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Squier's quirky Paranormal Series revives lost classics and messes with reality

By MusicRadar

Fender brings its Alternate Reality vibe to the masses

This DX7 Cartridge Does Not Exist

This website will generate free DX7 synth presets with a single click

By Ben Rogerson

Use them in the original hardware or a plugin emulation

Audiokit Retro Piano

Audiokit’s free Retro Piano iOS app is here to brighten up your summer

By Ben Rogerson

Lo-fi keyboard instrument available for a limited time

Sample Challenge: RAC creates a delicate lo-fi piano house track

By Future Music

Grammy-winning Portland artist André Allen Anjos steps up to our challenge

IK Multimedia Syntronik OXa

IK Multimedia is offering you an Oberheim OB-X soft synth for free

By Ben Rogerson

Syntronik OXa can be had for nothing for a limited time

Sweet

Steve Priest, Sweet bassist, dies aged 72

By Will Groves

Cofounder of glam rock giants passes

Issue 358 of Future Music is on sale now

By Future Music

Sample Challenge

Gris Design OP-S

Could this OP-1-inspired ‘smartphone synth’ be the electronic instrument of the future?

By Ben Rogerson

Gris Design shows off the OP-S concept design

Sonnox

Save 50% on Sonnox plugin in its half-price summer sale

By Ben Rogerson

Now’s the time to stock up

Covet's Yvette Young: my 12 top tips for guitar players

By Amit Sharma

The multi-instumentalist shares the key inspirations behind her unique approach to guitar

Old gold: 1967 Gibson Melody Maker

By Guitarist

An unusual example from Gibson's back catalogue

Endlesss Studio

Endlesss Studio could bring cross-platform music collaboration to your DAW

By Ben Rogerson

The remote jamming app is set to come to PC and Mac

Fulltone boss apologises to 'rightfully pissed off people' for looting rant

By Will Groves

Firm founder Michael Fuller issues statement following stinging backlash

So you want to be a... videogames composer: Assassin's Creed, Borderlands and Darksiders man Jesper Kyd

By MusicRadar

Tips on breaking into music professionally, from people at the top of their field

Sample Challenge: Zonderling get creative with wavetables

By Future Music

Watch Noisia’s Martijn Van Sonderen reshape sounds with Xfer Serum

Mastodon, Chelsea Wolfe, Emma Ruth Rundle and more team for classic covers

By Rob Laing

Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train and Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill get the lockdown cover treatment

5 songs guitarists need to hear by… The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach

By Billy Saefong

Where to start with the lofi bluesman who rose to arena-level

Get ready to take the Sample Challenge!

By MusicRadar

MusicRadar and Future Music's big summer event is coming

The 10 best reverb pedals 2020: the best guitar effects for your pedalboard

The 10 best reverb pedals 2020: the best guitar effects for your pedalboard

By Chris Corfield

Our pick of the best reverb guitar pedals for every type of guitar player, whatever your budget

Cort unveils new EMG-loaded and sandblasted KX300 Etched guitars

By Rob Laing

The new models feature EMG RetroActive Super 77 humbuckers

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