Pedalboard tour: how Petter Carlsen from the Norwegian duo Pil & Bue gets his juggernaut guitar tones
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Akai issues a red alert as it launches the MPC One+, but it might not have all the upgrades you were hoping for
Increased storage, but the same amount of RAM as its predecessor, and still no built-in battery
Is this really the most overused music production technique of 2023?
YouTuber Zen World shows us how to recreate the classic 'trance gate' effect that's making a resurgence in modern dance music
What makes overdrive, distortion and fuzz pedals different?
Capacitors, resistors, op-amp and transistors explained in this new Reverb video
Best Stratocasters 2023: Our pick of the best Fender Stratocasters
Our experts countdown the best Strat guitars - from budget to pro - that showcase arguably the most iconic guitar of all time
Joe Bonamassa tries Peter Green's Gretsch White Falcon: "You can play blues on anything"
"Bobby Parker showed up with a Dimebag Darrell Dean - he ripped into the blues and he didn't care"
This guitarist spent £100K on gear to learn valuable lessons so you don't have to
UK musician John Nathan Cordy gets honest about GAS
Behringer launches the Moog-esque Edge and Spice synths and hits back at “all the critics who claim that we’re driven by profit”
New instruments appear to be inspired by the DFAM and Subharmonicon
On our radar: Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy – "Hearing Nebraska by Springsteen was a game changer for an indie kid growing up on a council estate"
For fans of: Bob Dylan, The Black Keys, Father John Misty, The Lumineers, Rolling Stones… and The Boss
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How to create the 'perfect fifths' synth pad
Get your fifths and ninths in order as we explore one of the most identifiable pad sounds around
Learn these four essential guitar chord inversions and unlock new ideas
Bored of your chords? We can help!
Quick Tips: What is control voltage and how does it work?
Get to know the CV/Gate system, the pre-MIDI method that synths, sequencers and music tech gear uses to communicate
How to use visual metering tools to help you mix
Mixing might be mostly about using our ears, but there are other senses we can bring in too, specifically our eyes
25 great blues-rock guitar licks lesson
Play in the style of Clapton, SRV, Hendrix, Gilmour, the three Kings, John Mayer and more with our tab and audio lessons
Quick Tips: How to use auxiliary effects channels
Create interesting sounds from your return channels
How to work with video in Logic Pro
Logic is one of the most versatile DAWs when it comes to composing music and sound for video content. Here's how to get started
Latest reviews
Korg i3 workstation keyboard review
- £429
- €483
- $579
Korg’s Entry-Level Workstation Keyboard, but with no speakers, who is it really for?
Sonora Cinematic Harmonic Bloom review
- £119
- €139
- $149
Bloom is all about extracting harmonics and chaotic waveforms based on noise… but fortunately, it’s a lot better than that sounds
IK Multimedia iRig Stream Mic Pro review
- £149.99
- €199
- $169.99
Do-it-all mic and audio interface for streaming, vlogging and podcasting
W.A. Production KSHMR Reverb review
- £40
- €46
- $50
Globally acclaimed music producer KSHMR collaborates with W.A. Production to deliver his first reverb plugin with many distinctive features
JMG Sound Retronaut review
- £77
- €89
- $95
Promising to infuse the crackle of yesteryear into your tracks, Retronaut goes beyond its lo-fi headline to deliver thrilling sound-shaping abilities
30 Day Singer review
Online lessons Can you become a better singer in just one month? 30 Day Singer believes so. We took it for a spin
Image-Line FL Studio 21 review
- £85 to £409
- €99 to 479
- $93 to $439
FL Studio 21 is not celebrating a birthday, as the previous version did, but is introducing some significant additions to this most popular of DAWs
