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Keith Le Blanc, drummer for The Sugarhill Gang, Tackhead and many more has died aged 70

Le Blanc also contributed to work by Nine Inch nails, R.E.M., Depeche Mode and more

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"Out of all of the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favourite": The story of Kurt Cobain's Mustangs in Nirvana

From the record-breaking Competition Stripe to the In Utero Sky-Stangs and new Orang-Stang revelations

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"Don't buy any more gear today, friends…": Tom Bukovac's tip on how to improve as a guitarist is something all of us can do

The hugely respected Nashville session player is a wise man

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Issue 408 of Future Music is out now

Mix Like The Pros! Plus: Ride, Kelly Moran, Orbital, Georgia, UDO Super Gemini, modular drum masterclass, Oeksound Bloom & much more!

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“When streaming on a budget, it doesn’t really get much better”: PreSonus Revelator io24 review

A compact, affordable audio interface with an elegant solution for streamers that won’t break the bank or decapitate your creative spirit

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Stability AI's music generator can now edit and transform your samples and produce full-length, structured tracks

Now with the ability to process audio uploaded by the user, Stable Audio 2.0 is edging closer to becoming a revolutionary tool for music-makers

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Audiotonix releases a build-it-yourself DJ mixer to encourage a new generation of sound engineers

As Kevin Costner might have said: "If you build it, you will learn"

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"I actually became a Nirvana fan when I was no longer in the band": Drummer Chad Channing remembers Kurt Cobain and his 1990 Smart Studios sessions with the band that shaped Nevermind

Channing's drums appear on one song on the final Nevermind album – "It was the one song that I guess Kurt said, ‘No, I definitely do not want to redo this,"

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Solid State Logic goes off-road with Module8, an easy-to-use modulation plugin aimed at sound designers and experimentalists

And you thought the company was all about grown-up mix plugins, right?

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'As time has taught us, there was a lot more to Kurt Cobain’s guitar playing than the slacker attitude he’d like us to have believed': 5 Nirvana songs that celebrate Nirvana's legacy

'He was a phenomenal rhythm player, clearly had some lead playing ability, and also experimented sonically – with fascinating results'

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The producer's guide to the Native Instruments Kontrol S61 Mk3: "Let’s zoom into the specifics of how the Kontrol keyboards work in practice, and how they can help you make music"

Get up to date with NI’s latest hardware ecosystem, discover how it works… and what all those acronyms are about

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"Say hello to a new, inspiring workflow": Tracktion adds clip launching and Wavetable Synth to Waveform Pro 13 update

It gets the live performance workflow you'll recognise from Ableton, Logic and Bitwig, and might just be the tempter you need to switch DAWs

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EarthQuaker Device refreshes the Spatial Delivery – a preset-having envelope filter that “allows you to step outside the universe of funk while reinforcing your secret love affair with auto-wah”

Now with added presets, the Spatial Delivery v3 might just the weekend wildcard that your pedalboard has been waiting for

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“The most advanced analogue amp simulator ever made”: DSM Humboldt launches the Simplifier X, a compact solution for running a full stereo rig without an amp

The evolution of the zero-watt amplifier continues with the Simplifier X offering cab sims, reverb, multiple preamps, and three different ways of running your "amp-less" rig in stereo

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Universal Audio launches Verve Analog Machines saturation effects, and makes the 'Essentials' version free until the end of April

That's a freebie worth $99, if you act quick…

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“It looks right, plays very well and most importantly, it’s punching above its weight in the tone department”: Epiphone Dave Grohl DG-335 first-look review

After waiting Everlong for an affordable version of Dave Grohl’s iconic Trini Lopez-inspired signature guitar, it’s finally here. Here’s our first impressions

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You can now design your dream StingRay bass with Ernie Ball Music Man’s Custom Design Experience – and there are 30 finishes to choose from

Spec up a four or five-string StingRay Special with your choice of finish, hardware, pickups, fingerboards… even the gauge of strings. Will more guitar and bass brands follow suit?

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"If I'm taking high-end off my vocals, I like Soundtoys FilterFreak": Taylor Swift producer Jack Antonoff reveals his top 10 vocal plugins and recording techniques

But even with those plugins, you might not be as successful as him…

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“My introduction to fuzz was before I had any on my face”: Alex Lifeson takes his pedalboard journey back to the start with Lerxst’s The Snow Dog – a limited edition octave fuzz with bark and bite

Who wouldn't want to take this Snow Dog for a walk? But be warned: “It can produce the most horrific fuzz in the Universe!”

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At last! Behringer ships the MS-5, a "faithful reproduction" of the Roland SH-5

The long-promised synth is in the shops and yours for just $599

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Orbital on recording The Green Album: "We didn’t have multi-tracking equipment, so we’d get everything working and just run it out live. Any manipulation or synth magic would happen as it was going down - if you didn’t like it, you’d do it again"

Phil and Paul Hartnoll talk us through the debut album that started it all, track by track

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How to use FM and oscillator sync to bring synth bass to life

Spice up your bass sounds with this classic technique

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“The sound of this thing is really quite surprising”: Watch Robben Ford demo the 8W tube combo from the amp company that gives his Dumble a run for its money

Ford helped build the legend of Dumble amps but admits he is playing Little Walter amps “pretty exclusively” these days

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Roland updates its SP-404 sampler "in celebration of 404 Day" (and to v4.04, before you ask)

The update brings enhanced looping, multitrack output, Koala Sampler integration and a 15-waveform sound generator to the popular sampler

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"The fingers aren't very fast but I think I am instantly recognisable": David Gilmour classic guitar interview

Gilmour on the brief Pink Floyd reunion, On An Island and the art of the live guitar solo in this 2006 interview

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