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SampleRadar: 139 free dream pop samples
Sound like Cocteau Twins and Beach House with these dreamy and melodic loops and one-shots
Recording Week 2024: Exhibitor A-Z
Look out for these companies and their latest releases at MusicRadar's Recording Week 2024!
How to make a UK garage beat
Brash and bouncy, classic UKG has an instantly recognisable sound that remains enduringly popular. We show you how it’s made…
SampleRadar: 207 free '90s jungle samples
Incredible! Breaks, basslines and one-shots for classic jungle tracks
"He became just my hero, really": Paul McCartney's bass idol, 'incomparable' Motown session giant James Jamerson
We celebrate one of the greatest of them all
SampleRadar: 347 free funk and soul guitar samples
More than 300 funk-laden licks for your productions
SampleRadar: 487 free handheld noisemaker samples
Bleeps, bloops, beats and loops from portable noise-making machines
"When he died, I cried and I actually jumped into the ocean": Carlos Santana and more on bass legend Jaco Pastorius
We salute a true bass guitar virtuoso
SampleRadar: 371 free fuzzed-out psych samples
We're channelling old-school sci-fi FX, ‘60s garage psychedelia and fuzz-laden stoner rock in our latest free sample pack
SampleRadar Synth Week 2024 special: grab 3,569 free synth samples!
In celebration of Synth Week 2024, we're giving you thousands of free synth samples!
Synth Week 2024: Exhibitor A-Z
Look out for these companies and their latest releases at MusicRadar's Synth Week 2024!
SampleRadar: 935 free analogue polysynths samples
Capture the timeless and beloved sound of the Prophet, Juno, Jupiter, and more with these free samples
Try these 4 ways to power up your guitar power chords
Simple tricks for new inspiration from popular music's most common type of chord
Superbooth 2024 live: all the latest synth news from Berlin, as it happens
Knob tweakers, assemble! Big reveals from Korg, Moog, Polyend, Dreadbox and many more
These 6 guitar chords are great for classic rock – and more besides
Try these '70s rock-inspired chord shapes for size and then use them to play along to our backing track
The 5 foolproof ways to start a guitar solo
First impressions count – especially with solos!
Hard rock and heavy metal guitar essentials, plus 5 top metal solo tips
Aggressive rock and metal styles demand a certain level of technique and timing, we take a look at some of the essential building blocks of the genre's playing style
SampleRadar: 537 free lo-fi sampler samples
For our latest free sample pack, we ran a variety of loops and one-shots through the Casio SK-1, Akai S900 and Bugbrand BugCrusher
Try our taster menu of lessons with 7 different playing styles
Including delta blues, gypsy jazz, country, medieval, folk and bluegrass
Make your clean sounds shimmer with these 16 captivating guitar chords
Set your reverb pedals to stun
Drum heroes: Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine, Neil Peart's "six favourite drummers"
Drum Heroes: "Doing a TV show in the morning, a Beach Boys track or a Phil Spector session in the afternoon, then working with Frank Sinatra or Simon & Garfunkel after that – that was normal to us"
How to solo over a 12-bar blues guitar progression
Whether you’re a seasoned improviser or a jam-session novice, you can always refresh those 12-bar blues licks. We get jamming over the staple progression…
Master 6 rhythm guitar styles inspired by AC/DC, Metallica, The Who, Pantera, Guns N' Roses and Iron Maiden
Develop your pick hand technique with this look at some of rock and metal’s greatest players
'The 29 songs he recorded (plus 12 alternate takes) show a musician who was technically and stylistically ahead of many of his peers': 5 ways to play like Robert Johnson without going down to the crossroads to make a deal with the devil
Unpicking the fingerstyle of the most influential blues guitarist