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The Chemical Brothers Live Show Design, Lighting & FoH Audio
Live show concept spanning 25 years

 25-Jan-23    full story...

Things You Didn't Realise About Bass
Alpha Sound's low end theory

 25-Jan-23    full story...

Superbooth Tickets On Sale!
Synth explorers unite 11-13th of May

 24-Jan-23    full story...

The WHY Behind Compression
James Wiltshire goes beyond the numbers

 23-Jan-23    full story...

The 9th Penderyn Music Book Prize
The 'Mercury Prize' for music literature

 20-Jan-23    full story...

New Sounds For Your xfer Serum
Neural Patches release the Onyx preset pack

 20-Jan-23    full story...

Making The Orb's 'Little Fluffy Clouds'
Alex Paterson on their chill out classic

 20-Jan-23    full story...

Rhodes Release V8: First Ever Software Instrument
Soundtrack a short film to win the real deal

 19-Jan-23    full story...

Is Aphex Twin Headlining Field Day Festival?
A sand art website appears

 19-Jan-23    full story...

14 String Metal Guitar!
Ichika Nito's got a big neck

 18-Jan-23    full story...

How To Make A Living From Music
Matt Johnson's tips for achieving your goals

 18-Jan-23    full story...

Rick Rubin: Overcoming Creative Blocks & The Future of AI
Tim Ferris asking the questions

 17-Jan-23    full story...

Will Spotify Ultimately Fail?
Benn Jordan looks into it

 17-Jan-23    full story...

GPU Audio Launch IR Creation Competition
$6,000+ of prizes up for grabs

 12-Jan-23    full story...

1000 Days Transcribing Drum Beats
Captain Pikant goes the extra mile

 09-Jan-23    full story...

MIDISID: C64 Sound Faithfully Recreated
6-Osc synth using two Nano SwinSIDs

 08-Jan-23    full story...

The Prodigy Co-Producer Interviewed
Neil McLellan's story from 1994 onwards

 07-Jan-23    full story...

Phish 2022 Keyboard Rig Tour
Page McConnell's surrounding synths

 06-Jan-23    full story...

TEENSY Microcontroller As USB Audio Interface
Notes and Volts home made soundcard

 30-Dec-22    full story...

The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO
Mr Blue Sky Documentary

 24-Dec-22    full story...

BT Studio Tour
Run through of epic music space

 24-Dec-22    full story...

Psychoacoustic Secrets For Mixing
The principles behind how we hear sound

 23-Dec-22    full story...

Making Liquid DnB Drums
Eliana D'Angelo drops beats not bombs

 23-Dec-22    full story...

Optimize RAM & CPU in Your Studio System
Efficient settings and strategies for music

 22-Dec-22    full story...

The Story Of The Marshall Amp
Hour long documentary on iconic black box

 22-Dec-22    full story...

25 Sound Design Tips
Oversampled collates his top techniques

 19-Dec-22    full story...

David Bowie 'Low' Drum Sound
Eventide H-910 pivotal pitch effect

 18-Dec-22    full story...

Bad Gear: The Roland TR-626
AudioPilz covers the 80s drum machine

 17-Dec-22    full story...

Making The Virtual Insanity Video
Ingenious visuals for classic Jamiroquai track

 15-Dec-22    full story...

Hyperion Strings Oktobass
Kontakt library captures the sound of the deepest concert string instrument in the world

 15-Dec-22    full story...

Kinetic Granular Synthesizer By Bram Bos and Hainbach
Fluss is available now

 06-Dec-22    full story...

The SNOOZE Chordolo
A gloriously housed Le Strum

 06-Dec-22    full story...

Noodlebox Sequencer Launches Funding
Versatile 4 part CV and MIDI maker available for pre-order

 04-Dec-22    full story...

The Hacienda - The Club that Shook Britain
Madchesters finest revisited in BBC Doc

 03-Dec-22    full story...

A Philosophical View On Improvising Music
Oliver Prehn of NewJazz Youtube channel

 03-Dec-22    full story...

The Console That Changed Mixing Forever
Solid State Logic's 4000 E-series

 01-Dec-22    full story...

The Difference Between Line Out & Headphone Out
Techmoan jacks up our knowledge

 01-Dec-22    full story...

Back 2 Life Podcast: Series 2
Music, art, and creativity overcoming the darkest places

 29-Nov-22    full story...

Justin Hawkins Rides Again
Open musical appraisals from The Darkness frontman

 29-Nov-22    full story...

Chipsynth PortaFM Updated
Plogue adds OPK2 (YM7129) and OPL2 drum mode

 22-Nov-22    full story...

Production AMA with James Wiltshire
Plus 10 mistakes to avoid in modern music making

 21-Nov-22    full story...

Free AI Audio Plugin For MacOS
Neutone by Qosmo

 20-Nov-22    full story...

Hardcore Techno's Alternative History
Gabber prototype from 1960s Finland

 11-Nov-22    full story...

How Aphex Twin Created Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Celebrating 30 years since it's release

 11-Nov-22    full story...

A Musician's Guide To Phase
One of the most vital concepts for music production

 01-Nov-22    full story...

Three Essential Elements To Mixing
Top tips from Heron Island Studio

 31-Oct-22    full story...

Oberheim Designers Talk OB-X8
Tom Oberheim, Marcus Ryle, Tony Karavidas, and the late, great Dave Smith

 28-Oct-22    full story...

The Entire History of FL Studio
From v1 to the 20th anniversary

 28-Oct-22    full story...

Brian Eno On FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE
Musician, composer, and record producer unpacks his new album

 26-Oct-22    full story...

Making A Mini Music Rig For A Puppet
Lo-fi and hi-tech solutions combine

 13-Oct-22    full story...

The Magical Mechanical Orchestras
Phenomenal DIY instruments

 13-Oct-22    full story...

Invisibl Skratch Piklz Scratching on iOS Devices
Turntable supergroup mash it up on mobiles

 12-Oct-22    full story...

Nate Wood's One Man Band
Incredible live performances on multiple instruments

 12-Oct-22    full story...

Farewell To 3 Silhouettes
Optical sound synthesizer live jam

 10-Oct-22    full story...

The Samples of Orbital
A wealth of tracks sampled by the electronic duo

 09-Oct-22    full story...

Jungle Fever: 1994 Documentary On Jungle & DnB
Featuring Shy FX, UK Apache, LTJ Bukem, Fabio, DJ Rap, and more .

 05-Oct-22    full story...

How Much Of UK Dance Music History Is Real?
DJMag explore the myths

 29-Sep-22    full story...

Free Sample Mashing App Designed by Aphex Twin
SampleBrain sample chopping for Windows and Mac

 27-Sep-22    full story...

Extensive Late 90s Björk Documentary
Featuring interviews, studio sessions, and live performances

 23-Sep-22    full story...

Interview: Anthony Rother
On playing live, his evolving studio setup, and creative dream states

 21-Sep-22    full story...

The First DJ On The BBC
Christopher Stone mashing it up in 1932

 20-Sep-22    full story...

The Seminal Synths of Disco
Era-defining sounds in classic tracks

 20-Sep-22    full story...

Nardwuar's Superstar Interviews
Zany interviewer wows the stars

 12-Sep-22    full story...

Are All Pianos, Guitars, And Synths Out Of Tune?
12 tone equal temperament explained

 12-Sep-22    full story...

The Supernatural Power of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation
Low end frequency crashes hard drives

 09-Sep-22    full story...

How To Make Awesome 80s Drums
Eliana D'Angelo explains

 05-Sep-22    full story...

Sarah Lipstate's Unbelievable Gear Collection
Hoarding with style

 05-Sep-22    full story...

Jacob Collier's Rig Rundown
On stage with Bryn Bliska, Emily Elbert, Alita Moses and others

 01-Sep-22    full story...

Silhouette Eins - An Optical Sound Synthesizer
Multimedia synthesis close to shipping

 01-Sep-22    full story...

Celebrating Ian Rawes & The London Sound Survey
An evening on the life and work of field recordist

 31-Aug-22    full story...

Microphone Sets For Recording Drums
LEWITT announces BEATKIT and BEATKIT PRO drum mic kits

 31-Aug-22    full story...

The Fairlight Story
Influential late 70s Computer Music Instrument

 29-Aug-22    full story...

The Chemical Brothers MIDI Setup
Matt Cox on signals with military precision

 28-Aug-22    full story...

Windowlicker: The Aphex Twin Story
New British Canon covering RDJ

 27-Aug-22    full story...

Tape Notes Podcast
The art and craft of music production

 27-Aug-22    full story...

Electronic Music on a 1990s Home Computer
8-Bit sampling and sequencing on a budget

 26-Aug-22    full story...

New Immersive Album From Jean-Michel Jarre
Stereo and binaural versions with a VR universe

 26-Aug-22    full story...

How To Make That Warm Synth Sound
Jacob Haq brings the heat

 25-Aug-22    full story...

Japanese 8-Track Cartridge Machines
The RQ-8 covered by Techmoan

 23-Aug-22    full story...

Vocal EQ Frequencies Explained
Colt Capperrune ditches the frequency chart

 18-Aug-22    full story...

The Making of 'Planet Rock'
Arthur Baker on Afrika Bambaataa and Soul Sonic Force classic

 18-Aug-22    full story...

Making Drum & Bass With Just One Synth
Dr Meaker on the Neutron

 14-Aug-22    full story...

Going All In On Eurorack
Jade Wii is over dawless setups

 12-Aug-22    full story...

Do You 'Key' Your Kick Drums? Here's Why You Shouldn't!
James Wiltshire demonstrates wave mechanics

 12-Aug-22    full story...

Fred again.. Incredible Hybrid Boiler Room Set
Artist mentored by Brian Eno blowing up

 11-Aug-22    full story...

How To Use Reference Mixes
Dan Worrall compares and contrasts

 10-Aug-22    full story...

Middle Eastern Strings For Kontakt
Rast Sound releases Master Tambur

 09-Aug-22    full story...

Analog Sounds For 808 Day
Round-robin multi-sampled 808s from F9 Audio

 08-Aug-22    full story...

Artist Parodies: Autechre, Burial, and Armin Van Buuren
Is no one safe on the internet?

 08-Aug-22    full story...

The Synths of Energy 52's Monumental Cafe Del Mar
Roland Super JV, Nord Lead, and Juno 6 in action

 03-Aug-22    full story...

Exploring Indian Rhythms On The Drums
A full drum lesson from Sarah Thawer

 02-Aug-22    full story...

10 Websites Every DJ Should Know
Get your mixes organised

 02-Aug-22    full story...

