
MusicRadar Team
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Latest articles by MusicRadar Team

Cherry Audio's Chroma Synthesizer - Reviving a Legacy of Innovation
By MusicRadar Team published
Cherry Audio's latest release, Chroma synthesizer, brings the legendary sounds of the 1982 Rhodes Chroma synthesizer into the digital age.

Learn to play guitar – and have fun doing it– with the feature-packed Gibson App
By MusicRadar Team published
Curated learning app boasts in-depth interactive lessons, videos, songs, even an amp and effects for players at all skill levels

“I can't wait to jam out with all the campers": Green Day's Mike Dirnt signed up to Rock Camp, along with The Killers' Dave Keuning and Jane's Addiction's Stephen Perkins
By MusicRadar Team published
Your chance to jam with your heroes

"Musicians like to test their gear in the shops – online retail will never catch on": Thomann celebrates 70 years and proves the naysayers wrong with 100,000 products and well over a billion dollars in sales a year
By MusicRadar Team published
"The fact that we are doing so well also has to do with the fact that we employ a lot of musicians," says CEO Hans Thomann Junior

u-he at Gear Expo 2024: 'We are u-he. We make synthesisers and effects"
By MusicRadar Team published
Learn more about the acclaimed Berlin software developer's incredible range of music production plugins

Acoustica at Gear Expo 2024: The New Mixcraft 10.5 – The DAW Where Innovation Meets Value for Desktop Music Producers
By MusicRadar Team published
The feature-packed Windows DAW that welcomes all musicians

E-Instruments at Gear Expo 2024 : Desolate Guitars provides ultra-realistic, timeless guitar sounds, through iconic amps and real, recorded spring reverb
By MusicRadar Team published
GEAR EXPO 2024: You need atmospheric guitars? You've come to the right place…

Flattley Guitar Pedals at Gear Expo 2024: Meet the award-winning boutique effects pedal builder dedicated to tonal excellence
By MusicRadar Team published
Get to know the family-owned British brand – and hear its stellar Ace boost and DG Fuzz pedals in action

Desolate Guitars provides ultra-realistic, timeless guitar sounds, through iconic amps and real, recorded spring reverb
By MusicRadar Team published

Show your gear some love this Valentine's Day and win a €250 thomann voucher
By MusicRadar Team published
Contest to build to a 14 February climax

NAMM 2024: the biggest news and hottest gear revealed in guitars, music tech, software
By MusicRadar Team published
NAMM is back this January and is showcasing all the best music gear of 2024 – here's what you need to know

NAMM 2024: "Inspired by both Japanese city pop art and the sun-drenched vibes of SoCal" – Yamaha launches a new generation of Pacifica guitars
By MusicRadar Team published
And with so many extra features, these high-priced new Pacificas are a long, long way from the 'entry-level' rep of the series

David Garibaldi's 12 funk drumming tips: "When I started playing more fills and being more concerned about that than the groove, I think my playing suffered. The root R&B concept is no fills. Zero. None."
By MusicRadar Team published
The former Tower Of Power legends leads a masterclass in making it funky

24 must-have Cyber Monday deals the MusicRadar team is buying this year
By Chris Barnes published
In between writing deals we've been shopping... this is what's in our baskets - from e-kits and plugins, to guitar pedals and tuition subscriptions

“The times now aren’t right for a new Bowie to come out. He would be too radical” - Tony Visconti slams the lack of ambition and aspiration in the music biz
By MusicRadar Team published
And he doesn't like Auto-Tune much either…

“We were against synths, Conservatives, cock-rock guitar solos, the monarchy and groups with names like Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark” – Johnny Marr revealed what really annoyed The Smiths in a 1990 interview. And what broke them up…
By MusicRadar Team published
“I’m very proud of everything we did, but only a fool doesn't know when it's time to stop.”

EastWest Sounds at Recording Week 2023: ComposerCloud+ is essential for producers, plus all the new releases including Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra
By MusicRadar Team published
Discover EastWest Sounds' incredible ComposerCloud+ service and amazing orchestral libraries

Eventide at Recording Week 2023: Charting new spatial territory with Eventide Blackhole Immersive and Micropitch Immersive
By MusicRadar Team published
Eventide Audio has introduced immersive audio versions of two distinctly Eventide plug-ins: Blackhole Immersive and Micropitch Immersive.

Soundtoys at Recording Week 2023: SuperPlate joins Soundtoys 5, the incredible bundle of 22 effects
By MusicRadar Team published
The amazing Soundtoys SuperPlate reverb is added to the Effect Rack in Soundtoys 5, which includes every effect the company has produced

IK Multimedia at Recording Week 2023: Pianoverse is your new favourite virtual piano instrument, offering breathtaking realism and limitless creativity
By MusicRadar Team published
Pianoverse combines the world’s finest concert-grade pianos with inspiring, cinematic effects to create an incredibly versatile piano instrument that can excel in any situation

Audient at Recording Week 2023: A new way of doing things – take your audio seriously with Audient’s EVO Range
By MusicRadar Team published
The high quality audio interface range which can expand with your needs, has incredible features, and is very easy to use

G7th, The Capo Company at Gear Expo 2023: we’ve brought the humble capo into the 21st century
By MusicRadar Team published
Innovative, efficient and attractive, a valued part of a player’s gear
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