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“I want people to get creative with this guitar… I just hope it inspires others to write more songs”: Orangewood Guitars teams up with Alejandro Aranda for the Pomona Live signature acoustic
Orangewood's first-ever signature collaboration finds the artist formerly known as Scarypoolparty spec'ing up a handsome dreadnought with an LR Baggs pickup for just $495
“A monumental leap forward in sampling technology”: MPC Stems, Akai Pro’s new audio extraction technology, is now available in the MPC Desktop Software, but you'll have to wait for standalone operation
Paid-for upgrade gives MPC users an easy way of breaking music apart
As easy as MPC: Blipblox myTRACKS is a simplified groovebox for kids (and big kids, too)
Aimed at children as young as three years old, myTRACKS has been "crafted to eliminate complexity and maximize fun"
“It’s an exciting guitar and it has stood the test of time”: Gibson restores the Everly Brothers J-180 signature acoustic to its core Custom Shop lineup
Buy, buy love! Buy, buy happiness! These high-end stunners have the double moustache pickguards, LR Baggs electronics, and have got some songs in 'em for sure
"I know that is a 25-year-old's spirit just burning – like a Chevy engine": The story of The Gaslight Anthem's classic song, The '59 Sound
Brian Fallon on the sound and spirit of his greatest song to date
“The most advanced professional monitors in their class”: KRK’s new Rokit Generation Five studio monitors have dedicated modes for mixing, creating and midrange focus
The latest version of the famous yellow-coned speaker is here
Google's AI-powered Instrument Playground lets you play and sample over 100 instruments from across the globe: "Have you ever played the Dizi from China?"
Initially launched in December, the browser-based tool is now available in the UK
“It’s the perfect pick for those desiring innovative features in a light, ergonomic guitar”: Enya Music’s Nova Go Sonic is a single-cut smart guitar with a carbon fibre build and 10W built-in speaker
The Nova Go Sonic is an all-in-one smart guitar with dual humbuckers, onboard effects, and outputs for recording on the go, and of course the ultimate onboard output – a speaker
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
"Hands down the best Amiga emulation I've ever used!": This old-school sampling plugin gets you the retro sound of the Commodore Amiga for only £10
PotenzaDSP's Amigo Sampler nails the "authentic crunch" of the Amiga and offers classic Akai-style time-stretching too
The 15 most exciting new hardware synths of 2024: analogue and digital instruments from Korg, Behringer and more
GEAR EXPO 2024: The must-have new monster synths you need to audition this year
“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 like your version better than ours!": Acoustic fingerstyle guitarist covers Toto's Rosanna and wows Steve Lukather
Casper Esmann's version also features a candidate for most impressive capo slide of 2024!
"I remember saying to Eric, 'I'm going to play him off the stage one day'. But what Eric did was even more peculiar, he said, 'Well, I'm going to pretend that I am Jimi Hendrix!'": Pete Townshend looks back in this classic 1990 guitar interview
"The thing that really stunned Eric and me was the way he took what we did and made it better"
"Platforms don't need to be complex, or for someone to be hoovering up that much of the income": Wavetick on their new artist and producer-focused sample marketplace
Promising an artist-focused service that gives musicians, beatmakers and producers a free marketplace to trade their sonic wares, Wavetick aims to disrupt the current sample website paradigm in the creator’s favour. Let’s find out more…
Best podcasting microphones 2024: our expert picks for every budget and level
Record your next podcast or stream your heart out with the very best podcast mics, including our recommendations under $100/£100 – plus expert buying advice
8 things I love about Logic Pro (and 2 that I really don't): "There are very few things I can't do with Logic's stock plugins"
In the second of a new series exploring why music-makers choose their DAWs, "OSC" Steve talks us through the reasons behind his love of Logic
“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