Autechre Live AMAs Online
Sean Booth answering the questions

 01-Aug-22    full story...

Can Software Piracy Be Justified?
Have you ever downloaded a car?

 28-Jul-22    full story...

A Full Analog Synth On One PCB
Polykit release all you need in one place

 27-Jul-22    full story...

Chainsmokers To Become First Band In Space
Taking flight in pressurised capsule 20 miles above Earth

 19-Jul-22    full story...

DistroKid Introduces DistroVid
Music platform offers video distribution

 18-Jul-22    full story...

15 Levels of Turntablism
Beat juggling, crabs, transforms, and more!

 14-Jul-22    full story...

MIDI And The Musical Micros From 1986
Featuring Pro24, Atari ST, C64, and a CZ101

 10-Jul-22    full story...

Fatboy Slim Joins Mental Health Initiative
Superstar DJ shares his skills with Heads On charity

 08-Jul-22    full story...

AMD Support for GPU Audio
Beta suite of plugins and Apple support on the way

 07-Jul-22    full story...

Red Hot Chilli Peppers Front Of House
Analog live sound mixing setup in detail

 06-Jul-22    full story...

Floppotron 3.0 - Computer Hardware Orchestra
Classic Queen on 512 floppy disk drives, 16 hard disks and 4 scanners.

 04-Jul-22    full story...

Free Sequential TOM Drum Kit & Stems
F9 Audio share multi-cart kits by HKA Design

 02-Jul-22    full story...

Gearfest 2022!
We'll be there, will you?

 01-Jul-22    full story...

Can You ID The Drum Machine?
Blind test of 10 classic beatboxes

 29-Jun-22    full story...

How To Make $20,000 From 15 Seconds of Music
Andrew Huang on making a living with your music

 27-Jun-22    full story...

10 Creative Ways To Layer Synths
SynthHacker shares top tips

 26-Jun-22    full story...

Synthesized: Celebrating The Computer And Synthesizer
Two day festival at the Centre for Computing History

 24-Jun-22    full story...

LMN 3: An Open-Source Hardware DAW
OP-1 inspired device to build yourself

 24-Jun-22    full story...

Domino Records & Four Tet Settle 2 Year Royalty Case
Agreement made on artists streamed and downloaded music

 23-Jun-22    full story...

The Music Theory Iceberg
Popular meme gets the David Bennett treatment

 23-Jun-22    full story...

Buying (And Transporting) An Entire Church Organ
Which was built into a house

 27-May-22    full story...

Is This The World's First Synth-Nerd Supergroup?
LMNC, Hainbach and Cuckoo form the youtube triforce

 26-May-22    full story...

Early Electronic Music Techniques Explained
Hainbach speedrun at Superbooth

 25-May-22    full story...

Simple Synth Design Contest
Three tier competition from Synthux.Academy

 23-May-22    full story...

Pre-order Re-sisters Book
The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti

 23-May-22    full story...

  Superbooth 22: Lep Loop V2
New case options, new features

 19-May-22    full story...

MACH5IVE Releases A Massive X Sound Pack
Ultimate Artist Collection I is inspired by some of the world`s best

 17-May-22    full story...

The Most Popular Chord Progressions
The theory behind 13 of them from David Bennett

 10-May-22    full story...

Top 10 Reasons Your Mix Sucks
Justin Colletti explains why and how to fix it

 09-May-22    full story...

We're Set For Superbooth - Are you?
And its going to be Sunny (probably)

 09-May-22    full story...

Vote In The 2022 MIDI Innovation Awards
100+ entries over 5 categories

 02-May-22    full story...

How To Make MIDI Guitars Sound Real
Underbelly producing with free plugins

 02-May-22    full story...

Two-In-One 87-Style Microphone
UT Twin87 is designed to capture the essence of classic and modern incarnations

 29-Apr-22    full story...

Rob Papen Reavamps Distortion Plug-In
RP-Distort 2 makes its debut

 29-Apr-22    full story...

New 'Eno' Documentary Announced
The definitive career-spanning, multi-platform film

 28-Apr-22    full story...

CLAP - Clever Audio Plugin
A new plugin standard is here

 27-Apr-22    full story...

Marc Rebillet Is Making An Album
..and he wants you to be part of it

 23-Apr-22    full story...

Record Store Day 2022
A wealth of re-releases and exclusives

 22-Apr-22    full story...

Orbital Unveil '30 Something'
New remixes & reworks celebrating three decades of music

 22-Apr-22    full story...

Ultimate Artists Synthesizer Secrets
New book features sound design secrets of artists, keyboardists and sound designers

 22-Apr-22    full story...

Analysing Aphex Twin's Avril 14th
In-depth compositional exploration by ixi music

 20-Apr-22    full story...

Raspberry Pi Pocket TX816 (8 DX7s)
Portable device hosting multiple DEXED instances

 18-Apr-22    full story...

What Happens When You Practice For 20,000 Hours
Charles Berthoud on going from 5k to 1M subs

 17-Apr-22    full story...

Creative Cribs - The Studio Of Ólafur Arnalds
His outboard gear, methodology and philosophy.

 17-Apr-22    full story...

Suat's Extreme DJ Sets
Abseiling, paragliding...what's next?

 16-Apr-22    full story...

Lofi Keys
Pocket-sized synthesis & battery operated beats

 14-Apr-22    full story...

The Reel To Reel DJs
Beat matching, mixing, and scratching for real

 10-Apr-22    full story...

Electric Guitar Through The Modular
Andrew Huang & Rob Scallon get experimental

 10-Apr-22    full story...

The Alpha Syntauri Computer Music System
John Chowning and Ellen Lapham demo the synth

 07-Apr-22    full story...

All You Need To Know About Wingie2
Stereo resonator with on-board mic and more

 04-Apr-22    full story...

Imitone: Audio To MIDI Updated
Now easier for live performances

 02-Apr-22    full story...

The Worlds Most Invisible Synthesizer
invisiSYNTH reinvents how you see synths

 01-Apr-22    full story...

Boomwhackers!
Amazing tuned percussion tubes

 27-Mar-22    full story...

The Producer Behind The Biggest Songs In The World
Christian Henson meets Jeff Bhasker

 27-Mar-22    full story...

OPLoid FM Synthesizer
Sounds of the MS-DOS era

 27-Mar-22    full story...

Adding Ear Candy To Your Music
Andrew Huang digs deep into the mix

 25-Mar-22    full story...

Take On Tiësto: The Global Remix Challenge
Remix 'The Motto' with $14,000 of prizes

 24-Mar-22    full story...

Block Rockin' Beats: 25 Year Anniversary
Chemical Brothers breakbeat behemoth

 24-Mar-22    full story...

Native Instruments Releases PLAYBOX
KONTAKT-based instrument is designed to offer an instant solution to writer's block

 24-Mar-22    full story...

The Paralysed Producer Using Eye Tracking To Make Music
French artist Pone living with ALS

 23-Mar-22    full story...

How Loud Can Sound Actually Get?
A simple question with a potentially existential answer

 22-Mar-22    full story...

This Is Your Brain On Music
How we experience and process music

 22-Mar-22    full story...

Inside Stockhausen's WDR Studio
Peter Beste visits the Studio für elektronische Musik

 22-Mar-22    full story...

The Edelweiss Talking Piano
Exuberant overview from Mark Rober

 20-Mar-22    full story...

Yazoo: 40th Anniversary Of 'Only You' Release
Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet's synth pop masterpiece

 15-Mar-22    full story...

The Prodigy Samples & Pitch Perfect Remakes
Expert reproductions and early album samples

 13-Mar-22    full story...

Remaking The Maplin 5600 Synthesiser
Entire project and resources shared

 12-Mar-22    full story...

Disclosure's Collab With Zedd Uncovered
Dream production team on new track

 11-Mar-22    full story...

Melodicade MX
DIY keyboard synth with Wicki-Hayden layout

 11-Mar-22    full story...

Test Your 90s Drum & Bass Knowledge
Your time starts now...

 08-Mar-22    full story...

How Eric Prydz Stole 'Call on Me'
A monster story behind the smash hit

 07-Mar-22    full story...

Beardyman vs Tom Scott
Instant on the spot hyperpop

 05-Mar-22    full story...

Remixing The Dr Who Theme
Inside the BBC radiophonic workshop

 03-Mar-22    full story...

Everybody Needs A 303
Celebrating the bassline synthesizer on 303 day

 03-Mar-22    full story...

Plugin Alliance Leap Year Sale
Get 3 plugins today for $29.99 each

 03-Mar-22    full story...

Found Sound
Finding inspiration in a world of sounds

 01-Mar-22    full story...

Dr Dre's Studio Tour
Engineer Richard 'Segal' Huredia's expert breakdown

 01-Mar-22    full story...

The Listening Planet: 50,000 Hours of Wildlife Recordings
Life's work of Martyn Stewart free to listen

 28-Feb-22    full story...

20th Anniversary of Geogaddi
Boards of Canada's ethereal second album

 27-Feb-22    full story...

The Holy Grail Of Broadcast Turntables
The massive, industrial Elektromesstechnik 927

 26-Feb-22    full story...

What Type Of EQ Should You Use?
Dan Worrall runs through the spectrum of options

 26-Feb-22    full story...

Oxygène Instruments Explained
Jean Michel-Jarre's epic rig rundown

 24-Feb-22    full story...

The Roland Alpha Juno 2
Alex Ball takes a look at that hoover synth

 24-Feb-22    full story...

How To Make A Great Synth Bass Sound
Mylar Melodies explains Kae Tempest's PWM bass

 21-Feb-22    full story...

Rip It Up (Remixed) : A Bespoke Bursary Programme
Supporting Black, Asian and diverse artists aged 18-25

 18-Feb-22    full story...

Using Chopin To Make Drum Beats
Nahre Sol explores creative beat making

 18-Feb-22    full story...

Bright Sparks Film Adds Free Tom Oberheim Chapter
A loving look at the life and work of a synth legend

 17-Feb-22    full story...

Synth Cakes
Amusing trend for edible artisan synths

 16-Feb-22    full story...

Andrew Weatherall Short FIlm
'Sail We Must' premieres next week

 11-Feb-22    full story...

The Making Of Oxygène
Jean-Michel Jarre's ground breaking 1976 album

 09-Feb-22    full story...

Dr Pitch - The Pitchbend Sequencer
Max4Live device for freeform melodies

 08-Feb-22    full story...

Essential Guide To Music Funding
Opportunities, schemes and grants to support UK artists

 06-Feb-22    full story...

