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Groove Synthesis’ 3rd Wave synth module does away with the keyboard and is ready for your desktop
A more compact version of the PPG-inspired instrument is just around the corner
Wampler brings back its Fender-inspired Tweed ’57 and Black ’65 amp-in-a-box drive pedals – for a limited time only
Available direct from Wampler while stocks last, these compact pedals offer two classic flavours of US amp tones
Beatie Wolfe: “It’s the imperfections that move us - Leonard Cohen’s weird voice or Nina Simone’s timing. It’s humanity that we respond to, not the perfect sheen”
The visionary multidisciplinary artist and composer on the profound power of music and the 'sonic self-portrait' that is her latest installation, imPRINTING
“All the ferocious growl and bite of an Ironheart you know and love”: Laney adds two compact, affordable and feature-stacked 60W amps to the Ironheart Foundry series
The LoudPedal is reimagined as two high-gain solid-state amp heads, designed for home practice, recording and live performance, with the two-channel model equipped with IRs
Instrumental guitar music has never been more exciting than it is right now - here are 10 albums that prove it
The shred, math-rock and prog-metal guitarists pushing technical boundaries and taking instrumental guitar in thrilling new directions
“It makes it exciting and dangerous and fun”: Yngwie Malmsteen says he doesn’t need to rehearse anymore and explains why he mostly ignores the setlist
Why? It's the secret to a long and happy career onstage – even if it is a little dangerous
9 tips for buying second-hand music gear without getting scammed
Buying pre-owned gear and instruments is a great cash-saver but it can be fraught with risks. Here’s how to secure those studio bargains securely
Pro Tools Sketch: industry-standard DAW gets Ableton Live-style clip launching and a free iPad app, but will it convince you to switch?
Avid makes its pitch to loop-based music makers
Elon Musk allegedly turned up at the studio with a gun while Grimes was recording dialogue for Cyberpunk 2077: "The studio guys were sweating"
Musk demanded a cameo in the game, which he was eventually given by developers CD Projekt Red
Electro Harmonix unveils the 9 mini Pico effects pedals for its NYC DSP Series – with reworked old favourites and new designs
"It’s the most anticipated and ambitious one I’ve ever undertaken since first opening shop in 1968”
DAW not doing it for you? Cantor is a free “music playground” for looping, sampling and sound design
A self-contained app that can be used for improvising, jamming and performing
Watch bluegrass guitarist Ian Ly become the 2023 US National Flat-picking Champion
See footage from the 51st Walnut Valley Festival in Kansas
Audiomovers launches Off The Record interview series with first episode featuring Dire Straits producer Chuck Ainlay
Off The Record features interviews with Grammy-winning hitmakers known for working with Adele, Taylor Swift, and Dire Straits
“I thought, ‘have I done something heinous?’”: James Blake reminds Brian Eno that he once accused him of using ‘the arsehole chord’ and demands to know what it actually is
“There’s a way of resolving things in songs which always disappoints me,” Eno begins to explain…
The Vai, Bonamassa, Di Meola and Abasi-backed guitar virtuoso Matteo Mancuso dazzles again on new song Silk Road
His debut UK show has also been confirmed
DAACI is the AI-powered 'meta-composition' software that writes music like a human: "It's interpreting what comes from a composer’s brain, rather than trying to imitate something that’s already been made"
DAACI CEO Rachel Lyske talks us through how this Abbey Road-backed startup is taking "the next step in the evolution of music creation"
Boss returns to desktop practice amps with the Katana Air Ex – but is the price right?
Five years on from the original Katana Air, what's new?
9 time-saving plugins that will speed up your workflow in the studio
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