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Antares announces AutoTune 2026 – and discontinues Artist and Access editions
By Matt Mullen published
Equipped with an optimized vocal tuning algorithm, Antares says the plugin represents "the most significant update in the software's history"

Lily Allen says that being invited on stage by a Gen-Z star played a big part in her musical comeback
By Ben Rogerson published
“I was writing pretty consistently throughout the last four years, but I just didn’t think it was any good,” she says of her absence

Steve Morse on playing through the pain barrier and how arthritis is forcing him to change the way he plays guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
Morse says you really have to want to play when you have arthritis, but the good news is that he does, and he's determined to make it work – “It’s broke, but I’m gonna find a way”

"The iconic essence of analogue electronic drums in a practical form factor": HexDrums, Erica Synths' "mutant" analogue drum machine, is available for pre-order
By Matt Mullen published
"The industrial magic of Erica Synths techno weapons, fused with the DNA of Hexinverter’s mutant circuits"

"I'm a maximalist": Raye breaks down the head-spinning vocal arrangement in Where Is My Husband!
By Ben Rogerson published
She also explains why she might be set to make more tweaks to the mix before the song appears on her album

Gibson unveils Custom Shop Back To The Future ES-345 Collector’s Edition – and there’s a limited edition Epiphone too
By Jonathan Horsley published
The hunt goes on for the original ES-345 used by Michael J Fox in movie, but these limited run replicas have arrived just in time to celebrate 40 years of Back To The Future

“This is what it feels like to be hunted by something smarter than you”: Grimes’ new track is from the perspective of AI
By Will Simpson published
It’s her first single for nearly four years

With OneLibrary DJs can finally use their track libraries across different software applications
By Si Truss published
AlphaTheta teams up with Native Instruments and Algoriddim to launch a new cross-platform format for DJ software and hardware
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