racks For Guitar
Things have moved on - here's five we think you should know about
04-Jul-12
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Arctic Monkeys To Get Heavy On Guitar Orientated Album
Band will try a heavy guitar sound for new album
03-Jul-12
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Two New Noel Gallagher Tracks Leaked Online
Listen to the new songs, which have surfaced on Youtube
29-Jun-12
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Guitar Music Is Dying, Or Is It? Speak Up!
The decline of guitar music is making headlines
26-Jun-12
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NAMM To Open Its Doors To The Public This Summer
Get tips from music industry insiders
25-Jun-12
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What The Hell Is An 'Affordable Guitar' Anyway?!
Well it usually means one of three things
28-May-12
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Three Reasons Your Band Will Break Up
Yes, your band will split up, and we know why
23-May-12
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Feature: Tips For Live Laptop Use
Robbie Bronnimann tells all
21-May-12
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Watch: Metallica Debut Performance Of 'Don't Tread On Me'
Track is played at concert in Prague
11-May-12
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A Very Important Note From Dave Grohl
Just read it
01-May-12
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Slipknot's Jim Root Talks About His Signature Stratocaster
Root explains the decisions behind his black strat
26-Apr-12
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George Martin 'Best Producer Of All Time' Says Butch Vig
From one legendary producer to another
24-Apr-12
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Spectral Synthesis Explained
Youtube video shows how to understand and use the spectrogram in Izotope Iris and Camel Audio Alchemy
24-Apr-12
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Previous Unreleased Pantera Track Now Online
'Piss' is the new old song from Pantera
12-Apr-12
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New Brainworx Amp Sim Sounds Great On Video Preview
Watch the video on Amped
11-Apr-12
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The Coolest Custom Effects Pedal Ever?
The answer is a resounding and totally biased 'yes'
11-Apr-12
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GadgetShow12: Dube Percussion Instrument
Dion Dublin's invention
11-Apr-12
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Mark Tremonti Post Update On Solo Project (Video)
We got a little too excited over the new track
10-Apr-12
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DJ Handbook
Hal Leonard publishes Spin Now! ($12.99) by DJ Shortee
30-Mar-12
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Tony Iommi Posts Update On Cancer Battle
Black Sabbath guitarist thanks his band mates
27-Mar-12
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Patchbay Allows Comparisons Of Stereo Processors
SPL announce MasterBay S - The S-Class Patchbay
14-Mar-12
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My Rare Guitars B Stock And Ex Demo Sale
Grab yourself a bargain!
01-Mar-12
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Feature: A Social Network Just For Guitarists
Hook up with other guitarists and join the party
21-Feb-12
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Granular Audio Manipulation Program
Grainstretch for Mac released
21-Feb-12
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Node - Synth Supergroup Back In The Studio
Flood, Ed Buller, Dave Bessell and Mel Wesson
21-Feb-12
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INTERVIEW: Mattias IA Eklundh Talks About His New Album
We caught up with IA as he took a break from recording
20-Feb-12
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Podcast: SONIC TALK 255 - Whats A Stochastic Synth?
Comsosƒ, EMIS synth cave, AudioGL, Klirrfaktor, synth programming from Moog
16-Feb-12
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Jack White And Tom Jones Cover Howlin' Wolf's 'Evil'
Song will be released as single on Third Man
10-Feb-12
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VIDEO: Lamb Of God Guitarist Demos His Mesa Boogie Royal Atlantic
Mark Morton shows off his beautiful Mesa rig
09-Feb-12
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VIDEO: Play Guitar Like A Freak!
Learn to play like Mattias IA Eklundh
09-Feb-12
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Tommy Emmanuel Streaming Live Clinic Today
Guitar TV streaming live event
08-Feb-12
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Jack White's Machine Gun Silhouette Taken Offline
Song will be B-side to Love Interruption
08-Feb-12
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VIDEO: Chi Cheng Emerging From Coma?
Deftones bassist responds to commands from friends
08-Feb-12
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Win A Boss Pedal Every Day In February
It's easy, and it's free
07-Feb-12
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What Are Metallica Planning?
Your thoughts on the secret announcement
06-Feb-12
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Duff McKagan Sports A New Birthday Guitar
But do you know what it is?
06-Feb-12
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Kerry King Talks About New Slayer Record And Hanneman Health
Guitarist says the album will be classic Slayer
06-Feb-12
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Get Told Where To Smoke By Jerry Cantrell
Alice In Chains guitarist with simple message
02-Feb-12
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The Darkness Release New Video
'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us' from watching this ten times
02-Feb-12
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VIDEO: Shit Guitarists Say
Some hilarious home truths going on right here
01-Feb-12
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New Jack White Song Available For Online Streaming
Stream it while it's steaming hot
31-Jan-12
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WNAMM12: Joe Bonamassa Jams With Seymour Duncan
The coolest impromptu jam ever?
21-Jan-12
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WNAMM12: Joe Bonamassa Talks To Us About His New Pickups
Joe talks about his new Seymour Duncan signature set
21-Jan-12
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WNAMM12: Moog Wins TEC Award for Slim Phatty
Couldn't happen to nicer folk - congrats, guys!
21-Jan-12
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WNAMM12: CopperLAN Now Commercial Release
Lets push for a new standard interface - could this be it?
20-Jan-12
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WNAMM12: Teenage Engineering OpLab Preview
Everything but the kitchen sync
19-Jan-12
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WNAMM12: The Keith McMillen Instruments QuNeo
Next-gen multi touch controller
19-Jan-12
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WNAMM12: Digitech iStomp Demonstration And Future Developments
We interview the product manager
19-Jan-12
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WNAMM12: Play The Vox Blues
Vox brings back custom 1963 styling with blue vinyl and Tygon grille cloth in limited edition amps
19-Jan-12
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Fender Announce A New 50th Birthday Jaguar For NAMM
New guitar looks almost purrfect
12-Jan-12
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Dave Grohl On Future Of Rock And Roll
'There will always be rock and roll'
11-Jan-12
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KISS And Motley Crue In Joint Tour?
The Crue could support KISS on Monster Tour
11-Jan-12
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What Do You Want Us To Check Out At NAMM 2012?
Fender, Gibson, PRS, Gretsch, Taylor, and everything in between
10-Jan-12
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VIDEO: New Van Halen 'Tattoo' Video
The first single from the new album
10-Jan-12
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Live Performance Stompbox Guitar Interface
IK Multimedia announces iRig STOMP for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad
10-Jan-12
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Two Unreleased Radiohead Tracks Leaked Online
More songs from 1986 demos now online
09-Jan-12
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Free Rock Backing Track
C# mixolydian backing track for a dark groove
09-Jan-12
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Nickelback Thank Carney For Harsh Words
Thick skin, or something...
06-Jan-12
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The Killers Talk About New Record
The band are back in the studio
05-Jan-12
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Lou Pallo Style Jazz Guitar Lesson
Learn to play like one of the greats
04-Jan-12
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Unearthed Radiohead Song Actually Recorded By Baker
Song exposed as a fake
03-Jan-12
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Winner Of The Heart Of Fire Competition Announced
The winner has been chosen by Eddie Kramer and Misha Mansoor
03-Jan-12
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Top Stories From 2011
Cant beat a good list.
02-Jan-12
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Paul McCartney Goes For The Jugular Of The Fakers
No tapes for Sir Paul