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Black Friday plugin deals 2025: Get the best early Black Friday deals on music software
By Matt McCracken last updated
Here are the plugins you can grab ahead of the incoming Cyber Weekend sales

"This analogue synth will blow your mind": Behringer unveils SDS-3, a $249 clone of the classic Simmons drum synth
By Matt Mullen published
The SDS-3 was the precursor to Simmons' SDS-V, the pioneering and hexagonal electronic drum kit beloved by everyone from Prince to Duran Duran

Universal and Udio lay down their arms to collaborate on new legal AI music platform
By Will Simpson published
But will artists be fairly compensated?

Davey Johnstone on the making of Elton John’s 1975 masterpiece, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
By Jonathan Horsley published
It began aboard the high seas, a concept record about Elton John and Bernie Taupin's early days, and when the band got to Caribou Ranch, they'd turn out one of the greatest albums of the '70s

“I feel a freedom behind the piano”: Armin Van Buuren on his surprising new musical direction
By Will Simpson published
"If people will dislike this or be critical of this, because it’s so personal, that will hit me harder than when I do release another dance track"

This free plugin captures the "evocative warmth and warped textures" of half-speed tape recordings
By Matt Mullen published
E-instruments' Slower Fragment is a virtual instrument built on real pitched-down tape recordings of pianos, synths, strings and more

"Artists have always been resourceful”: Emerging artist Loveday on why she’s turning to OnlyFans
By Will Simpson published
London-based musician says “it’s about reclaiming platforms that have been stigmatised”

MusicRadar deals of the week: The early Black Friday sales are here - score big on Gibson, PRS, Universal Audio, Casio and more
By Daryl Robertson published
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of PRS, Casio, Universal Audio, and more
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