Plugin Boutique 10 Year Anniversary Offers
$10 plugins and numerous bundles available

 05-Feb-22    full story...

Freemasons James Wiltshire On Producing Hit Records
EDMTips crowd sourcing the questions

 04-Feb-22    full story...

The Memoirs Of DJ Fat Tony
One of club culture's most notorious and best loved figures

 01-Feb-22    full story...

A Guide to Trackers
Old school sequencers still in use today

 01-Feb-22    full story...

EffectGrid: Multiband Processing Matrix
Innovative design reframes your existing audio plugins

 30-Jan-22    full story...

Interview With Electronic Maestro Vitalic
French producer shares studio insights

 27-Jan-22    full story...

Sunvox: Modular Music In Your Pocket
Largely free software for mobile music making

 27-Jan-22    full story...

A Patch Bay For Your Pedals
Emily Hopkins and the Patchulator

 24-Jan-22    full story...

Behringer ARP 2600 Ambient Jam
Tefty & Meems expansive atmospheres

 23-Jan-22    full story...

Building An Electronic Sound Sculpture
The making of ESP32-powered 'ioalieia'

 22-Jan-22    full story...

The Synth Sounds Of Daft Punk's Homework
On the 25th anniversary of it's release

 20-Jan-22    full story...

The Body As An Instrument
New book on gestural systems in live electronic music

 19-Jan-22    full story...

How To Play With Feeling
Tips from Jamiroquai's Matt Johnson

 18-Jan-22    full story...

Aphex Twin SAWII Sleeve Notes On CS-5
Original album text etched by RDJ

 17-Jan-22    full story...

The TX-816: A Monstrous DX Powerhouse!
Promo VHS shows what's possible with 8 DX7s

 17-Jan-22    full story...

Barcode Boarding Synth Sounds
Japanese artists skating synthesis

 15-Jan-22    full story...

Extensive Aphex Twin Interview
Conducted in 2014 after 'Syro' release

 09-Jan-22    full story...

In Conversation With Depeche Mode
1993's 'From The Vaults' documentary

 08-Jan-22    full story...

The Bizarre Sony CHORDMACHINE
Rare boombox & synth keyboard combo

 08-Jan-22    full story...

Can You Use A Sequencer From 1973 in 2022?
Hainbach looks at the Oberheim DS-2A

 05-Jan-22    full story...

The Epic John Bowen Solaris
Espen Kraft on the futuristic digital synth

 03-Jan-22    full story...

A Cassette Recording Toy Piano
Simon The Magpie's colourful lofi keyboard

 03-Jan-22    full story...

Jean-Michel Jarre Live In Notre-Dame
2020 NYE show now free to view

 01-Jan-22    full story...

The Crazy World Of The Concept Album
Documentary on when pop goes epic

 31-Dec-21    full story...

How To Produce A DeadMau5 Track
Simplicity is key in free Ableton project

 31-Dec-21    full story...

Sonic 001 Track Maker - Steve Hillier Interview
Track - Open and Empty

 30-Dec-21    full story...

Sonic 001 Track Maker - Gaz Williams Interview
PJ talks to Gaz

 29-Dec-21    full story...

Sonic 001 Track Maker -PJ Tracy Interview
The track - Behind The Mask

 28-Dec-21    full story...

Sonic 001 Track Maker - Steve Evans Interview
No Party Atmosphere

 27-Dec-21    full story...

Free iOS MIDI Tape Recorder
Open source Audio Unit V3 plugin captures everything

 27-Dec-21    full story...

57 Ways To Earn Money In The Music Industry
Rapid fire advice for a range of skill sets

 21-Dec-21    full story...

How The Beatles Used Indian Music Theory
David Bennet's expert explanation

 18-Dec-21    full story...

Christmas Sale At GForce Software
Up to 75% off vintage software instruments

 18-Dec-21    full story...

Free Orchestral Strings Collection For Bitwig
Orchestral Tools offer world-class symphonic sounds

 17-Dec-21    full story...

What Did Stonehenge Sound Like?
The prehistoric acoustics of an ancient site

 17-Dec-21    full story...

'midierror meets...' 50th And Final Episode
Sound & music interview series comes to an end

 16-Dec-21    full story...

FabFilter Holiday Sale
25% discount on plugins, bundles, and updates

 15-Dec-21    full story...

50% Off Glitch2 Audio Effect
Offer open until 31st December

 15-Dec-21    full story...

Sononym: Machine Learning Sample Browser Updated
1.3.1 offers many new features

 13-Dec-21    full story...

Restoring A Fairchild 670 Compressor
Reviving the 'King of Compressors'

 12-Dec-21    full story...

How To Get A Perfect Mix Every Time
Can striving for perfection impact your best mix?

 12-Dec-21    full story...

Can Autotune Make You A Good Singer?
Tom Scott with Beth Roars and Adam Neely

 11-Dec-21    full story...

The Best Homemade Synth Ever?
Almost entirely analogue unit made from scratch

 11-Dec-21    full story...

DX7 Sound Chip Reverse Engineered
A close look at the YM212805

 10-Dec-21    full story...

The Story Of The Roland Juno DCO
The birth of digitally controlled oscillators

 10-Dec-21    full story...

The Birth Of Punjabi Garage
Ministry Of Sound Documentary explores the scene

 08-Dec-21    full story...

The Shapeshifter: Bass Guitar With Movable Pickup
Experimental DIY build

 07-Dec-21    full story...

Are Headphones Actually Stereo?
Dan Worrall looks at both sides

 06-Dec-21    full story...

James Bond Theme From A Virtuoso
All parts covered by 826aska

 04-Dec-21    full story...

Music Podcast Roundup
Our top picks - any we missed?

 03-Dec-21    full story...

The Best Sampler You've Never Heard Of
Hainbach investigates the Vestax FaderBoard

 02-Dec-21    full story...

Podcast: Sonic TALK 693 - Slap That Bass
Cherry Audio Quadra, IK iLoud and ATMOS mixing

 02-Dec-21    full story...

Eventide Announces Pedals & Plug-ins Program
Buyers of dot9 pedals get their choice of free plug-in, up to $199 value

 02-Dec-21    full story...

Free Introduction To Podcast And Radio Production
YSWN's online seminar by Alannah Chance

 01-Dec-21    full story...

Wave Alchemy Announces ESSENCE
A time-limited collection of drum samples, synths and sound design tools

 01-Dec-21    full story...

More Ways To Remove Musical Elements
Alternative stem separation tools for remixes

 30-Nov-21    full story...

The Complete History Of Slap Bass
Extensive run down from Bass Freedom

 28-Nov-21    full story...

Get Creative With Limitations
Music making challenges to focus the mind

 27-Nov-21    full story...

The Microphone That Entertained The World
The era-defining BBC-Marconi Type A Mic

 24-Nov-21    full story...

Live Blog: Black Friday Deals Watch 2021
We'll keep an eye out

 19-Nov-21    full story...

Recreating The Vangelis Blade Runner Theme
Christian Henson's Dekkard's Dream overview

 16-Nov-21    full story...

Everything You Need To Know About Logic In Eurorack
Divkid's beginner-friendly guide to AND, NAND, and more

 16-Nov-21    full story...

Discovering Electronic Music Documentary
Film made between1969-83 by Bernard Wilets

 14-Nov-21    full story...

Synth DIY: Adding A Sub Oscillator
Low end modification for various synths

 09-Nov-21    full story...

Pulse Clock From A Pendulum!
LMNC takes timing to a new level

 07-Nov-21    full story...

Mixing Exercises For A New Perspective
House of Kush mix explorations

 06-Nov-21    full story...

Black Friday Offers To Look Forward To
EDM Tips runs down his recommended deals

 06-Nov-21    full story...

Build A Quality USB Mic For $30
DIY Perks project to rival more expensive alternatives

 04-Nov-21    full story...

Is This The World's Smallest Synth?
Honey, I shrunk the sound module

 02-Nov-21    full story...

Pedal Point - A Simple Musical Motif For Mystery
Repeat the same bass note

 01-Nov-21    full story...

Turn Yellowed Plastic Keys White
Reuben Chng's retro-brighting advice

 01-Nov-21    full story...

John Carpenter's Horror And Sci-Fi Playlist
60 minute mix for BBC6's Freak Zone

 30-Oct-21    full story...

A Live DJ Set.. In A Cave?!
DJ Suat going underground

 27-Oct-21    full story...

Drum Patterns Explained: Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
Captain Pikant uses a Digitakt to drop the beats

 27-Oct-21    full story...

Matt Bellamy's Manson DL-OR Sells Out In A Day
Newly reissued limited edition guitar goes back to the future

 27-Oct-21    full story...

How To Make A 10 Track Album In 12 Hours
'1st of October' reunite for epic studio session

 26-Oct-21    full story...

The Extensive Samples Of Photek
Artists eclectic crate-digging selections

 26-Oct-21    full story...

Podcasting & The Art Of The Interview
Hrishikesh Hirway of Song Exploder shares his knowledge

 26-Oct-21    full story...

Duran Duran Discuss Their New Album
'Future Past' is out now

 26-Oct-21    full story...

Bach Prelude in C Major on a Roland MC-202, SH-101, TR-606
Ducktronic and the Roland Data Cassette in action

 24-Oct-21    full story...

DIY Synth Roundup
A selection of home-made werks in progress

 24-Oct-21    full story...

GlassDuo & The Glass Armonica: Making Music With Glass
Expressive instruments invented in 1750s

 24-Oct-21    full story...

Derek Bailey On The Edge: Improvisation in Music
Inspirational four part series from 1992

 23-Oct-21    full story...

Soothing Sounds - Interview With Oeksound Founder
On Finland's musical heritage and making a mix engineer's dream plugin

 21-Oct-21    full story...

Did Prince Make $10m From One Album Without A Label?
'Crystal Ball' supposedly grossed vast sum through direct-to-fan sales

 21-Oct-21    full story...

The National Science and Media Museum: Sound Check
A free evening of sonic delights this week

 19-Oct-21    full story...

A 1981 Computer Spectrum Analyser
Responsive FFT on the TRS-80 Color Computer

 19-Oct-21    full story...

Is the Sequential Take 5 Worth It?
Jamiroquai's Matt Johnson takes a look

 18-Oct-21    full story...

Impressive DIY Poly Synth In Progress
Wave folder demo recently released

 17-Oct-21    full story...

MPC Masterclass Courses
TubeDigga offers comprehensive selection

 17-Oct-21    full story...

The Rarest Dutch Synth Of All Time?
The history of the Synton Fénix

 17-Oct-21    full story...

