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Bakermat: 5 things I’ve learned about music production
“I tend to stay as ignorant as possible when it gets to music theory”
Save up to 40% off Positive Grid’s guitar plugins, including Bias Amp 2 and FX 2
And if you act fast there's money to be had off Spark smart amp pre-orders, too...
Calvin Harris went back to his ‘90s synths for new Love Regenerator EP
Producer says he wanted to create “a 1991 time capsule”
Soundweaver searches your sample library and designs new sounds automatically
Keyword-based software could take on some of the heavy creative lifting
Watch: Aerosmith and Run-DMC reunite for Grammys Walk This Way performance
The 1986 hip hop / rock crossover walks again – but how did it sound?
Can the Dirac Live for Studio plugin correct the sound of your room without any acoustic treatment?
New software is said to be a simple and inexpensive solution
Classic album: Adamski on Doctor Adamski's Musical Pharmacy
Adamski takes us through each track on his classic album
Hiss or miss? 2getheraudio’s V1nylla plugin emulates the scratch and crackle of your old LPs
Is it worth a flutter?
XILS-Lab goes beyond Roland’s RS-505 string machine the X-505 plugin synth
The ‘analogue orchestra’ returns with some additional features
8 reasons why playing guitar is good for your mental health
From strengthening your sense of wellbeing to boosting your creativity and confidence
Mental health vs touring: a survival guide
Life on the road is tough, so here are some tips from pros who've been there, and lived to tell the tale
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Learn 60 guitar chords in 20 minutes with this easy lesson
Master barre chords and open up the fretboard
How to record and mix bass guitar in your DAW
If you want to get the feel and vibe of bass guitar into your productions, nothing beats the real thing
How to isolate a vocal from a full mix in your DAW
Learn a simple trick for acapella acquisition
5 guitar tricks you can learn from John Mayer
Master the methods of Mayer with this tab and audio lesson
Maximum overdrive: unlock the best drive tones you've ever heard
We ask the pedal experts to share their guitar tone secrets
The 20 Radiohead chords you need to know
Voicings that will open your mind and change the way you play guitar
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Music Man Mariposa Standard review
- £3,249
- $2,999
"In a market saturated by the designs of yesteryear, Music Man and Omar Rodríquez- López create something a lot more original"
Korg Wavestate review
- £699
The Wavestation is reborn in a revamped package. But is this more than just a trip down memory lane?
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) review
- £2,399
- $2,399
Should musicians buy Apple's latest laptop?
Unfiltered Audio Lion review
Incorporating and adding to innovative technologies from their previous plugins, does this lauded developer’s debut synth have teeth?
Boss DD-200 Digital Delay review
- $249
The DD-200 is an impressive piece of kit, and the trade-off between interface and pedal size is mostly worthwhile
IK Multimedia T-RackS Tape Machine Collection review
- €200
- $200
A suite of analogue tape plugins for adding seductive saturation and sheen
Korg Nu:Tekt NTS-1 review
- £99
- $100
There's more to Korg's latest pocket-sized synth than meets the eye
