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Best Acoustic Guitar for Beginners: Nylon or Steel Strings?

Which acoustic guitar should you buy? Read our in-depth buyer's guide to find out everything you need to know about acoustic and classical guitars!

Best Earplugs for Musicians: How to prevent Hearing Loss

As a musician, your ears are your most valuable asset. Read our guide about earplugs for musicians to find out how to protect them!

The Best Boutique Guitar Amps: Dumble, Bogner, Friedman, and more

Tired of same old, same old? Join us as we take a look at the best boutique guitar amps by Friedman, Dumble, Bogner, Diezel, and more!

The Best Audio Interface for Beginners – What you need to know

What are the best audio interfaces for beginners? Read our guide to find out what to look for in an audio interface for home recording!

The best Guitar for Beginners – Acoustic or Electric?

Which type of guitar is best for beginners? Find out all you need to know about acoustic and electric guitars for beginners in our buyer's guide.

Great Songs made with Bad Gear – Featuring Audio Pilz!

One person’s Bad Gear is another's treasure. We welcome guest writer Florian Pilz with his pick of 5 great songs made with Bad Gear.

First Look: Harley Benton JA-60CC – the best budget Jazzmaster?

We review the Harley Benton JA-60CC and ask: is this the best budget Jazzmaster you can get? It's one of the most beautiful ones, to say the least.

Review: Warm Audio Warmdrive and Centavo Overdrive Pedals

First Look! We take the Warm Audio Warmdrive and Centavo overdrive pedals for a spin. How do they compare against the prized originals?

Review: Ableton Note is a sketchbook for Live as an iOS App

Ableton Note takes Ableton Live on the road! Mobile music production with the iOS App makes beats and sound on the go a breeze - our first look!

GPU Audio reveal ‘MAJOR’ Multi-Layer Software Synthesizer Plugin

Announced this evening, GPU Audio have revealed the impending arrival of the first synth to make use of their unique DSP platform.

Review: Apple AirPods Pro 2. Generation In-Ear Headphones for Musicians?

Besides a series of new Apple Watch models and the new iPhone 14, Apple showed "one more thing" at the "iPhone & iOS" keynote in September 2022: the new in-ear headphones Apple AirPods 2. Generation. While ...

PreSonus Studio One 6: Smart Templates, lyrics, video and a vocoder

The evolution continues as PreSonus releases Studio One 6 bringing more creativity, a global video track, smart templates and a customisable interface

Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field Review

Teenage Engineering has updated the OP-1 and released the OP-1 Field – for a mindblowing price. Is it worth it? Find out in our review!

Review: Korg drumlogue – the drum machine of the future?

The wait is finally over and the Korg drumlogue has arrived! We had the opportunity to take the hybrid drum machine for a test drive in our review.

Review: iZotope Ozone 10 Advanced Mastering Bundle

iZotope Ozone 10 steps up your mastering game with even more AI-powered assistants. Should you upgrade to the latest version of the mastering suite?

D16 Phoscyon 2 Review – The only 303 you’ll ever need?

D16 Group has released Phoscyon 2. Will the new version win the battle for the best software emulation of the TB-303? Read our review to find out!

Buyer’s guide to portable speakers and PA systems

Portable speakers can take your outdoor event or performance to the next level. Check out our guide to portable speakers and PA systems!

How to practice like a pro in 8 steps

A good practice routine makes all the difference. But how do the pros do it? We've put together 8 tips on how to practice like a pro.

How to choose the best microphone for iPhone and iPad

An external microphone can lift the sound quality onto another level if you record on an iPhone or iPad. Which is the best iPhone microphone?

The 10 most common Equalizer Mistakes

Equalizers are essential studio tools – if you know how to use them correctly. Find out about the 10 most common equalizer mistakes here!

Buyer’s Guide: Which Ukulele is right for you?

The ukulele is more popular than ever. But which one should you buy? Find out everything you need to know in our ukulele buyer's guide!

Upgrading to the Apple Mac Studio (2) – One Month Later

After switching to a brand-new Apple Mac Studio with an M1 Max ARM CPU from an iMac 5k (late 2015), I faced some obstacles and had to learn a thing or two to get it to work smoothly in my studio. You can read ...

Review: New Moog Mavis semi-modular DIY analog synthesizer

Moog goes DIY again! The Moog Mavis is a small semi-modular desktop and Eurorack-able synth on a budget. We built it, played it and reviewed it.

First Look Review: Akai MPC Studio and MPC Desktop production system

Almost 10 years ago, Akai presented the MPC Studio, a very compact USB and MIDI controller with accompanying software. At the time, this MPC generated positive feedback but also some critical voices. The famed ...