Milestone 100th Release For Experimental Label DiN
Set up in 1999 by Ian Boddy to release ambient electronica

 16-Oct-21    full story...

Daphne Orams Unique Oramics Machine
The ingenious 1960's optical synthesizer

 16-Oct-21    full story...

Circuit Bending The Yamaha DD-5
LMNC live streams his modifications

 16-Oct-21    full story...

Interview With Drum & Bass Icon High Contrast
High profile pop remixes, sound tracking Trainspotting 2 and more

 15-Oct-21    full story...

Your First Synth
6 affordable options for new synth explorers

 14-Oct-21    full story...

Using A Spring Reverb As A Drum
Andrew Huang making creative percussion noises

 14-Oct-21    full story...

The Legendary LinnDrum
Alex Ball covers the classic digital drum machine

 12-Oct-21    full story...

@0: New Ambient Compilation From Coldcut
Old & new artists feature with 50% of profits to charity

 12-Oct-21    full story...

8 BIT Documentary Now Available Online
2006 film brings a global perspective to chip music

 12-Oct-21    full story...

John Lennon On The Making Of 'God'
Song Exploder gains access to artists interview archive

 10-Oct-21    full story...

Extended Squarepusher Interview
A conversation with Holly Dicker for RA in 2020

 09-Oct-21    full story...

Such A Good Feeling Podcast
Discussing musicians magical career-changing moments

 09-Oct-21    full story...

BLIP: Free Atari Synthesis Pack
Lo-fi 2600 sounds on offer from Puremagnetik

 06-Oct-21    full story...

Engine DJ 2.0 Released
Onboard lighting control, Ableton link, new database, streaming and more

 05-Oct-21    full story...

Michael Jackson's Thriller Vocal Harmonies
Individual parts of horror smash hit

 04-Oct-21    full story...

Whateverest: Short Film About An Electronic Music Enthusiast
Film's documentary style fooled critics on release

 03-Oct-21    full story...

Raspberry Pi Rig For Eurorack
Integrate the micro computer with modular

 02-Oct-21    full story...

Ableton Live 11.1 Public Beta - M1 Native And Other Tweaks
Updated devices, Arrangement view, Browser and more

 28-Sep-21    full story...

T-APE: A Glistening Granular Gadget
Pocket-sized fractal-inspired sound generation

 28-Sep-21    full story...

Sweet Dreams Are... Made Of This?
Tuneful rendition by orchestra of electronic devices

 27-Sep-21    full story...

New LSDJ Guide To Making Gameboy Beats
Getting started with 8-Bit mobile chip music

 26-Sep-21    full story...

Worlds First Electronic Music Re-released
1957 - Kid Baltan and Tom Dissevelt - includes the first ever electronic music song released

 23-Sep-21    full story...

Emulating The Iconic DX7: The Hard Way
David from Plogue goes deep with their new OPS7

 22-Sep-21    full story...

Derek Bailey Interviewed By Henry Kaiser
Full interview with avant-garde guitarist from 1989

 21-Sep-21    full story...

Make A Simple Lo-Fi Sampler
Project expands to form a custom MPC

 19-Sep-21    full story...

Tune Into Radio Stations Around The World
Radio Garden's unique globe-trotting experience

 18-Sep-21    full story...

Superbooth 21: Official LiveStream Day 3 Live Today
4pm European, 3pm UK

 17-Sep-21    full story...

Superbooth 21: XOR Electronics Nerdseq Updates
The updates to the eurorack worlds favourite tracker sequencer

 17-Sep-21    full story...

Superbooth 21: Der Man Mit Der Maschine - Motorised Faders For Eurorack
What more could you need for your eurorack system

 16-Sep-21    full story...

Danger! High Voltage Music Player
Reinventing the term 'playing live'

 16-Sep-21    full story...

Superbooth 21: PWM Malevolent - New UK Mono Synth
In collab with Future Sound Systems

 15-Sep-21    full story...

Bespoke: An Expansive Free Modular Environment
190+ modules for live looping, sequencing, sample slicing and more

 14-Sep-21    full story...

Robot Rock: A History Of Vocoders
From military deployment to the MicroKorg

 13-Sep-21    full story...

A Visual Exploration Of Vintage Synths
Bjooks' SYNTH GEMS 1 book honours and celebrates synths from 1970 to 2000

 13-Sep-21    full story...

10 Questions For Modular Synth Beginners
Mylar Melodies covers the essentials

 08-Sep-21    full story...

Can You Draw A Grand Piano In MIDI ...Live?
Glasys shows us how it's done

 08-Sep-21    full story...

'The Unanswered Question' Lectures By Leonard Bernstien
Fascinating insights into the composition of music

 07-Sep-21    full story...

VODER: 1930s Speech Synthesis
The Voice Operation DEmonstratoR can see you

 03-Sep-21    full story...

The Greatest 5 Minutes In Music Education?
Expertly presented by Leonard Bernstein

 02-Sep-21    full story...

The First Modern Drum Machine
Hainbach explores the Eko Computerhythm

 31-Aug-21    full story...

Musical Keys Explained Simply
Bassist Victor Wooten breaks it down

 31-Aug-21    full story...

New Music Books On The Way
From Carl Cox, Matt Everitt and Ben Murphy

 28-Aug-21    full story...

The Iconic Music Of Jesper Kyd
Danish composer for Assasin's Creed game series and many others

 26-Aug-21    full story...

Sonic LAB: Erica Synths LXR-02 Drum Machine
6 voices, plenty to fiddle with

 25-Aug-21    full story...

Sequential Announce The Take 5 Portable Polysynth
The perfect gateway to subtractive synthesis

 23-Aug-21    full story...

Modulations - History Of Electronic Music
1998 documentary with Coldcut, Scanner, Squarepusher and many more

 22-Aug-21    full story...

Long Forgotten Audio Formats
Techmoan investigates DCC & Elcaset

 22-Aug-21    full story...

Anthony Rother Interview
'Ask The Producer' talks to Electro legend

 21-Aug-21    full story...

VS: Visuals That React To Audio & MIDI
Generate visuals with 8 polyphonic layers

 21-Aug-21    full story...

Tranquil: New Algorithmic Reverb
Windows-based plugin developed in India

 18-Aug-21    full story...

40+ Essential Music Theory Concepts
Extensive explanation of key ideas

 17-Aug-21    full story...

Sound Of The Tokyo Olympics
Immersive audio with 3,600 microphones

 17-Aug-21    full story...

Free Ableton Live Chord Generator
Extensive melodic rack from AbletonTips

 16-Aug-21    full story...

Free Polyphonic Virtual Analog Synth
GR-8 from Phuturetone available as VST3 & AU

 16-Aug-21    full story...

Max For Cats Collection On Offer
50% off entire Max4Live collection

 12-Aug-21    full story...

Reese's Puffs Cereal Music Boxes
Big beats with your breakfast

 11-Aug-21    full story...

Ramsgate Festival Of Sound
'Stories from the Sea' starts 27th August

 11-Aug-21    full story...

DJ Premier On Making Biggie's 'Unbelievable'
So Wassup? podcast Episode 2

 11-Aug-21    full story...

SubLab Synthesizer On Offer
Sub focused synth available at discounted price

 09-Aug-21    full story...

OB-Xd Updated And On Sale
AU version 50% off until 15th August

 09-Aug-21    full story...

Flywire Infrared Theremin
With schematic to build your own

 06-Aug-21    full story...

Alternative Controllers
Music making devices that defy convention

 05-Aug-21    full story...

Bruno Mars 24K Magic Production Techniques
Rick Beato goes over track elements

 04-Aug-21    full story...

Sequencing The Isla Instruments S2400
Latest User Manual Video From Alex Ball

 03-Aug-21    full story...

Japanese MIDI Boom Box
Yamaha MDP-10 FDD MIDI Player

 02-Aug-21    full story...

A Brief History of Sampling
Eclectic Method serves up the samples

 02-Aug-21    full story...

ABL3 TB-303 Plugin Gets Upgrade
AudioRealisms emulation gets complete re-design

 29-Jul-21    full story...

Brainworx Studio Flooded
Iconic studio in Germany hit

 29-Jul-21    full story...

Terry Riley Interview
In depth conversation recorded in 2005

 27-Jul-21    full story...

MIDI Cartridge For Super NES
Vintage video game software for synthesis

 25-Jul-21    full story...

Three Free Experimental Synths
Noise Engineering's Virt Vereor, Sinc Vereor, and Ruina

 24-Jul-21    full story...

DirtyWave M8: The Pocket Tracker
Pre-orders already sold out on new device

 24-Jul-21    full story...

Oblivion Sound Labs RetroGrade
Space age presets for u-he Repro-5

 21-Jul-21    full story...

Laurie Anderson In Conversation
Panel from WITCiH digital festival

 21-Jul-21    full story...

Paradise MIDI's Bold Controllers
Colourful and beautifully made devices

 19-Jul-21    full story...

Roland Juno-106/HS-60 Voice Chip Replacement
Extensive rundown and overview

 19-Jul-21    full story...

What Happened To The LinnDrum II?
Noir Et Blanc Vie Great Synth Mysteries

 16-Jul-21    full story...

Shattering A Wine Glass With Sound
Recorded at 187,500FPS by the Slow Mo guys

 15-Jul-21    full story...

Girls Twiddling Knobs Podcast
For female identifying musicians eager to start recording

 15-Jul-21    full story...

David Guetta On Making A Remix
From his bedroom to the dancefloor

 14-Jul-21    full story...

Fractal Sound Explorer: Sounds Of The Mandelbrot Set
Free software for audio experimentation

 13-Jul-21    full story...

Dark Mass: 151 Exclusive Sounds For Retrologue
Sound library tailored for cinema and scores

 12-Jul-21    full story...

New Chapter for Rhodes Musical Instruments
Brand under new management

 12-Jul-21    full story...

Birth Of The PULSAR
Behind the scenes of the Soma drum machine

 05-Jul-21    full story...

Peter Hook's New Order Exhibition And Auction
Over 400 lots to go under the hammer

 03-Jul-21    full story...

Add Energy To Your Drums
Underbelly shares tips in his inimitable style

 02-Jul-21    full story...

Daft Punk Plant Pots
Free 3D printable model helmets

 02-Jul-21    full story...

Last Man Standing Documentary
On the deaths of two titans of 90s gangsta rap

 30-Jun-21    full story...

Getting Perspective On A Mix
Gregory Scott of Kush Audio shares some tips

 30-Jun-21    full story...

