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Sabrina Carpenter offers her songwriting advice as she accepts Variety’s Hitmaker of the Year award
By Ben Rogerson Published
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How unquantizing your tracks can make them stand out from the AI-dominated crowd
By Roland Schmidt Published
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How Tom Morello used his guitar to drill into the off-limits domain of the turntablist
By Andy Price Published
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"Humans will be doing all the serious music transcription for the foreseeable future": Songscription review
By Ethan Hein Published
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Unpacking the technical genius behind one of the most iconic rock songs of the 1980s
By Roland Schmidt Published
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Dan Nigro says that he always knew that Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club was something special
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Greg Lester on how he crafted the classic nylon-string guitar solo in the Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Drum Lessons & Tutorials
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“At certain points in music history it became fashionable to place accents on certain beats”: How to score a drum part
By Roland Schmidt Published
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10 common electronic drum set issues and how to troubleshoot them
By Stuart Williams Published
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13 easy drum songs every beginner should learn
By Stuart Williams Published
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“An extremely well-thought-out and all-encompassing piece of drum education”: Millenium Drums Legendary Drumbook review
By Tom Bradley Published
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Chad Smith just destroyed the Wu-Tang Clan in his latest drum tuition video
By Daniel Griffiths Published
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Best online drum lessons 2025: Our pick of tuition platforms for beginner to advanced players
By Stuart Williams Last updated
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“I’m sorry I ruined your song!”: Mike Portnoy hears Taylor Swift's Shake It Off for the first time and plays along... with surprising results
By Daniel Griffiths Published
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The music theory behind laying down the perfect groove explained
By Roland Schmidt Published
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How to recreate classic recorded drum sounds from The Beatles, Metallica, Nirvana and more
By Stuart Williams Published
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Guitar Lessons & Tutorials
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How Tom Morello used his guitar to drill into the off-limits domain of the turntablist
By Andy Price Published
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With a massive 89% discount, $99 for a year's worth of Guitar Tricks online lessons is the best way to upgrade your guitar playing this Black Friday
By Ross Holder Published
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What are the best online guitar lessons in 2025? I review guitar gear for a living and these are my favourite lessons platforms
By Jonathan Horsley Last updated
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Ignite your inner guitar god for just 27 cents a day with TrueFire’s July 4th sale - save 60% on online lessons
By Chris Barnes Published
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Can you fix your guitar's frets yourself? We try three innovative approaches from MusicNomad to investigate how they might conquer a major cause of fret buzz
By Rob Laing Published
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How to play like George Harrison on The Beatles' Abbey Road
By Total Guitar Published
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How to play guitar like David Gilmour: Bluesy diads, slides, quarter-tone blues curls and more
By Total Guitar Last updated
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30 essential acoustic guitar chords, with charts
By MusicRadar Last updated
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"You owe your guitar the chance to be its best": How to clean and polish your guitar frets a better way
By Rob Laing Published
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Music Production Tutorials
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How unquantizing your tracks can make them stand out from the AI-dominated crowd
By Roland Schmidt Published
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Stuck for ideas? Here's how to create fresh basslines and melodies with Ableton Live 12’s MIDI tools
By Si Truss Published
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7 great house and techno tips from Don’t Be Afraid label boss Semtek (aka DJ Persuasion)
By Si Truss Published
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37 heavyweight bass production tips
By The MusicRadar Team Published
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Produce better music with our ultimate compression cheat sheet
By Si Truss Published
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“Music is fundamentally about connection": Tom Misch is now taking applications for Wildflower 2025
By Will Simpson Published
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Why imposing hard limitations could be the secret to finishing more music
By Andy Price Published
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5 creative ways to use distortion in Ableton Live: From punchier drums to dub techno delays
By Si Truss Published
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How to program MIDI drums that sound like the real thing
By MusicRadar Team Published
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Music Recording Tutorials
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Produce better music with our ultimate compression cheat sheet
By Si Truss Published
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The easy guide to recording drums: kit tips, mic placement and setting up your DAW
By The MusicRadar Team Published
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“A collection of half-assed songs”: Billy Joel doesn’t think much of The Beatles' White Album
By Daniel Griffiths Published
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“He's making up lies”: Did Sharon Osbourne just boot a band off the Black Sabbath megagig?
By Daniel Griffiths Published
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“The baritone Tele was made uniquely for me, and Paul’s mandolin has been with him for decades. We’re heartbroken": Someone just stole Heart’s gear on the eve of their comeback tour
By Daniel Griffiths Published
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Want to record some real musicians in your studio? Here’s how to prep for success
By Roland Schmidt Published
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UA is giving away its 1176 plugin as a Valentine's gift – here's how to get it and use it!
By Andy Jones Published
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“A magical part is this sidechain with the bass”: Lady Gaga breaks down Disease in new studio video
By Daniel Griffiths Published
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5 pro recording setup ideas: from recording bands to mixing and mastering, these recommended rigs will get the job done
By James Grimshaw Published
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Music Theory And Songwriting
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Sabrina Carpenter offers her songwriting advice as she accepts Variety’s Hitmaker of the Year award
By Ben Rogerson Published
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"Humans will be doing all the serious music transcription for the foreseeable future": Songscription review
By Ethan Hein Published
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Unpacking the technical genius behind one of the most iconic rock songs of the 1980s
By Roland Schmidt Published
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Dan Nigro says that he always knew that Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club was something special
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Greg Lester on how he crafted the classic nylon-string guitar solo in the Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1
By Ben Rogerson Published
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The fascinating music theory behind the kicked-around track that Prince shaped into a hit
By Roland Schmidt Published
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The band hated the English lyrics and the record company didn't want to release it: How a song with no chorus became a no.1 hit
By Andy Price Published
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"I sort of felt like I was squeezing blood from a stone”: Charli XCX reveals her post-Brat creative comedown
By Ben Rogerson Published
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"It made me cry”: Charli XCX on how she ended up collaborating with the Velvet Underground’s John Cale
By Ben Rogerson Last updated
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Vocal Techniques
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"I'm a maximalist": Raye breaks down the head-spinning vocal arrangement in Where Is My Husband!
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“I could kick 'em right in the balls”: Ex-Skid Row man goes on a rant about Youtube armchair critics
By Will Simpson Published
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Producer Danny L Harle enlists “dream collaborator” PinkPantheress for new song Starlight
By Ben Rogerson Published
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"I could not sing”: Doja Cat says that she now knows how to use her voice “as an instrument”
By Ben Rogerson Published
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The vocals on Billie Eilish’s Birds Of A Feather are out of tune, says this musician, and he thinks he knows why
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Olivia Rodrigo swears by this $50 Vocal Trainer gizmo to keep her singing voice in shape, but how does it actually work?
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Billie Eilish reveals what she had to do to become “looser and jazzier” with her vocal delivery
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Softube’s latest plugins are a pair of must-have vocal effects – and you can grab them for a discount
By Advertorial feature Published
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Transform your voice in just 12 months - score a year’s worth of vocal lessons for just $99 with 30 Day Singer
By Matt McCracken Published
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Greg Lester on how he crafted the classic nylon-string guitar solo in the Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1
By Ben Rogerson Published
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The fascinating music theory behind the kicked-around track that Prince shaped into a hit
By Roland Schmidt Published
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The band hated the English lyrics and the record company didn't want to release it: How a song with no chorus became a no.1 hit
By Andy Price Published
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