Latest articles by Matt McCracken
Best electric guitars 2025: Our pick of guitars to suit all budgets
Find the top electric guitar for your budget and playing style, whether you play rock, metal, blues or beyond
Best vocal mics 2025: Our top vocal microphones for stage and studio
Add some sheen to your vocals with the best dynamic and condenser mics from Shure, AKG, Rode, Aston, Telefunken, Neumann, and more
Best reverb pedals 2025: Our pick of reverb effects for your pedalboard
From subtle to extreme, these are our reverb top picks right now
“Quality sound, volume on tap, and plenty of flexibility”: Positive Grid Spark Edge review
We put PG’s latest pint-sized powerhouse to the test
Best condenser mics 2025: my expert picks for home recording
Capture every nuance of a vocal and high-fidelity detail of an instrument with condenser microphones from Rode, Neumann, Audio-Technica, Aston, AKG and more
Best multi-effects pedals 2025: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers
Our guide to the best multi-effects pedals will help you get your head around amp modelling pedals and multi-FX
“It’s a lot of guitar, whether you’re buying your first proper instrument or you want a great guitar for gigging”: Harley Benton ST-Modern Plus review
Another ultra-modern S-type vying for attention in a packed part of the market
Best beginner DAWs 2025: Easy-to-use digital audio workstations for beginners
Our pick of the easiest DAWs for beginners to get their heads around, including picks from Apple, Ableton, Image Line, Steinberg, and more
Best guitar cables 2025: Leads and patch cables for all budgets
Quality cables make the difference, here's our top picks from Mogami, Ernie Ball, Fender and more
Cyber Monday Andertons deals 2024: Last chance to grab a deal
You've not got long to bag yourself a bargain on guitars, pedals, and amps in the Andertons sale
Thomann Cyber Monday deals 2024: The Cyberweek sale is over, but there are still a few ways to save
Thomann's massive 2024 Cyber Monday deals has ended with a bang. These re the bargains you can still get your hands on
Cyber Monday plugin deals 2024: Last chance software savings
Cyber Monday is over but you can still save big on VSTs and music software
Black Friday studio headphone deals 2024: The biggest studio headphone savings from across the internet that are still live
Grab yourself big savings on Focal, Beyerdynamic, Shure, AKG and more this Black Friday
Dell Black Friday deals 2024: The Dell Black Friday sale is still live
Black Friday may be over but you still grab some great deals on a Dell machine
Black Friday microphone deals 2024: Black Friday is over, and these are the best microphone savings that are still live
Your place for all the microphone deals from Shure, Rode, AKG, Blue Microphones and more - whether you're a musician or a podcaster
Cyber Monday MacBook deals 2024: Last-minute MacBook deals
The sales are over now but you can still pick up some great deals
Black Friday Andertons deals 2024: Black Friday is done but there are still loads of deals to get your hands on
Don't worry if you missed out on a Black Friday deal at Andertons, you can still find loads of big savings
Black Friday plugin deals 2024: Black Friday is over, but there are still plenty of deals to get your hands on
We round up all the best plugin deals that are still hanging around post-Black Friday
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over and done with, but here are 33 music deals that are still alive and kicking
You still have a chance to save on everything from keyboards and guitar pedals, to plugins and studio headphones
Thomann Black Friday 2024 deals: You can still save up to 70% today in Thomann's massive Cyberweek sale
There's an incredible selection of discounted gear in the Thomann Cyberweek sale - from Harley Benton and Yamaha, to Universal Audio and Boss. We're rounding up all the best deals as they happen, including Daily Deals and new additions
I used a PC to produce music for 15 years, here's 6 reasons I'm picking up a MacBook in the Black Friday sales
It’s been a long time coming, but this year I’m ditching the Windows PC and switching to a MacBook for Black Friday
Positive Grid's Spark 2 just got its first-ever discount - get up to 50% offthis AI-enabled guitar amp in the Black Friday sale
PG's Black Friday sale is in full swing but there's one deal that's got us particularly excited
PMT has gone bigger than ever with its early Black Friday sale, offering huge gear discounts up to 70% off
Black Friday deals have officially arrived with some huge discounts at PMT
