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Stage Tour
Extreme, the Rolling Stones, The Cure, Paramore, Weezer and Radiohead are all heading to Stage Tour

By Beth Simpson Published

It'll be released on 10 December

Guitars
Native Instruments Komplete 26
“We know you want it, but do you really (really) need it?”: Native Instruments Komplete 26 review

By Andy Jones Published

Fresh from InMusic buying Native Instruments – NiMusic anyone? – the Berlin company's mega bundle, Komplete, arrives with its yearly update, including more than a few new faces, and even a name tweak. But is it all just a bit too much?

Soft Synths
Best in-ear monitors 2026: IEMs for stage and studio

By Chris Corfield Last updated

Our expert guide to the best in-ear monitors we've testedfor practice, performance and production, no matter your budget

Studio Monitors
Dreamtonics
Dreamtonics’ Instrument X provides a range of classical instruments - and expressive control over them - with a tiny footprint

By Andy Price Published

The Tokyo-based company, best known for Synthesizer V and Vocoflex - has a new instrument that uses advanced neural acoustic modelling to caress the perfect performances from a range of classical instruments

Software & Apps
Sweetwater just launched its massive Labor Day sale early

By Matt McCracken Published

Grab yourself an early saving on music gear with the early Labor Day deals at Sweetwater

Gear & Gadgets
Polyend Keys
Polyend’s MIDI/QWERTY keyboard hybrid looks so elegant that we wonder why no one thought of it before

By Ben Rogerson Published

The prototype of this spiritual successor to the Creative Prodikeys is about to go on show, and it’s heading for production

Midi Controllers
Bitwig Studio 6.1 launches with “radically updated” Sampler device

By Matt Mullen Published

The German developer promises its overhauled Sampler device will "invite you to sample in ways that weren't possible before"

Tech
Freddie Mercury auction
A Yamaha C3 grand piano and AKG C414 EB mic used by Freddie Mercury are heading for auction

By Beth Simpson Published

Reinhold Mack, a former engineer at Munich’s Musicland studios, is selling up

Artists
Marshall 60th Anniversary Jimi Hendrix JMH Studio Edition
Marshall gives the Studio Vintage a cosmic makeover for the Jimi Hendrix 60th Anniversary Collection

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The JMH Studio Edition offers a more portable 20-watt take on vintage Plexi mojo – and there is a special edition Emberton III speaker and Royal V headphones too

Guitars
UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 01: Oscar Peterson performs on a television show filmed in London, England in March 1984. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
AI models can identify jazz pianists based on their recordings and reveal their "musical fingerprints"

By Beth Simpson Published

Research could be used to suggest possible authors of unattributed works, say its authors

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