Noel Gallagher says guitar chords are “completely meaningless” to his songwriting
The High Flying Birds frontman and former Oasis guitarist is all about the melody “because that’s what sticks”
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Solid State Logic says that the SSL 12 is “a new class of audio interface”
The wallet-friendly SSL 2 and 2+ are joined by a mid-range box
Wampler heats up the budget stompbox market with the $99 Triumph Overdrive and Phenom Distortion
And just ‘cos they cost less than 100 bucks doesn’t mean the super-affordable Collective series pedals lack features. Both come with dual modes and are inspired by classic tones…
IK Multimedia’s epic Black Friday deal has been extended - save up to 85% off Max versions of Total Studio, AmpliTube, SampleTank, and T-RackS
Get the MAX Total Studio 3.5, AmpliTube 5, SampleTank 4, and T-RackS 5 for their lowest-ever prices right through to 31 December!
Elton John to headline Glastonbury 2023: “It's going to be incredibly emotional"
Sunday night’s alright for a farewell UK gig
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree: “Some dads and sons would go to the football. We'd sit around the kitchen table with soldering irons, building radios”
The omni-talented, multi-faceted sticksman takes on going solo, drumming, flying, building his own studio gear - and bagpipes
Arturia’s MiniFreak V synth plugin looks and sounds exactly like the hardware, but not everyone will be able to use it
Hardware owners can have it for free, but the rest of us can't have it at all
Nembrini Audio kicks off the season of giving by offering you a free wah plugin
Wah humbug? Not in this case…
Fender is spreading festive cheer with a new daily deal for the next 12 days - today save 30% off the Squier 40th Anniversary guitars
Fender's 12 Days of Deals sees epic discounts on a number popular guitars and accessories - without a partridge in sight
Trap beats: DOMi plays piano while sitting on the toilet as she and JD Beck perform for Jimmy Fallon
No stool required as the jazz prodigy drops her mad chops
Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: Surge XT
Our ongoing tutorial series takes on perhaps the greatest free synth of them all, the beastly Surge XT
Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie dies, aged 79
Singer, songwriter and keyboard player passed away in hospital following a short illness
Ibanez announce two new Polyphia signature model versions for Tim Henson and Scott LePage
Remember That You Will… Buy
Do you want to know your 'music listening personality'? Spotify Wrapped 2022 will tell you
The most-streamed song, album and artist stats are in
The best new free music-making software: essential freeware synths, drum machines and effects for December 2022
Did somebody say free plugins? It's our monthly round-up of the most phenomenal freeware for producers on a budget
Death Angel guitarist Rob Cavestany and Jackson collaborate on signature model with unique body shape
Offset X marks the spot
The Plus version of the free BPB Dirty Filter plugin offers more flavours of filth and increased control
Now with four dirt modes, separate Slope controls and a compressor
Johnny Marr's choice for the greatest guitarist of all time is surprising - and his new pedalboard is too
He also explains what still drives him to take guitar into the future
The synth sounds of Michael Jackson's Thriller (and how to recreate them in your DAW)
In celebration of Thriller's 40th birthday, we take you on a guided tour of the album's classic synths and show you how to reproduce their sound with modern software
Engineer Bruce Swedien on the making of Michael Jackson's Thriller: "I went in when Eddie Van Halen was warming up and I left immediately. It was so loud - I would never subject my hearing to that kind of volume level!"
As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, we get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the biggest-selling album of all time
