Daniel Lanois picks his two favourite albums that he's produced
"The records that I love are the ones that are a proper representation of the people of that time, in that place"
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Behringer’s AKS Mini synth promises to pack most of the EMS VCS3 into a tiny package, but omits one key feature
Matrix not resurrected
60 years of the synth: the '60s
As we begin our sojourn through six decades of synth history, we lay praise at the door of the synth forerunners and reveal the first ‘proper’ synth from 1962
Sophie Lloyd shares her advice for future guitar YouTubers: "The hardest thing to do is to post that first video because it’s putting yourself out there and it’s quite scary – I’d say forget all of that, you just need to do it!"
Interview: The UK guitarist talks playing, video tips and why learning by ear is the best way
Watch Billie Eilish and Finneas blow David Letterman’s mind with a lesson in vocal comping in Logic Pro
“It’s a little crazy, all of this,” says the talk show host, as he discovers how the Happier Than Ever vocal came together
SampleRadar time machine: 1,632 free synth samples from the '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Take a trip through synth history with one of our biggest sample giveaways yet
The greatest synth tracks from the last 50 years – Part 1: 1973 to 1997
We've picked one track for every year since the dawn of the synthesizer – especially for Synth Week
Kurt Cobain's Smells Like Teen Spirit 1969 Competition Fender Mustang guitar sells for $4.5 million at auction
The most valuable electric guitar sold at auction ever, and the buyer of the key piece in Nirvana history is a familiar name in high-profile collecting
4 legendary bass synths: find out how they work and get their sound
Get the lowdown and the low-end on some of history's most iconic bass synths
The 12 greatest synth solos of all time
Just what are the greatest players' most amazing moments? We dive in to select 12 of the best
Best synthesizers 2022: top keyboards, modules and semi-modular synths
From cheap monosynths to the best high-end polysynths, we've got the best synthesizers for every budget
The story of Kurt Cobain's Fender Mustang guitars in Nirvana
From the Competition to the In Utero Sky-Stangs, we take a deep dive into Cobain's favourite guitars
Crazy Tube Circuits’ Super Conductor packs four analogue boost circuits into one compact pedal
The Super Conductor’s tone-sweetening Fab Four of boosts are inspired by “one-knob-wonders of the present and past”
Watch Marcus King unleash blazing slide guitar on the dark, brooding groove of new track Rescue Me
Rescue Me is the second song shared ahead of the release of King's new album, Young Blood, which was produced by Dan Auerbach and hits stores 26 August
The story of Grace Jones’ Slave to the Rhythm: tempo changes, stacked Roland synth patches and Trevor Horn
Never stop the action… Join us as musical mis-steps, happy accidents, crushing financial burden and raw unbridled talent give birth (eventually) to one of the enduring hits of the ‘80s
The Cure’s Robert Smith issues new album update
Songs Of A Lost World is “almost finished” and will hit record stores before their European tour in October, and hardcore fans will be in for a treat
Rancid’s virtuoso of punk bass guitar Matt Freeman is selling his gear on Reverb
Freeman is the latest artist to have a clear out of some of his stage-played and battle-weary studio instruments
The EVH Wolfgang Standard in Gold Sparkle is out now – a premium finish for a mid-priced shred machine
Has the Wolfgang Standard looked better?
