Buying guides

Our guide to the top stage pianos for gigging musicians, with options from Roland, Yamaha, Korg, Dexibell, Nord, Kawai and more…

From subtle to extreme, these are our reverb top picks right now

Apple's iPads can now comfortably handle every music production task, but which is most suited to your needs? I put the whole range under the microscope

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

Our pick of the easiest DAWs for beginners to get their heads around, including picks from Apple, Ableton, Image Line, Steinberg, and more

Keep your all-important tuning on point with the best strobe, polyphonic and chromatic tuners

Quality cables make the difference, here's our top picks from Mogami, Ernie Ball, Fender and more

The top free and paid-for software for club, scratch or event DJs, for Mac, PC and mobile

Equally at home on the stage or in the studio, we’ve tested a range of dynamic mics to help you get the results you’re after

Expert buying advice, plus our pick of budget studio headphones for music-makers from just $49/£39