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Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: Magical 8bit
Discover the magic of 8-bit sounds, chiptune and video game soundtracks with this free synth plugin
Best drum machine plugins 2023: sample and synthesis VSTs for beatmaking
From 808 and 909 emulations to innovative drum synths and AI-assisted samplers
In Flames’ Björn Gelotte: the 10 albums that changed my life – “That combination of Ritchie Blackmore and Dio, I haven’t heard anything since that hits me that hard”
With the Swedish metal stalwarts' new album, Foregone, imminent, guitarist Björn Gelotte checks in to talk Rainbow, Metallica, and more, and to sneak in two death metal classics as one pick
Prince wanted to make a Fleetwood Mac-style album with Shania Twain - it never happened, but you can listen to his long-lost version of You’re Still The One
“I was too insecure to go and get with Prince in the studio,” says Twain
Snow Ghosts: "Playing instruments is so much more expressive than using a synth can ever be - but we like processing them too"
Forged in a Wiltshire castle, Snow Ghosts’ fifth album, The Fell, explores the region’s dark yet beautiful folklore. Danny Turner finds out more
Julian Lage announces new album, The Layers – watch him work magic with his signature Collings acoustic on the title-track
The Layers is a companion piece to the jazz guitar phenom’s 2022 album, A View With A Room, but has a “heartbeat all of its own”
The 1975 surprise fans by playing debut album in full at small UK show, demand Oasis reunite
Frontman Matt Healey didn't hold back on the Gallaghers: "Grow up; headline Glastonbury"
Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly beats OK Computer to become highest-rated album of all time
For the first time in nearly a decade, Radiohead's 1997 classic is knocked off the top spot on ratings platform Rate Your Music
Imagine an EBow that can be used on multiple guitar strings at once: someone has just designed one
Hopefully Victoria Shen's prototype could be the start of a production model
Strymon has just revealed a compact ambient reverb pedal called the Cloudburst and you will probably want to buy it
Hold on to your wallets – this one is going to be hard to resist
Electro-Harmonix is reissuing its rare '70s Slap-Back Echo analogue delay pedal
A refreshingly simple delay pedal makes a compact comeback to fatten up your tones
Spitfire Audio's Albion Colossus brings the epic sound of Hollywood blockbusters to your DAW
The sample library features "two complete orchestras, chamber and symphonic, heavy chugging guitars, a diverse, hard-hitting set of percussion and epic, widescreen synths"
Why has Paul Gilbert recorded an album of classic Dio songs?
Well why not? Hear his take on Holy Diver from The Dio Album now
See the first song from Joe Bonamassa's new live album Tales Of Time and his biggest show production to date
The Loyal Kind is taken from a 2022 live set at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado
John Fogerty will play a UK festival headline exclusive set in May
He headlines the Saturday at the new Midnight Sun Weekender at Lews Castle in Stornoway, Scotland
Best synth plugins 2023: synth VSTs to suit all styles and budgets
From virtual analogue to wavetable, these are plugins you need on your hard drive
Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: Dexed
We take on Digital Surburban's stellar recreation of the iconic Yamaha DX7