Old School Echo With Modern Functionality
J.ROCKETT introduces CLOCKWORK ECHO Analog Stereo Delay pedal

 29-Jun-21    full story...

Hardware Synth Modifications
Add-ons, expansions and hacks to enhance your gear

 28-Jun-21    full story...

Next Generation Of TouchOSC
Wireless control app re-written from scratch

 27-Jun-21    full story...

RIP Peter Zinovieff
British composer and synth pioneer dies aged 88

 27-Jun-21    full story...

Free 1960s Electronic Bass Plugin
Rare Rheem Kee Bass emulated

 26-Jun-21    full story...

New Album Buried On Orkney
Underground recording released in 2024 unless found earlier

 23-Jun-21    full story...

Nintendo Game Controllers Sending MIDI
Retro pads controlling musical parameters

 21-Jun-21    full story...

Global Producer Challenge
Expansive competition with huge selection of prizes

 21-Jun-21    full story...

midierror meets Fatboy Slim
Rare interview with prolific producer, DJ and remixer

 19-Jun-21    full story...

Rick Rubin Interviews Brian Eno
On messing with MIDI and his 50 year career

 17-Jun-21    full story...

Mechanical Switchboard Sounds
Percussive telephone exchange sampled

 14-Jun-21    full story...

Learn The Theremin With Carolina Eyck
12 step series on the enigmatic synth

 14-Jun-21    full story...

Making Dance Music With Strangers Voices
Found sounds on Crawley high street

 14-Jun-21    full story...

Midify And Modify the Jen SX1000
Instructions for a souped-up monosynth

 14-Jun-21    full story...

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    full story...

DX Zone: Forgotten Synth Programming Cassettes
Yamaha DX7 and DX9 tapes from 1980s

 10-Jun-21    full story...

Renoise Q&A Live Stream
Submit your questions to win a free Renoise license

 08-Jun-21    full story...

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - Summer Of Love
Global fundraising event supporting children in crisis

 08-Jun-21    full story...

Essential Free Effects
High quality EQ, Compression, Reverb and beyond

 07-Jun-21    full story...

Jacob Collier's Key Change Secret Weapon
...and more tips from his Instagram series

 04-Jun-21    full story...

Understanding & Preserving Sound Collections
Free workshop introduction to archiving sounds

 03-Jun-21    full story...

Raw Sounds Of The Moog Prodigy
Arpeggiated without FX, EQ or compression

 02-Jun-21    full story...

Repurposing Rotating Leslie Speakers
For LMNC's Gameboy mega machine

 02-Jun-21    full story...

Harry Mack's 10 Hour Freestyle Marathon
Rapper celebrating 1,000,000 subscribers

 29-May-21    full story...

WITCiH Digital Festival 2021: 9-11 June
Celebrating women and non-binary creatives in tech

 27-May-21    full story...

New Synth Design Podcast
Episode one with Clatters Machines

 25-May-21    full story...

Monolithic Undertow: In Search of Sonic Oblivion
Harry Sword's book on the power of the drone

 24-May-21    full story...

Add Excitement To Electronic Music
Dan Larsson on adding complimentary effects to tracks

 24-May-21    full story...

Mastering Kendrick Lamar's 'HUMBLE'
Mike Bozzi's techniques on Grammy-winning track

 22-May-21    full story...

Dave Clarke's 800+ RTE Shows
Weekly 'White Noise' mixes of Electro & Techno

 22-May-21    full story...

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    full story...

New Synth Imagines A Hot-Rodded MS-20
Cherry Audio releases the polyphonic PS-20

 18-May-21    full story...

Apple Music Announce Spatial And Lossless Audio
Coming to entire catalog in June

 17-May-21    full story...

Disclosure Break Down Early HIt
Duo share production behind 'F For You'

 15-May-21    full story...

Amazing Ferrofluid Speaker
Bluetooth display cell speaker reacts to music

 14-May-21    full story...

The After Eight Sequencer
Designing & Building an Artificially Intelligent Musical Device

 13-May-21    full story...

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    full story...

Web Chat With MIDI Keyboard For Teaching And Collaborations
Share Notes & Ideas On Open Source Page

 12-May-21    full story...

The DAWs - Choosing A Digital Audio Workstation
An overview of the most popular production software available today

 11-May-21    full story...

5 MINUTES WITH 42HP Modular Processing
Peaks, Linnaeus filter and Z5000

 10-May-21    full story...

Replay The Modular World Anniversary Show
24 hours of streamed sets from around the globe

 09-May-21    full story...

Timbaland Launches New Site With Remix Competition
Beatclub, Metapop and NI join forces

 09-May-21    full story...

A Close Look At The Yamaha PSS-480
2 Operator FM synth with 9 editable parameters

 08-May-21    full story...

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    full story...

Launchpad Pro Support For iOS Groove Box GR-16
Jim Pavloff's Groove Rider updated

 07-May-21    full story...

1920s Compact Typewriter As A MIDI Controller
Type my beats up!

 06-May-21    full story...

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    full story...

Drum And Bass On A Bike
Not yet part of the cycling proficiency scheme

 29-Apr-21    full story...

Downsize Your Collection With Hardware Pin Badges
Miniature DX7 and Jupiter 8 for your blazer

 29-Apr-21    full story...

3 Free Workshops On Audio Development For Android
Workshop series from Music Hackspace start next week

 28-Apr-21    full story...

Meditate With Moby
Artist performs improvised ambient pieces for relaxation, sleep and study

 27-Apr-21    full story...

The Man With The Prodigy's Original Gear
Roland W30 and TB-303 once owned by Liam Howlett

 27-Apr-21    full story...

Free Ableton Fundamentals Course From Berklee Online
4 week course covers all you need to know to get started

 25-Apr-21    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Halina Rice - Interactive Virtual Livestream
Futuristic projection and visuals for her latest release

 21-Apr-21    full story...

Arturia Releases Pigments 3
Polychrome software synthesizer adds a host of new features

 21-Apr-21    full story...

Generate Endless Acid Bangers Online
Beats and bleeps created by a randomised algorithm

 20-Apr-21    full story...

euroNES: Chipmusic Module For Eurorack
7 voice unit inspired by the Nintendo games console

 20-Apr-21    full story...

Early 90s Rephlex Records Interview with Aphex Twin
RDJ and Grant Claridge-Wilson discuss the electronic label

 20-Apr-21    full story...

Bluedot Festival Postponed Until 2022
Planning the greatest event yet when they return

 14-Apr-21    full story...

Accent Velocity - Sequenced Emphasis For MIDI Tracks
Sequence the relative velocities of incoming MIDI

 14-Apr-21    full story...

Free Online Sequencer To Create & Share Melodies
Save sequences online and download later

 13-Apr-21    full story...

Test Your Knowledge Of Classic Club Tracks
10 classic tracks to identify in each blind test

 11-Apr-21    full story...

Unearthed Chemical Brothers Interview From 1997
Tom & Ed discuss their early days and formation

 10-Apr-21    full story...

The Synth Sounds Of Tyler The Creator
Sounds of artists 2017's album Flower Boy re-created

 09-Apr-21    full story...

The Hidden Easter Eggs In Synths & Samplers
The secret modes and unwritten features of many favourites

 01-Apr-21    full story...

20 Year Anniversary Release For Spirit Of Gravity
Experimental music night release compilation raising money for local venues

 01-Apr-21    full story...

Cover of Ghosts By Hazel Mills and Harriet Riley
Prophet 6, SH09 and concert Marimba

 01-Apr-21    full story...

Testing The World's Longest Reverb
Tom Scott investigates vast wartime fuel tanks

 31-Mar-21    full story...

Free Virtual Concerts For Piano Day
Online events to mark annual celebration of the instrument

 29-Mar-21    full story...

ADE Announces In-Person Event for 2021
Performers named for event going ahead in October

 25-Mar-21    full story...

Chaabi: An Intricate Moroccan Groove
Yogev Gabay explains and deconstructs the unusual rhythm

 24-Mar-21    full story...

Lego Brick Modular Sequencer
16 step tactile sequencer using toys as triggers

 23-Mar-21    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Interview: Ade Fenton Producing Gary Numan's New Album
'Intruder' is due for release on 21st May

 10-Mar-21    full story...

Creating A Hands-On Live Dub Mix
Setup and effects overview by Mungo's Hi Fi

 05-Mar-21    full story...

Designing A Phenakistoscope With Drew Tetz
Vinyl artist shares tutorial on his fantastic revolving illusions

 04-Mar-21    full story...

Reacting to Frank Zappa Is Now A Thing
Youtubers reacting to...

 04-Mar-21    full story...

Radio Documentary Brings Hope To Disabled People
'The Right to Record' by Sound Artist Hannah Kemp-Welch

 04-Mar-21    full story...

Audio Inception: Live Vinyl Cutting Lathe Delay
Vinyl Artist Richard Houghten's one of a kind effect

 03-Mar-21    full story...

GPU Audio Processing On The Horizon?
Swiss company promise cutting-edge developments to audio processing

 02-Mar-21    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Synth Action In Leamington Spa
Meet the Leamington Spa Home Made Electronic Music Society

 07-Feb-17    full story...

  NAMM 2017: Sonicsmith Audio Controlled Synths
A new type of synthesis that allows control via an audio input

 24-Jan-17    full story...

  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    full story...

A Synth In Any Colour You Choose
Say hello to the Synthesizer Coloring Book

 16-Dec-16    full story...

  Synth Bike - We Get The Details
Completely mad, but completely fantastic

 08-Dec-16    full story...

Credit Card-Sized Synth
Tiny TS has a 1-octave capacitive touch keyboard

 30-Nov-16    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Kano - Computers Anyone Can Make As Easy As Lego
Make a speaker, a dum machine a synth and more

 06-Oct-16    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

See S U R V I V E's Live Synth Rig
Short video at rehearsals for major US tour

 30-Sep-16    full story...

First Recording of Computer Generated Music Restored
Created by Alan Turing in 1951

 27-Sep-16    full story...

Stekker 2016: Objekt - We Talk Workflow and Tech
We managed to grab some time with TJ at Studio Stekker

 15-Sep-16    full story...

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    full story...

Stekker 2016: Sie Medway-Smith Interview
A veteran of Studio Stekker, Sie talks us through what keeps him coming back

 25-Aug-16    full story...

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    full story...

RIP Ray Wilson
Synth DIY legend passes away

 25-Jul-16    full story...

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    full story...

Watch A Modular System Being Connected
Live modular act #Instantboner releases a stop motion video of their setting up

 14-Jul-16    full story...

