“We ask his fans to raise a glass in his memory”: Ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno dead at 66
Di’Anno sang on the heavy metal legends’ first two albums
By Paul Elliott published
Di’Anno sang on the heavy metal legends’ first two albums
By Ben Rogerson published
“It was an accident, because my producer and I were having a fight,” Cher says of Believe’s groundbreaking vocal sound
By Amit Sharma published
Featuring the return of Mike Portnoy and an epic new track
By Andy Jones published
We explore the resounding influence of the German innovators credited with popularizing electronic music-making and launching a thousand genres
By Ben Rogerson published
“It played two notes at a time, which was unbelievable - to be able to play almost a chord with it - and it had four oscillators instead of three”
By Paul Elliott published
The late singer is remembered as “a true artist”
By Ben Rogerson published
“She’s pulling them in,” adds Starr, who first met Swift when she was just 14
By Ben Rogerson published
“It was an accident, because my producer and I were having a fight,” Cher says of Believe’s groundbreaking vocal sound
By Matt Mullen published
Which year saw the most synth releases, and what's the best-selling instrument in synth history? These questions - and more - are answered by Iftah Gabbai's analysis of synth data
By Ben Rogerson published
“It played two notes at a time, which was unbelievable - to be able to play almost a chord with it - and it had four oscillators instead of three”
By Paul Elliott published
The amazing story of Irish Tour ’74
By Ben Rogerson published
The composers of Basil's 1981 hit Mickey have been given writing credits
By Daryl Robertson published
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of PRS, Fender, Ibanez, Charvel and more
By Paul Elliott, Amit Sharma published
His new solo album is inspired by the heroes of his youth
By Matt Mullen published
Following LANDR's acquisition of Orb Plugins, the company has released an enhanced version of Orb Producer Pro
By Matt Mullen published
The Actually Vintage series launches with two sample packs made up of recordings made in Rome in the 1970s
By Matt Mullen published
Could Maschine MK4 be around the corner?
By Paul Elliott published
Di’Anno sang on the heavy metal legends’ first two albums
By Amit Sharma published
Featuring the return of Mike Portnoy and an epic new track
By Daryl Robertson published
With everything from the Custom 24 to the Silver Sky included, there's something for every type of player in this epic sale
By Daryl Robertson published
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of PRS, Fender, Ibanez, Charvel and more
By Jonathan Horsley published
This Epiphone x Gibson Custom shop collaboration is liberally finished in Antique Gold and features USA Burstbucker Pros, but it’s only available in Japan and from the Gibson Garages
By Jonathan Horsley published
Tube amps are like fine wine; they often don’t travel well. But a power gizmo designed for clinical settings keeps Bonamassa’s epic touring rig in top form
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Fractal VP4 stakes a claim for pedalboard supremacy offering players hundreds of sounds in an easy-to-use format, 104 user configurable presets, and a signal path that can be populated by up to four effects simultaneously,
By Jonathan Horsley published
The former Ozzy guitarist’s tone is all about ‘70s hard-rock and the box-office hard rock and metal of the ‘80s, and this fully featured, IR-equipped tube preamp pedal nails it all
By Andy Price published
Want to learn - or brush up on - a little theory? We’re here to help
By Rob Laing published
Finish, strings, hardware – it all needs a spruce now and again. Here's how to do it right
By Andy Price published
"Everything being diatonic is not some sort of requirement or restriction on things sounding good"
By Leigh Fuge published
Definitely maybe some chords you don't know
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Sicilian maestro introduces his course with a blazing solo with JTC promising everything you need to nail his fingerstyle fusion approach, with easy-to-follow exercises, solos and more
By Jonathan Horsley published
The “world’s fastest player” Cooley endorses the discipline of non-stop repetition until you find your fastest clean speed but argues variety is key to building technical excellence
By Leigh Fuge published
Strum for everyone
By Hannah Bruce published
Level up your music-making with these simple but effective tricks that can be easily used by those with zero knowledge of music theory
By Si Truss published
We catch up with Ableton to get some tips on how to get the most out of the company's new hardware groovebox
By Rob Laing published
Finish, strings, hardware – it all needs a spruce now and again. Here's how to do it right
By Future Music published
Setting up an entire mastering chain in your DAW needn’t be a daunting task. Here we take a look at one way you can go about it…
By James Grimshaw published
Hearing unwanted buzz? Not getting any sound at all? Here’s how to fix these and other unwanted interface issues and get your session back on track
By Sara Simms published
Dance music’s core genres have influenced pop for decades. We dig into their impact on the mainstream
By Roland Schmidt published
It’s time to turn up the heat and Axxess a spicy lead
By Sara Simms published
It’s simple to make a killer loop, but how does that become a dancefloor-filling hit? It only takes a few steps to get the process started…
By James Russell published
We take you step by step through some of the basic operations of MPE, from setting it up to understanding basic parameters to creating or amending a patch
By James Russell published
Find out how to use today's top theory tools to make your tunes stand out
By Leigh Fuge published
Definitely maybe some chords you don't know
By Jon Musgrave published
Reverb is a great tool, but cleverly thinking about its application can really take your mix to the next level. Here’s how to get tailoring…
By James Grimshaw published
Revolutionise your home studio connectivity and signal paths with a patch bay – here's how
By Rob Redman published
Elevate your sound with these rack mods
By Computer Music published
Go beyond the basics with these handy power-composer tips and techniques
By Jon Musgrave published
Elevate your sound design with fantastic stock plugins Logic users will already have
By Andy Jones published
Branch out into the world of effects and expand your sound design aspirations beyond the basics
By Andy Jones published
Create sounds with movement, layering and drama that you won’t quite believe
By Andy Jones published
In these days of ‘ultimate sample banks’ and ‘preset-packed’ synths and effects, it’s easy to think that sound design is a dying art. But, if anything, we think it should be your go-to creative process
By Si Truss published
Elektron's influential sampler returns with enhanced audio capabilities, new filters and LFOs – and now supports Overbridge too
By Andy Jones published
A synth/sampler that packs in a lot of power at an almost silly price – despite its low profile. We gaze at Horizen…
By Roland Schmidt published
If the beginning of your week feels like a Blue Monday, then take a Walk This Way…
By Alex Lynham published
Foxgear wades into the integrated pedalboard amp fight with four pocket-sized offerings
By Alex Lynham published
The Jeval joins the AFK150 as a high-gain hybrid pedalboard amp but how does it stack up?
By Andy Jones published
Mastering your music just got as easy – or as complex – as you want. But is it worth yet another monthly subscription?
By Roland Schmidt published
Expressive E brings us a new software instrument that will undoubtedly excite and resonate. We make a racket!
By Dave Bushnell published
Can AlphaTheta improve on the Pioneer DJ all-in-one DJ System, the XDJ-XZ?
By Jon Musgrave published
Serious productions need serious controllers – we check out Arturia’s latest
By Jon Musgrave published
The next generation of Universal Audio Apollo is here, and we got hands-on ahead of launch to put it through its paces