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Cherry Audio unearths an obscure ‘70s Italian synth with DS-2
By Matt Mullen published
Following last year’s take on the cult classic Crumar Spirit, Cherry Audio revives a lesser-known synth in the Crumar line-up released several years prior

Best cheap MIDI keyboards 2026: Inexpensive MIDI controllers starting at just £39/$49
By Chris Corfield last updated
Start making music for less with our selection of affordable MIDI keyboards from Arturia, Akai, Nektar, Novation, and more

"It's the musical equivalent of someone whispering in your ear": Max Richter's SRM Sounds releases ASMR Choir
By Matt Mullen published
"A palette of choral and string textures that provides a really special colour to add both a purity and ‘humanness’ to your score"

"That’s not how the demo sounded": Bonnie Raitt praises Bruce Hornsby’s contribution to one of her signature songs
By Ben Rogerson published
According to producer Don Was, though, it wasn’t all plain sailing during recording

I'd made five tracks in 25 years, but after I was prescribed medical cannabis, I made an entire album in six months. So, what’s going on?
By Andy Jones published
Let’s get into the weeds

“A stunningly creative and beautiful sounding synthesizer”: Korg miniKORG 700Sm review
By Roland Schmidt published
They say great things come in small packages, but is Korg’s new miniaturised analogue synth just another victim of shrinkflation? We grab a microscope to find out

Best USB microphones 2026: Plug-and-play mics for everything from streaming to singing
By James Grimshaw last updated
Capturing audio has never been easier, with these all-in-one USB microphones from Shure, Sennheiser and more

“If you are choosing one desktop mic to cover podcasting, streaming and clean home-studio voice capture, the PodMic USB makes a strong case”: Rode PodMic USB review
By Chris Corfield published
The flexibility of XLR and the simplicity of USB combine to create a versatile dynamic broadcast contender
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