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    full story...

  MESSE 2016: Mackie AXIS Mix Control Surface
Its big and it talks Dante, and it has plenty of LCD displays

 09-Apr-16    full story...

  MESSE 2016: Label That Cable
DYMO wants us to sort our s*&^ out

 09-Apr-16    full story...

  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    full story...

Ever Wanted to Change Your Pedal Board On The Fly?
Patchulator 8000 - 8 channel desktop patchbay

 15-Feb-16    full story...

So What Do Black Holes Colliding Sound Like?
Like this, apparently

 12-Feb-16    full story...

NAMM 2016: What You May Have Missed But Shouldn't Have
A selection of the weird and wonderful

 02-Feb-16    full story...

  NAMM 2016: Bitwig Touchscreen Changes Everything
Play your DAW like an Instrument

 24-Jan-16    full story...

  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    full story...

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    full story...

  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    full story...

  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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

MIDI Control From An Acoustic Guitar
ACPAD wireless MIDI controller offers access to instruments and loops from a guitar

 22-Oct-15    full story...

How Streaming Is Changing The Music Industry
Check out the infographic to see the results of recent research

 05-Oct-15    full story...

  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    full story...

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    full story...

  Modular Meets Leeds: Radek Rudnicki
Sound designer, music composer and performer shows off his rig

 28-Aug-15    full story...

  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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

8 Options For Starting With A Semi Modular
Not ready to go all in yet? Try these for size

 11-May-15    full story...

Aphex Twin Deletes All 205 Tracks On SoundCloud
Then uploads 58 more to a new account...

 06-May-15    full story...

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    full story...

Wait Is That A Novation MoroderNova?
Glimpse of a synth in Moroder/Sia video

 05-May-15    full story...

Get Your Modular Started With A Case
Choices for price and expandability

 05-May-15    full story...

  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    full story...

  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    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Brand New Analog Dub Delay Spotted
Prototype S-CAT & Oram Dubsta-Delay Box looks Badass

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  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    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Demo of Polyphony on the BOSS SY-300 Guitar Synth
Alex Hutchings demos the pedal's full capabilities

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Greenhouse FX New Products Overview
All of the new pedals and treats from Greenhouse

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  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    full story...

  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    full story...

  MESSE 15: Arcadia - DIY Pedal Kits With PCBs
For around $60 you get the kit - which is an hour build

 15-Apr-15    full story...

  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    full story...

  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    full story...

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    full story...

Arturia Microbrute Plus Pedals = Jam
Polara, EHX and Boss pedals meet

 26-Mar-15    full story...

This Is Not A Joke...
Or maybe it is a joke, no, wait, it's not

 25-Mar-15    full story...

Which Delay Pedal Should You Buy?
There's an easy way to find out...

 25-Mar-15    full story...

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    full story...

The Rubiks Cube Just Got A Little More Puzzling
Swedish inventor builds a sequencer from Rubik's Cubes

 23-Mar-15    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

  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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

  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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

LiveBlog: Black Friday Deals
We keep our eyes peeled for you

 28-Nov-14    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

10 Greatest Fender Stratocaster Guitarists: The Results
Our readers voted - and now we can reveal the top 10

 03-Nov-14    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Is This The World's COOLEST Pickguard?
Thorn Guitars vinyl scratchplate is the business

 07-Oct-14    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

11 Annoying Things Guitarists Say
Amped columnist Richard Beech thinks it's time for a bit of self-deprecation

 03-May-14    full story...

It's Official: Guitarists' Brains Are Different To 'Normal' People... Really?
We're, quite simply, better than everyone else (maybe)

 02-May-14    full story...

How To Play Guitar Solos That Give Women Sexual Pleasure
This is not a joke, apparently

 29-Apr-14    full story...

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    full story...

Cross DJ Updated, Mix Contest Announced
Win a trip to Paris with Mixvibes

 11-Apr-14    full story...

The Music Industry Self Help Guide
The first volume in a series of music education guidebooks launches

 08-Apr-14    full story...

10 Things You Didn't Know About The Klon Centaur
These things may or may not be true

 08-Apr-14    full story...

COMPETITION: Win A Jim Dunlop EP101 Echoplex Pedal
Win the new EP101 preamp courtesy of Jim Dunlop and SonicState

 07-Apr-14    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

'Beautiful But Sad' Music Can Lift Your Mood
New research from university psychologists proves it

 20-Feb-14    full story...

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    full story...

Blog: Why Do I Need A Seven-String Guitar?
Simon Hetherington talks about seven-string guitars - and why YOU need one

 12-Feb-14    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

  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    full story...

  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    full story...

  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    full story...

  NAMM 2013: Focusrite iTrack Dock
iPad Mini or full size works with both

 27-Jan-14    full story...

  NAMM 2014: New SM Pro Audio M-Patch Active and Passive
Two new models

 27-Jan-14    full story...

  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    full story...

NAMM 2014: Digitech Launches Live Harmony
New vocal harmony processor is designed for live performance

 25-Jan-14    full story...

NAMM 2014: Armchair Blog Day 2 - Dripping with Keytar
Scott McGrath returns with a few picks from Day 2

 25-Jan-14    full story...

  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    full story...

  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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Sign Up For The Gene Simmons Rock Camp
Fantasy Camp will feature Tommy Thayer, Sebastian Bach, Steve Stevens and Dave Ellefson

 06-Dec-13    full story...

45 Watt Vintage-Style Combo
Koch introduces the Jupiter 212

 27-Nov-13    full story...

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    full story...

Elektro Moskva - Russian Electronic Music Movie
This looks awesome

 20-Nov-13    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Gear of the Year Awards: What's The Best Effects Pedal of 2013?
SonicState Awards: Choose this year's winners

 12-Nov-13    full story...

Win Every Alchemy Mobile Sound Library
Camel Audio launch a survey for feedback on their iOS synthesizer

 08-Nov-13    full story...

Social Media Promotion For Musicians
Bobby Owsinski releases a manual for marketing yourself, your band and your music online

 05-Nov-13    full story...

The REAL World's Fastest Guitar Player
You've seen the pretenders, now see the real thing

 30-Oct-13    full story...

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    full story...

130 Vintage Guitars STOLEN From Fretted Americana In Cali
Californian vintage guitar shop reportedly cleaned-out by robbers

 28-Oct-13    full story...

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    full story...

Tara Busch Live at Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit
Tonight! Drop everything and go there Now!

 26-Oct-13    full story...

Casio VL-Tone Recreated For Reaktor
Icebreaker Audio releases the Calc-U-Synth VR

 25-Oct-13    full story...

Gypie Mayo Dies At 62: Tribute
Why Gypie was an under-rated rock and roll hero

 24-Oct-13    full story...

New Neve Mic Pre And EQ Modules
Rupert Neve Designs announces The Shelford Series

 23-Oct-13    full story...

Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder To Collaborate
Now THAT is a prospect

 22-Oct-13    full story...

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    full story...

Gus G Shows Off Cool Heavy Metal Guitar Trick
Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist says 'in metal you have to show off'

 20-Oct-13    full story...

Tube Comparison: 16 Brands of 6L6GC Valves On Test
Kurt Prange compares 16 separate variations of the 6L6 power tube

 19-Oct-13    full story...

Watch Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal Give An Hour-Long Guitar Clinic
Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron Thal delivers his pearls of wisdom

 19-Oct-13    full story...

Recording On The Road With iOS Changed My Life!
Amped Columnist Michael Elsner on new iOS recording apps

 15-Oct-13    full story...

What Guitar Should I Buy?
This graphic shows you what you should be after

 15-Oct-13    full story...

Wampler Releases Special Edition Pedal For Breast Cancer Charity
The company will raise money for charity with pink pedal

 09-Oct-13    full story...

The Best Fuzz Pedals For Guitar: Revealed
Which pedal will take the top spot?

 07-Oct-13    full story...

Josh Homme Auditions For The New Star Wars Movies
QOTSA guitarist is a big Star Wars fan, wants to play R2D2

 07-Oct-13    full story...

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    full story...

Reasons Why Being A Guitarist Is Rubbish... In Autumn
Autumn isn't our time, but when Winter comes, oh boy...

 02-Oct-13    full story...

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    full story...

There's Nothing Wrong With An Addiction To Buying Guitar Gear, Honest
Debunking the myth that G.A.S. is shameful

 25-Sep-13    full story...

Nile Rodgers Working On New Material With Disclosure
God of disco working with new kids on the block

 23-Sep-13    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Foo Fighters Could Play Nirvana Songs, Says Pat Smear
Pat Smear, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic could play Nirvana material

 10-Sep-13    full story...

How To Get Work As A Session Guitarist: Part One
Guest blog with advice from session guitarist Michael Elsner

 08-Sep-13    full story...

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    full story...

Korg Announces The Pandora Stomp
Latest in the long-running series is a multi-effect/tuner pedal

 06-Sep-13    full story...

Win A Luxury Knaggs Guitar With Seymour Duncan Pickups
Our favourite boutique guitar company fitted with legendary pups

 05-Sep-13    full story...

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    full story...

Blog: Watching A Gig In A Swimming Pool
Beautiful experience as sound reflects off walls and water

 01-Sep-13    full story...

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    full story...

Something for the Weekend
Cool video interview with Daniel Lanois

 30-Aug-13    full story...

Teenage Vocalist Sings Like She's Been AutoTuned
Impressive video - check it out

 27-Aug-13    full story...

Diaries of a Guitar Tech: Sleuth Against The Clock
When the techy saves the day!

 24-Aug-13    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Alex Hutchings: Getting Better All The Time
Is he on course to be linked with the 'best guitarist' poison chalice

 05-Aug-13    full story...

Diaries of a Guitar Tech: 'Who Thought That Would be a Good Idea?'
Guitar tech + cheap 60s amplifier = improved tone

 03-Aug-13    full story...

The End For Guitarists: A Machine That Plays Guitars
An incredible technological effort from Georgia Tech Institute

 01-Aug-13    full story...

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    full story...

Free Synth For Macs
Juno Ju-X releases Gimmick Graph

 03-Jul-13    full story...

New band blog: Introducing Antimatter People
Daniel Magee writes about one of his favourite new bands

 02-Jul-13    full story...

OK This Proves It - Drummers ARE Crazy!
Cliff diving flying drummer shenanigans

 02-Jul-13    full story...

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    full story...

Rabea Massaad Demos His New Chapman Guitars Signature ML-1 BEA
Hear the new signature axe in action

 27-Jun-13    full story...

