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“It could be easy to think that the strings and brass sections are somehow weaker than their synthesizer counterpart, but this would be an enormous mistake”: Cherry Audio Trident mkIII review
By Roland Schmidt published
Cherry Audio’s new mythological synth provides a three-pronged attack on an early '80s and underexploited classic

“You can make the best album ever with just a laptop and plugins”: Jim-E Stack reveals his production secrets
By Matt Mullen published
The Grammy-tipped producer invites Universal Audio into his LA studio for the next edition of the company's Apollo Creators video series

Toto’s Steve Porcaro on the perils of recording live to analogue tape, and what happened if you messed up
By Ben Rogerson published
“We were debating whether we needed to do another guitar take. ‘Are you really sure we need another take? That last one was pretty good. If we punch in, we’re going to lose that one’”

Amazon Prime Day is a bust for music makers, but don't worry, the Musician's Friend Rocktober sale is here to save the day with up to 40% off big-name brands
By Daryl Robertson published
Grab yourself a bargain this Fall on everything from the likes of Ernie Ball, Gretsch, Alesis, Casio, and many more

Robot Rock: Spotify enters partnership with OpenAI that will allow ChatGPT to make personal recommendations
By Will Simpson published
At present it’s only an opt-in

“Sometimes it’s best not to meet your idols”: Todd Rundgren’s Top 5 favourite album productions
By Danny Scott published
“There’s not much more I can say,” he says of his work on the Meat Loaf classic

With plugins starting from just $24 the Universal Audio Rocktober deal is the best place to power up your productions ahead of Prime Day
By Matt McCracken published
Get ahead of the Prime Day music deals with this awesome sale over at Universal Audio

Minimal Audio promises to "go beyond the vocoder" with "hypermodern" vocal resynthesis plugin Evoke
By Matt Mullen published
Warp, manipulate and harmonize vocals with Evoke's resynthesis engine, then transform the results with its comprehensive effects rack and versatile modulation system

Novation launches Play, a free plugin for Launchkey Mk4 owners
By Matt Mullen published
Developed with Klevgrand, the instrument is packed with curated presets built on sounds from classic Novation, Sequential and Oberheim synths

“We wanted to make the barrier as low as we could": Sequential on designing the Fourm and continuing Dave Smith's legacy
By Clovis McEvoy published
With premium features and an entry-level price, Fourm is about to bring a whole new demographic into the Sequential family. We sit down with the company's CEO and Product Designer to find out more
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