
Best grooveboxes 2023: all-in-one groove machines that bring the fun back to music production
With instant tunes, inspiring ideas and not a computer in sight, these are the best machines for getting your groove on
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With instant tunes, inspiring ideas and not a computer in sight, these are the best machines for getting your groove on
Discover the magic of 8-bit sounds, chiptune and video game soundtracks with this free synth plugin
From 808 and 909 emulations to innovative drum synths and AI-assisted samplers
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
“I was too insecure to go and get with Prince in the studio,” says Twain
Forged in a Wiltshire castle, Snow Ghosts’ fifth album, The Fell, explores the region’s dark yet beautiful folklore. Danny Turner finds out more
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”
Frontman Matt Healey didn't hold back on the Gallaghers: "Grow up; headline Glastonbury"
For the first time in nearly a decade, Radiohead's 1997 classic is knocked off the top spot on ratings platform Rate Your Music
Hopefully Victoria Shen's prototype could be the start of a production model
Hold on to your wallets – this one is going to be hard to resist
A refreshingly simple delay pedal makes a compact comeback to fatten up your tones
The sample library features "two complete orchestras, chamber and symphonic, heavy chugging guitars, a diverse, hard-hitting set of percussion and epic, widescreen synths"
Well why not? Hear his take on Holy Diver from The Dio Album now
The Loyal Kind is taken from a 2022 live set at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado
He headlines the Saturday at the new Midnight Sun Weekender at Lews Castle in Stornoway, Scotland
From virtual analogue to wavetable, these are plugins you need on your hard drive
We take on Digital Surburban's stellar recreation of the iconic Yamaha DX7