Video Preview: The Aristocrats New Album 'Culture Clash'
This is definitely going to be one of the best albums this year

 11-Jun-13    full story...

Eminence Speakers Introduce New Exit Compression Driver
A low and loud compression driver from Eminence

 11-Jun-13    full story...

Interview: Level 42 Bassist Mark King Talks Tone and Sweet Mingers
Mark King on tone, technique and the future of music

 09-Jun-13    full story...

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    full story...

Mini Metal Band Rocking Out Harder Than You
Unlocking The Truth are three 11-year-old metal heads

 08-Jun-13    full story...

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    full story...

Callum Williams Covers Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
The new kid is back on the block

 30-May-13    full story...

Guitar Porn of the Month: May
The most scintillating guitar and gear pics from this month

 29-May-13    full story...

Have You Tried This? TC Electronic Flashback Loop
The Flashback flashing back and back in a flash

 23-May-13    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Review: Orange VT1000 Valve Tester
We give the Orange VT1000 Valve Tester the Amped treatment

 14-May-13    full story...

Why We Love NoiseKICK FX
Let us tell you about a little company we know

 14-May-13    full story...

The Music Industry Gathers To Remember Phil Ramone
Visionary, producer, engineer, composer and audio technologist

 14-May-13    full story...

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    full story...

Review: ToneRite For Guitars Plays In New Strings For You
Device designed to 'play in' your guitar

 12-May-13    full story...

Dead Giveaway - Current Events Inspired News Mashup
Pretty creative but questionable

 09-May-13    full story...

'Please Mend The On Switch': Diaries of a Guitar Tech
Amped blogger Neville Ward on the life of a guitar tech

 08-May-13    full story...

Giorgio Moroder On Daft Punk Collaboration
No more perm or moustache, but he's the man!

 07-May-13    full story...

Jeff Hanneman Dead: Legendary Slayer Guitarist Passes Away Age 48
Slayer guitarist suffers liver failure

 02-May-13    full story...

Can Guitarists Really Plan a Viral Video Hit on YouTube?
Amped blogger John Huldt poses the question

 02-May-13    full story...

Authentic Four Deck Tape Delay Setup
Radiophonic Workshop style

 19-Apr-13    full story...

  MESSE13: Giant Metronome
That should keep you in time...

 13-Apr-13    full story...

MESSE13: Analogue Synths From Smaller Manufacturers
ALEX4 showcases a slew of specialist products at Musikmesse

 10-Apr-13    full story...

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    full story...

Awesome Blues Jam Featuring Paul Gilbert, Andreas Oberg and Martin Taylor
Awesome blues jam, but who wins?

 04-Apr-13    full story...

Guitar Porn of the Month: The hottest photos from March
The most scintillating guitar and gear pics from this month

 04-Apr-13    full story...

Monthly Roundup of New Pedals With Bart Provoost of Effects Database
Bart takes us through the hottest new pedals

 02-Apr-13    full story...

Revealed: The 5 Best Distortion Effects Pedals Of All Time
You voted for your favourites, and here are the results

 24-Mar-13    full story...

This Makes You Appreciate How Much Work Goes Into Building a Guitar
100 hours of work for this young student luthier

 22-Mar-13    full story...

22 Different Brands of 12AX7 Tubes Tested Against Each Other
Guest writer Kurt Prange rates 22 12AX7 valves

 22-Mar-13    full story...

Matt Bellamy Smashes Up Guitar And Throws It In Crowd
Kurt Cobain moment for Matt Bellamy

 18-Mar-13    full story...

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    full story...

St Patrick's Day: Rory Gallagher - The Most Underrated Guitar Hero
Simon Hetherington recalls his memories of Rory Gallagher

 17-Mar-13    full story...

Ever Seen a Man Play a Guitar With a Hair Comb?
Well now you have

 16-Mar-13    full story...

Bruce Dickinson Speaks About New Iron Maiden Beer
The Trooper is the band's new beer

 12-Mar-13    full story...

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    full story...

Joe Bonamassa UK Tour Tickets Now On Sale
Joe is playing seven dates in the UK

 11-Mar-13    full story...

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    full story...

Reaction To Alvin Lee's Passing - Tributes From Guitar Community
Twitter was awash with people paying their personal tributes

 07-Mar-13    full story...

Giant Tuba - 50M of Tubing Coming To Musik MESSE
2m high, weighing in at 50kg

 05-Mar-13    full story...

Fruity Orange Amps Meme Is Food For Thought
Grocerock and roll... and roll

 04-Mar-13    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Introducing Soundslice: Invaluable New Collaborative Learning Tool For Guitarists
Youtube and tab, combined, and open sourced

 18-Nov-12    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

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    full story...

Paul Ryan Rocks Out To Rage Against The Machine... Apparently
Conservative Republican loves left-wing rap metal

 16-Aug-12    full story...

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    full story...

Questions Raised Over Sorry State of Gary Moore's Grave
Guitarist's resting place still without a headstone

 13-Aug-12    full story...

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    full story...

G3 2012 Backstage Tour of Guitar Rigs
Check out the awesome gear in this vid

 02-Aug-12    full story...

Interview: Richard O'Brien talks bass inspiration
We talk to Richard O'Brien about his solo project

 31-Jul-12    full story...

Slash Announces Headline UK Academy and Arena Tour
Guns 'N Roses guitarist will head to England and Scotland

 30-Jul-12    full story...

Metallica Set Fire To Technician, Audience Don't Take It Too Well
Technician runs across stage in a ball of flame

 30-Jul-12    full story...

Brian May and Pete Townshend Call For British PM To Curb Music Piracy
Rockstars believe music could help out struggling economy

 25-Jul-12    full story...

In The Pleasure Groove With Duran Duran's John Taylor
All is revealed by the award-winning bass player

 23-Jul-12    full story...

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    full story...

Charlie Sheen Presents Slash With Hollywood Star
Slash is honoured with star on Hollywood Blvd

 10-Jul-12    full story...

Watch: Aerosmith Release Awesome New Music Video 'Legendary Child'
The veteran rockers are back with a bang

 10-Jul-12    full story...

Five Guitars You Must Own In A Zombie Apocalypse
It's a battle to save the Earth, better get playing!

 08-Jul-12    full story...

Misha Mansoor Talks About a Common Problem for Guitarists
Mansoor on new Periphery album

 07-Jul-12    full story...

Mike Campbell On How To Get The Tom Petty Guitar Tone
Tom Petty guitarist talks about his guitars

 04-Jul-12    full story...

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    full story...

Arctic Monkeys To Get Heavy On Guitar Orientated Album
Band will try a heavy guitar sound for new album

 03-Jul-12    full story...

Two New Noel Gallagher Tracks Leaked Online
Listen to the new songs, which have surfaced on Youtube

 29-Jun-12    full story...

Guitar Music Is Dying, Or Is It? Speak Up!
The decline of guitar music is making headlines

 26-Jun-12    full story...

NAMM To Open Its Doors To The Public This Summer
Get tips from music industry insiders

 25-Jun-12    full story...

What The Hell Is An 'Affordable Guitar' Anyway?!
Well it usually means one of three things

 28-May-12    full story...

Three Reasons Your Band Will Break Up
Yes, your band will split up, and we know why

 23-May-12    full story...

Feature: Tips For Live Laptop Use
Robbie Bronnimann tells all

 21-May-12    full story...

Watch: Metallica Debut Performance Of 'Don't Tread On Me'
Track is played at concert in Prague

 11-May-12    full story...

A Very Important Note From Dave Grohl
Just read it

 01-May-12    full story...

Slipknot's Jim Root Talks About His Signature Stratocaster
Root explains the decisions behind his black strat

 26-Apr-12    full story...

George Martin 'Best Producer Of All Time' Says Butch Vig
From one legendary producer to another

 24-Apr-12    full story...

Spectral Synthesis Explained
Youtube video shows how to understand and use the spectrogram in Izotope Iris and Camel Audio Alchemy

 24-Apr-12    full story...

Previous Unreleased Pantera Track Now Online
'Piss' is the new old song from Pantera

 12-Apr-12    full story...

New Brainworx Amp Sim Sounds Great On Video Preview
Watch the video on Amped

 11-Apr-12    full story...

The Coolest Custom Effects Pedal Ever?
The answer is a resounding and totally biased 'yes'

 11-Apr-12    full story...

  GadgetShow12: Dube Percussion Instrument
Dion Dublin's invention

 11-Apr-12    full story...

Mark Tremonti Post Update On Solo Project (Video)
We got a little too excited over the new track

 10-Apr-12    full story...

DJ Handbook
Hal Leonard publishes Spin Now! ($12.99) by DJ Shortee

 30-Mar-12    full story...

Tony Iommi Posts Update On Cancer Battle
Black Sabbath guitarist thanks his band mates

 27-Mar-12    full story...

Patchbay Allows Comparisons Of Stereo Processors
SPL announce MasterBay S - The S-Class Patchbay

 14-Mar-12    full story...

My Rare Guitars B Stock And Ex Demo Sale
Grab yourself a bargain!

 01-Mar-12    full story...

Feature: A Social Network Just For Guitarists
Hook up with other guitarists and join the party

 21-Feb-12    full story...

Granular Audio Manipulation Program
Grainstretch for Mac released

 21-Feb-12    full story...

Node - Synth Supergroup Back In The Studio
Flood, Ed Buller, Dave Bessell and Mel Wesson

 21-Feb-12    full story...

INTERVIEW: Mattias IA Eklundh Talks About His New Album
We caught up with IA as he took a break from recording

 20-Feb-12    full story...

Podcast: SONIC TALK 255 - Whats A Stochastic Synth?
Comsosƒ, EMIS synth cave, AudioGL, Klirrfaktor, synth programming from Moog

 16-Feb-12    full story...

Jack White And Tom Jones Cover Howlin' Wolf's 'Evil'
Song will be released as single on Third Man

 10-Feb-12    full story...

VIDEO: Lamb Of God Guitarist Demos His Mesa Boogie Royal Atlantic
Mark Morton shows off his beautiful Mesa rig

 09-Feb-12    full story...

VIDEO: Play Guitar Like A Freak!
Learn to play like Mattias IA Eklundh

 09-Feb-12    full story...

Tommy Emmanuel Streaming Live Clinic Today
Guitar TV streaming live event

 08-Feb-12    full story...

Jack White's Machine Gun Silhouette Taken Offline
Song will be B-side to Love Interruption

 08-Feb-12    full story...

VIDEO: Chi Cheng Emerging From Coma?
Deftones bassist responds to commands from friends

 08-Feb-12    full story...

