"Beyond studio and recording use, it’s a blast to plug into and play, which surely is a triumph in itself": Neural DSP Archetype Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Suite review
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One of the most famous studio amps of all time, now in digital form
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“A unique world of realism, which in piano terms makes this a Holy Grail”: Synthogy Ivory 3 German D review
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One of the most highly regarded piano libraries around gets an update. Does it strike a chord?
Forget what you've been told: Here are 6 criminally underrated hardware synths that you can still buy today
Incredibly, some of these under-the-radar beauties are over a decade old, but still available (and still very good)
“Armed with 450 presets, it has the capacity to impress with its scope for diverse sounds and creativity”: Cherry Audio Pro Soloist review
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A bit of a diva in synth clothing? We travel back to 1972 for a reimagining of an ARP classic with soloistic tendencies
“Its synth-style controls make arpeggio creation an intuitive, creative, hands-on process”: BLEASS Arpeggiator review
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Classic synth-based arpeggiators’ up-down patterns can be tedious. Can Arpeggiator bring the variability we crave?
“We spend a month on the sound and five minutes on the chord changes”: Remarkable classic interview with Kraftwerk reveals how the band created their iconic electronic tunes, and what really went on in their mythical Kling Klang studio
If you like don't like having your music myths busted, you might not want to read this…
How to choose the right piano sound for your track
GEAR EXPO 2024: All pianos are the same, right? Wrong. There’s a ton of variety in brands and models, and it pays to know how they differ
“No previous experience required”: Roland puts its ZEN-Core synth engine into the beginner-friendly GO:KEYS 3 and 5 “music creation” keyboards
High-quality soundsets meet auto-accompaniment features
“I never looked at it as a single 'til everybody started saying it was great”: The Wham! song that George Michael called his favourite and he made on his own with a Roland Juno-60 and a LinnDrum
Before he recorded Last Christmas, he came up with this
Best DAWs 2024: The best digital audio workstations for PC and Mac
Our expert pick of music production software packages for every budget and application - tested and rated
"He was just some kid at Berklee who was bootlegging Ben Folds Five concerts and selling them online”: Ben Folds on how he first became aware of John Mayer, and the Dr Dre cover that caused problems when he supported him on tour
“My manager wanted to bust his ass for profiting off our music,” says Folds
The three epic keyboard deals you should consider in Thomann's colossal 70th anniversary sale
With sizable discounts on big-name brands such as Akai, Yamaha, Korg and more, Thomann’s 70th anniversary sale is the place to go for keys players
GForce Software delivers another dose of seductive ‘70s sounds with Virtual String Machine 4, “the perfect solution for creating the sound bed of your next track”
Prepare to be beguiled by these classic instruments all over again
“A well-designed, hugely convenient plugin”: Denise Audio Bass XXL review
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Denise’s latest ‘single use’ plugin looks to add harmonic presence to bass sounds. We go XXL
Native Instruments’ Pro-53 synth returns for free as Pro-54, but only in your web browser
Could a plugin port of this Prophet-5 emulation be on the way, though?
“A budget-friendly instrument with core RD features”: Roland launches the RD-08 stage piano, the most affordable RD model yet
A compact stage piano that comes with built-in speakers, SuperNATURAL and ZEN-Core sound engines, and Roland Cloud expansion support
“How do you play that right hand?”: Watch Toto’s David Paich and Steve Porcaro playing Rosanna and Africa on the Steinway grand piano that they were originally recorded on more than 40 years ago
We also get snippets of Hold The Line and Michael Jackson’s Human Nature, as Paich and Porcaro head back to Sunset Sound recording studio in Hollywood
“Packs a mighty punch for such a compact sub”: Kali Audio WS-6.2 studio sub review
- £599
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- $544
We get big bass tones from a sub that punches way above its size
Moog Music is leaving its iconic Asheville headquarters, as company president Joe Richardson says that the workforce had to be “rationalised” following the InMusic takeover
"With any transition like this, where there is an acquisition, there's a number of roles that become redundant or roles that already existed in the organisation,” he says
