Man jailed for attempting to smuggle £4.2m worth of cocaine into the UK in the back of a piano
Authorities were quick to lift the lid on his deception and crack the case
Authorities were quick to lift the lid on his deception and crack the case
Bass Dizi, Xiao, Pipa, Guqin, Yangqin and Erhu multisamples meet multiple synth engines
Simplicity is key in OSS, the debut plugin from ex-Spitfire Audio head Will Evans' recently launched Song Athletics brand
We sat down with the brains behind Beat Scholar, EON-Arp and the new Time-Oddity Chorus
Watch him taking a ride in Air Force Oxygene
With discounts applied to everything from guitars to amps, studio gear and keyboards there’s something for everyone in Thomann's birthday sale
The BigSky MX looks every inch the ultimate reverb pedal. It features expanded IR functionality, stereo panning, all made possible by a super-powerful tri-core 800 MHz ARM processor
KittycasterFX mastermind Howard Gee is not a fan of Muff-style fuzz but he has made one anyway, with the Mohair spiking a silicon fuzz circuit with some Rangemaster inspired hot sauce
Eli Green shows how to get one of rock's best-loved snare drum sounds using a Pearl Vinnie Paul snare, some affordable microphones and a whole lotta compression
The company's latest software emulation brings the DMX to your DAW and beefs it up with extra controls and effects
We walk you through how to nail vocal processing using Logic's EVOC-20 Vocoder
Knowing where to use vocal processing could make or break your track. We take a look at where you might choose to add some electronic vocal colour
Guitar skills: A beginner's guide to exploring the contrasting moods of major and minor add chords
A step-by-step guide to repairing your electric's electronics
Grasp the fundamentals and try our easy solo tactics, with tab and audio examples
"Many years ago, I met Bruce as a wide-eyed 13 year-old," says Jeff Babko. "When his first record was released and exploded on the radio airwaves, I felt as if I’d brushed up against Superman"
Synthesis is one of the quickest and, potentially, easiest methods of creating awesome, original bass sounds. Here’s how it’s done…
Create unique sounds and textures by fusing reverb with other effects
Deftly side-stepping the subscription saga, we spent some quality time with Minimal Audio’s dexterous flagship. Here’s our findings…
Fancy adding some analogue impurity to your DAW? It's time to turn on, plug in and freq out…
This parlour version of Fender’s best-selling beginner acoustic offers big tones in a smaller, more comfortable package
Specialist live music earplugs promise to dampen the sound, but not the magic
IK’s tiny but mighty Tonex One promises all the quality of its bigger brother, shrunk down to mini-pedal format
One of the world’s most popular studio microphones gets back to basics. We find out more
Is this your new best case scenario? We find out
This affordable multi-effects pedal looks to tempt beginner guitar players away from the practice amp with loads of functionality and sounds