Win A Boss Pedal Every Day In February
It's easy, and it's free

 07-Feb-12    full story...

What Are Metallica Planning?
Your thoughts on the secret announcement

 06-Feb-12    full story...

Duff McKagan Sports A New Birthday Guitar
But do you know what it is?

 06-Feb-12    full story...

Kerry King Talks About New Slayer Record And Hanneman Health
Guitarist says the album will be classic Slayer

 06-Feb-12    full story...

Get Told Where To Smoke By Jerry Cantrell
Alice In Chains guitarist with simple message

 02-Feb-12    full story...

The Darkness Release New Video
'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us' from watching this ten times

 02-Feb-12    full story...

VIDEO: Shit Guitarists Say
Some hilarious home truths going on right here

 01-Feb-12    full story...

New Jack White Song Available For Online Streaming
Stream it while it's steaming hot

 31-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: Joe Bonamassa Jams With Seymour Duncan
The coolest impromptu jam ever?

 21-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: Joe Bonamassa Talks To Us About His New Pickups
Joe talks about his new Seymour Duncan signature set

 21-Jan-12    full story...

WNAMM12: Moog Wins TEC Award for Slim Phatty
Couldn't happen to nicer folk - congrats, guys!

 21-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: CopperLAN Now Commercial Release
Lets push for a new standard interface - could this be it?

 20-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: Teenage Engineering OpLab Preview
Everything but the kitchen sync

 19-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: The Keith McMillen Instruments QuNeo
Next-gen multi touch controller

 19-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: Digitech iStomp Demonstration And Future Developments
We interview the product manager

 19-Jan-12    full story...

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    full story...

Fender Announce A New 50th Birthday Jaguar For NAMM
New guitar looks almost purrfect

 12-Jan-12    full story...

Dave Grohl On Future Of Rock And Roll
'There will always be rock and roll'

 11-Jan-12    full story...

KISS And Motley Crue In Joint Tour?
The Crue could support KISS on Monster Tour

 11-Jan-12    full story...

What Do You Want Us To Check Out At NAMM 2012?
Fender, Gibson, PRS, Gretsch, Taylor, and everything in between

 10-Jan-12    full story...

VIDEO: New Van Halen 'Tattoo' Video
The first single from the new album

 10-Jan-12    full story...

Live Performance Stompbox Guitar Interface
IK Multimedia announces iRig STOMP for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad

 10-Jan-12    full story...

Two Unreleased Radiohead Tracks Leaked Online
More songs from 1986 demos now online

 09-Jan-12    full story...

Free Rock Backing Track
C# mixolydian backing track for a dark groove

 09-Jan-12    full story...

Nickelback Thank Carney For Harsh Words
Thick skin, or something...

 06-Jan-12    full story...

The Killers Talk About New Record
The band are back in the studio

 05-Jan-12    full story...

Lou Pallo Style Jazz Guitar Lesson
Learn to play like one of the greats

 04-Jan-12    full story...

Unearthed Radiohead Song Actually Recorded By Baker
Song exposed as a fake

 03-Jan-12    full story...

Winner Of The Heart Of Fire Competition Announced
The winner has been chosen by Eddie Kramer and Misha Mansoor

 03-Jan-12    full story...

  Top Stories From 2011
Cant beat a good list.

 02-Jan-12    full story...

Paul McCartney Goes For The Jugular Of The Fakers
No tapes for Sir Paul

 02-Jan-12    full story...

Keith Emerson Comedy Moment
Synthesizers in humour, a rarity

 20-Dec-11    full story...

Cancer Bats New Album Teaser
Watch it on Amped

 15-Dec-11    full story...

How To Solo In Drop B Tuning
Sound fatter than a really fat thing

 15-Dec-11    full story...

Learn To Play A Festive Classic
Waltz slowly around the christmas tree

 15-Dec-11    full story...

'THAT' Beatles Chord Revealed By Randy Bachman
So the debate is over, right?

 14-Dec-11    full story...

Foo Fighters Get Ball Rolling On New Album
Grohl announces he is not finished yet

 14-Dec-11    full story...

Stolen Pearl Jam Guitar Recovered By Police
Guitar was a gift for a cancer patient

 13-Dec-11    full story...

Merry Christmas From Steel Panther
X Rated Christmas song, be warned!

 13-Dec-11    full story...

Win Gear Signed By Coldplay, Elbow And The Pet Shop Boys
Charity auction of signed Nord Keyboards and Larrivée Guitars from Mencap's Little Noise Sessions

 13-Dec-11    full story...

New Radiohead Material Coming Next Week
The Daily Mail and Staircase on the way

 12-Dec-11    full story...

Yngwie Malmsteen Rig Rundown
Rebecca Dirks checks out Malmsteen's rig

 12-Dec-11    full story...

  Watts Up Episode 5, The Analog V.S. Digital Special
Rob and Rich go head to head

 12-Dec-11    full story...

Learn Easy But Impressive Country Rhythms
Walking basslines with chords, it's a winner

 06-Dec-11    full story...

VIDEO: Steely Dan Rig Rundown
Take a look at Jon Herington's rig

 05-Dec-11    full story...

Llexi's Licks Guitar Lesson Episode 5
More melodic shred from Llexi Leon

 05-Dec-11    full story...

Blues Legend Hubert Sumlin Dies Aged 80
Howlin Wolf contributor was an electric blues pioneer

 05-Dec-11    full story...

High Quality Aristocrats Live Footage
Warning: May contain extreme levels of awesome

 05-Dec-11    full story...

Paul Gilbert Announces Guitar Lessons
Have a one-on-one session with Gilbert

 30-Nov-11    full story...

Fender Modern Player Series In Depth Review
Chappers reviews the Jaguar and Marauder

 30-Nov-11    full story...

New Overdrive And Fuzz Pedals
The Tone God releases the Acute ModestScream and Acute NerFuzz

 30-Nov-11    full story...

Analog Or Digital? Take The Blind Challenge
Challenge 1 in our new Watts Up series

 29-Nov-11    full story...

Another Controversial Yet Boring Guitar List
Who's number one? Who cares?

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Nickelback Respond To Haters
The band show their funny side

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Learn To Play Guitar Like Steve Vai And Jason Becker
Use arpeggios in your technique arsenal

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Hey Tambourine Woman... Shut Up!
Coldplay frontman bans tambourine!

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Joe Satriani 3D Film To Hit Cinema Screens
2D version will also be available for DVD

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Prototype App Needs Comment
Influence the future - give feedback

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Brian May Joins The Darkness On Stage For Three Songs
Watch the video footage right here

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Richards And Jagger To Meet In December
Could the pair patch it up?

 24-Nov-11    full story...

Bryan Beller Rig Rundown
Aristocrats bass player shows all

 24-Nov-11    full story...

Get On Reality TV
International casting call for music reality TV series that focuses on up-and-coming musician/producers

 22-Nov-11    full story...

Guthrie Govan Rig Rundown
Check out Guthrie's gear

 21-Nov-11    full story...

Noel Gallagher Files Court Accusations Against Liam
Brothers look set to go to court

 21-Nov-11    full story...

Experience The Jimi Hendrix App
App designed for Hendrix fans

 21-Nov-11    full story...

Bumblefoot Releases New Singles
Guitarist teams up with Scarface

 21-Nov-11    full story...

Learn To Play Guitar Like Joe Satriani
Nail down the techniques of a guitar legend

 20-Nov-11    full story...

Slayer Are 'Writing A New Record'
Follow up to 'World Painted Blood'

 20-Nov-11    full story...

Rod Stewart Guitarist Goes Blind
Jeff Golub Sudden Sight Loss

 16-Nov-11    full story...

Foo Fighters Perform With Joan Jett
Band plays 'Bad Reputation' on Letterman

 16-Nov-11    full story...

Keith Richards Receives Prestigious Award For 'Life'
Norman Mailer award for Rolling Stones guitarist

 16-Nov-11    full story...

Stop Making Rock And Roll Uncool Please
Jimmy Page should not be knighted

 16-Nov-11    full story...

Axl Rose Deserves A Good Beating... Apparently
The wise words of Gene Simmons

 15-Nov-11    full story...

Full Rundown Of Iron Maiden Guitarist's Rig
See how Dave Murray gets his sound

 15-Nov-11    full story...

VIDEO: Michael J. Fox Plays Johnny B. Goode On Guitar
Insert time travel pun here

 15-Nov-11    full story...

Jason Newsted Talks Metallica And Lulu
Ex-Tallica bass player in interview

 14-Nov-11    full story...

Stream The Who's Shepherds Bush Quadrophenia Playback
Features a set from Pete Townshend

 14-Nov-11    full story...

Gwar Unmasked In Memory Of Cory Smoot
Band in tribute to late guitarist

 14-Nov-11    full story...

VIDEO: Metallica And Lou Reed Perform On Italian TV
Che Tempo Che Fa

 14-Nov-11    full story...

  Sonic LAB: MXR Flanger And Voice Of God
Two new plugs for UAD2 DSP Powered plugins

 14-Nov-11    full story...

Queen And Michael Jackson Songs Set For Release
Collaboration will see light of day

 13-Nov-11    full story...

Keith Richards Compares Mick To A Diva
Despite the differences the two are still 'brothers'

 13-Nov-11    full story...

Win An ESP Guitar Or Bass!
Guitar giveaway from Andertons

 13-Nov-11    full story...

Watts Up: How To Improve Your Improvisation, Episode Four
New episode also goes through getting cheaper gear online

 12-Nov-11    full story...

Keith Richards: Rolling Stones To Reunite For Rehearsals
Confirmation of first rehearsal in four years

 10-Nov-11    full story...

Chimaira Guitarists To Leave Band
Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries will leave at end of year

 10-Nov-11    full story...

Roadrunner's Top Ten Albums Of The Century
As voted for by the public

 09-Nov-11    full story...

Brian May: TV Culture In Music Is Unhealthy
Guitarist comments on tough times for musicians

 09-Nov-11    full story...

New App For Pink Floyd Lovers
Official app hits stores next week

 09-Nov-11    full story...

Ideal Christmas Gift For Drummers
A Drummers Perspective - 160 pages of hardcore drum action

 09-Nov-11    full story...

ACPAD Guitar Combines Acoustic and MIDI
Solo performance from Robin Sukroso

 08-Nov-11    full story...

TC Electronic Viral Video Revealed As TonePrint App
Now we know what the video was all about!

 08-Nov-11    full story...

Black Sabbath To Announce Reunion On Metal Day?
Iommi and crew could also be announcing new album

 08-Nov-11    full story...