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Say hello to the redesigned MOTU 828 audio interface

The redesigned MOTU 828 has arrived in time for NAMM 2024. We find out about its newly updated features for recording and content creation.

Outersect Modeler: Trippy Acoustic Modelling born at Burning Man

Outersect Modeler emerged from classical musician and coder Rob Rayle's experience at the Burning Man festival. Was it the drugs or something more transcendental?

SONICWARE LIVEN Mega Synthesis – A Truly ‘Sonic’ Synthesizer!

The SONICWARE LIVEN Mega Synthesis recreates the iconic YM2612 FM sound chip found in the Sega Mega Drive with all the extras of a LIVEN box.

Best Eurorack of 2023: Granular, mixing, sustaining, morphing and more

The best Eurorack of 2023 ranges from the Brinta to the Endless, the Nano Mixer to the Tiptop ART and the wave morphing Acronym oscillator.

NAMM 2024: MXR Joshua Ambient Echo – Classic U2?

MXR Joshua Ambient Echo offers classic rack delay effects and is named after the classic U2 album filled with Edge's echoes

Material Girl: How To Sound Like Madonna

Her four-decade reign in pop music makes her hard to escape. We look into some of the instruments used in building Madonna's iconic sound.

Bandcamp Alternatives: Time to jump ship?

Bandcamp isn’t the only music distribution game in town. Here are some possible alternatives to consider in case things go south in the near future.

Arturia Efx REFRACT: FREE multi-effect plugin for Xmas!

Get Arturia Efx REFRACT for FREE for a limited time! This unique unison-based multi-effect is the perfect stocking stuffer for your plugin folder.

The Silent Drum Kit: Quiet drums for stage, studio and practice

Are you looking for ways to create a silent drum kit? We've got you covered! From DIY to dampening to drumming in e-drums, it's all in this guide.

Apple M1 Pro beats M3 Pro with Ableton, Logic and Pro Tools!

Shocking news for for DAWs running on macs! A system with an Apple M1 Pro outperformed an M3 Pro with Ableton Live, Logic Pro and others!

Drum Workshop launches $4000 DW MFG True-Cast Bronze Snare

Drum Workshop has launched an additional limited run of the revered DW MFG True-Cast Bell Bronze Snare, from DW's California Custom Shop.

Two Notes Opus Review: The amp-sim that should be in every gig bag!

In this Two Notes Opus Review, we take a look at their first "end-to-end" modelling system that Introducing Two Notes new TSM Preamp Emulation engine.

Mooer Prime P2: Could this compact unit replace your pedals?

The Mooer Prime P2 is the definition of feature packed and could well replace your guitar pedalboard setup when you need to travel light

Zoom MS50G+ Guitar Multi-Effects: Updated for 2023

The Zoom MS50G+ Guitar Multi-Effects offers 100 effects, presets and stereo outputs. Making it a super versatile and affordable do it all pedal

Keith Richards’ Guitars – A long way to Hackney Diamonds

We take the release of "Hackney Diamonds", the 24th album of The Rolling Stones, as an opportunity to look at Keith Richards' Guitars.

Arturia AudioFuse 16Rig Audio Interface: Leave Everything Plugged In!

Is the Arturia AudioFuse 16Rig the interface you've been waiting for? With 16 analog ins and 8 line outs, it's the creative hub of your studio.

Line 6 HX One Multi-Effects Pedal – One effect at a time?

The Line 6 HX One Stereo Multi-Effects pedal uses their HX technology to offer over 250 effects. But with only one effect at a time.

Allen & Heath Avantis SOLO: A new standard for smaller venues?

With the Allen & Heath Avantis Solo digital console, you get the same 64-channel and 42-bus system as the larger Avantis, but half its size.

Roland Drops SP-404MKII Stones Throw Limited Edition

Custom-skinned version of the popular SP-404MKII phrase sampler includes Stones Throw artist-created sample banks, a vinyl record and mixtape.

Compact flexibility with the Zoom R4 MultiTrak recorder

The Zoom R4 MultiTrak is a compact digital recorder for capturing demos, song ideas, or any kind of audio content quickly and easily.

The Best Hardware Synths of Summer 2023 – Behringer, Sequential, Korg

Summer 2023 was a banner season for hardware synths. Here’s our list including entries from Sequential, Korg, Behringer and Isla Instruments.

Akai APC64 Review – Standalone Sequencer and Ableton Controller

We check out what's what in our Akai APC64 review - how does it compare to Push 3 and the Launchpads? What is the standalone mode like?

1010music nanobox tangerine: juicy sampling in the palm of your hand

Nanobox tangerine is a compact, old-school-inspired sampler. 24 voices of multi-sampled, velocity-layered samples and instant sampling satisfaction.

Korg Drumlogue – hybrid rhythm machine firmware update

The Drumlogue from Korg gets a 1.2.0 firmware update, bringing new features, bug fixes and a lot more Sinevibe Nano Synth action.