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Death By Audio releases sequel to “the most insane pedal of all time”, the Total Sonic Annihilation 2
Feedback looper makes the rest of your pedalboard sound seriously weird
Steve Vai engineer Greg Wurth's top tips for recording: "It’s about the purity of the sound, before the microphone even gets set up"
Tony MacAlpine, Tracii Guns, and Mary J Blige producer shares sound advice
Best audio interfaces 2018: our pick of the best audio interfaces for music production
Find the best PC/Mac USB and Thunderbolt audio interfaces for producers, guitarists, singer-songwriters and more
u-he’s Twangström models spring reverbs from “the guitar and instrument amps that made rock ‘n’ roll”
One of the tanks comes from u-he’s own Bazille synth
IK Multimedia adds 10 new officially licensed guitar amp and pedal models to AmpliTube iOS
Models from Dr Z, Jet City, Orange, Carvin, Morley, T-Rex, Seymour Duncan and Wampler among new additions
Propellerhead’s Quad Note Generator could help you to come up with musical ideas in Reason
New Player device can be used to generate melodies, rhythms and harmonies
The best affordable hardware synthesizers: portable, desktop and keyboard instruments
Budget synthesizers that don't sound cheap
Sugar Bytes brings its Aparillo soundscape synth to the iPad
Get some otherworldly FM goodness on your tablet
Latest tuition
How to explore DAW-driven sample manipulation using VCV Rack’s VST Bridge
Route audio from your DAW to VCV Rack and its modules become powerful signal processing tools
How to build an 8-knob powersynth from scratch in Ableton Live
Create an impossibly powerful Instrument Rack and set it up for total hands-on control with our guide
How to make macro assignments that matter
A common feature on many soft synths of the last few years, these versatile controls can really open up your patches to live performance
The best DAWs 2018: the best music production software for PC and Mac
Featuring Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Cubase and many more...
How to program a classic cinematic synth lead sound
Many of the most memorable sounds in movie soundtrack history are based in analogue synthesis - these days, we can emulate them in software…
How to create an ambient synth pad from scratch
Pads are a staple of ambient music, and we can show you how to create one that's all your own...
10 steps to scorching '70s synth sounds
From soaring solos to sweeps, effects and vintage warmth
10 classic synth FX... and how to create them
From risers and sweeps to soundscapes and all-out weirdness, build pro sound effects with your synths with our ten top techniques
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Analogue Solutions Treadstone Eurorack Module review
- £359
- €419
- $499
The SynthBlock steps into the Eurorack realm
Slate Digital FG-A review
- $149
The Virtual Mix Rack plugin adds another string to its equalisation bow
