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“I got tons and tons of messages from people begging me to bring it back somehow”: Brian Clevinger talks us through the legacy of Absynth, and how it was reborn for a new generation

We recently chatted with Absynth’s creator to hear about the history of this legendary instrument and why its recent rebirth is the 'best project he’s ever worked on'

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“Grown men were coming up to him with tears in their eyes, saying how he would never fully understand what the song had done for them over the years”: Producer Stephen Hague tells us how he made “the best English football record” with New Order

Producer Stephen Hague shares how he helped New Order top the charts - and turned John Barnes into a rap icon - with the iconic 1990 English football anthem World in Motion

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How to tune a guitar… even if you haven’t got a tuner

Before you start bashing out your first riff, your guitar must be in tune. Here’s everything you need to know about tuning your guitar

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“Whether you make boom bap, trap, house, lo-fi, drill or experimental music – we want to hear your unique style and vision”: Thomann launches its beat-making competition for 2026

Loads of Thomann goodies to be won

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“I have vocal nodes. I actually love the texture it gives my voice, but it makes it incredibly hard to sing sometimes. Before I was diagnosed, I used to lose my voice all the time”: Breakout star Sienna Spiro's distinctive singing voice comes at a cost

"I never really had any proper singing lessons growing up… so technically, I'm actually a terrible singer," she says

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This time-saving tool solves one of producers’ most common problems with a single keyboard shortcut

AudioRoute is a streamlined, one-click solution for capturing system audio, letting you sample any app without leaving your DAW

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“The best feeling is when you play back the thing you’ve made that day and you actually feel good about it. That’s the drug I’m chasing every day”: Unlocking the production tricks that Fred Again swears by

From chopped up vocals to creatively-applied reverb, Fred Again’s sonic hallmarks are easily replicable with plugins

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“It speaks to something vital for community, connection, and the power of bringing people together”: Apple celebrates World Beatles Day by uploading colourised version of All You Need Is Love

Original was featured in first ever global satellite broadcast

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“I’m just not gonna tell you which ones they are, and I don’t think you’ll know”: John Mayer says he has already used his signature Neural DSP plugin on record – but on which songs?

Your guess is as good as ours, but it was one of 5 things we learned from the superstar's demo video of his Archetype plugin suite

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“The benchmark for vintage authenticity”: Gibson revisits the Golden Era of the original P-90 hollowbody with exquisite Custom Shop reissues of the ’59 and ’62 ES-330

Dog-ear P-90s, a super-resonant build, one with a fat neck, one with a slim neck, these are a welcome return to the Gibson Custom lineup

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“We kept experimenting for our whole career as INXS, which is probably insane from a commercial point of view”: Multi-million selling songwriter Andrew Farriss on his band’s genre-hopping early days – and why he’s now making country music

“I like co-writing with people, but I also enjoy just trusting myself to write the song”

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How to use reverb to build impressive-sounding filters, reverses, risers and pads

Create your own reverb effects with our step-by-step tutorial

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“It just got ranked – what? – 75th or 76th best guitar solo of all time”: How Jim Adkins nailed his solo on the Jimmy Eat World smash-hit that Taylor Swift and Prince covered

The Middle needed a big solo to go with its over-sized hooks, and on the spot, with a Telecaster in hand, Adkins found one

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The best plugins for re-creating the grit and punch of classic analog drum machines

If you love the sound of an analog drum machine, but don’t want to splash-out on vintage hardware, here’s our pick of the best vintage machines, in hardware and software form

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Sample YouTube, Spotify or any other app with a single keyboard shortcut – this time-saving tool captures system audio with minimum hassle

AudioRoute looks like one of the most streamlined solutions for recording system audio that we've seen yet, letting you sample any app without leaving your DAW

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“Just because some of your university friends defaulted to it at karaoke doesn’t act as a strike against it”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Oasis’s Wonderwall

We put Wonderwall under the musical microscope and explore how the song became a standard for beginner guitarists

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Honey, it’s shrunk the orchestra!: How KeyComp is reducing the number of musicians in the musical theatre pit

And existing musicians are increasingly doubling-up instruments

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“If you can’t make payments, you’re forbidden from using the software”: Thinking of making your next music tech purchase on a rent-to-own plan? Read this first

Rent-to-own is often touted as the good alternative to plugin subscriptions but there are still reasons to be wary. Here are seven things to consider before signing on the dotted line

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“We were debating whether George Michael or Bon Jovi should sing it, but Carlos was like, ‘I like this guy’s voice’. Clive loved the idea of getting this older guitar player together with newer generations”: Rob Thomas explains the genius of Clive Davis

Even if everybody around him said, ‘I don’t get it,’ he would say, 'You don’t have to get it’”

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“Thom's always looking for new ways to try and express different personae”: How to get Radiohead’s resonant National Anthem vocal effect in software

On Kid A, Radiohead went resonant with some severe vocal processing - although complex at the time, the incredible results can now be easily achieved in software

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“I kind of sabotaged my earlier success. I couldn’t quite manage the whole pop thing - I wasn’t good with it”: Three decades since her debut, Beth Orton speaks to us about the road to her self-produced new album

Once labelled 'the comedown queen', Beth Orton has embarked on an eclectic career over the last 30 years, The Ground Above is the latest chapter in an ever-expanding canon

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“The show must go. on. I nearly f***in’ fainted up there, I’m telling you”: Rod Stewart has to steady himself with a blast of oxygen during show in Utah

Venue was 4,300 feet above sea level

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"Some of the best things I've written were quite naive, where I didn't know what I was doing. That’s why I collect instruments I can't play": Ital Tek on creating ‘sonic worlds’ and new album Mind Abandon

Watch the Planet Mu mainstay breakdown album highlight A Hidden Path in his Oxford studio

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“Well balanced and sit wonderfully with each other in terms of pitch”: Zultan Alaris Cymbals review

Zultan continues to expand its already impressive range of cymbals with the new Alaris Series

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“Be transparent on costs or risk action”: Are you one of StubHub's 50,000 customers due a ticket refund?

Platform tried to sneak through hidden fees

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