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“I won’t miss being in a sh** band with horrible humans”: Mastodon guitarist slams ex-bandmates

Brent Hinds left metal band in March

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“She thought anything could be pop - she wanted pop to be pushed to its extremes”: Sophie’s brother and studio engineer talks completing her final album and the legacy she left behind

We sit down with Ben Long to talk through the making of Sophie's posthumous final project and gain a rare insight into the creative process of a generational talent

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Fantastic (free) plugins and how to use them: The Wave Warden Odin 2

Hybrid synths offer a wealth of synthesis options and this one is absolutely free. What are you waiting for?

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PreSonus at Plugin Week 2025: Studio One Pro 7.2 takes you all the way from idea to finished track - without adding a single third-party plugin

No setup headaches, no chasing updates - Studio One Pro gives you everything you need, straight out of the box

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“He is perhaps the best songwriter to come out of England, he is a Glastonbury legend and a personal hero of mine”: Olivia Rodrigo surprises fans during her headline Glastonbury set by duetting with The Cure’s Robert Smith

He joined her for Friday I’m In Love and Just Like Heaven

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“Eddie told me, ‘Roth is driving me nuts. I can't take it. I gotta leave. I know you're looking for a lead guitar player. Do you want me in the band?’”: When Eddie Van Halen asked to join Kiss — and they turned him down!

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“It’s one of the greatest cities ever, it’s given the world so much”: Black Sabbath have been awarded the freedom of Brum

Honour come a week before their final performance together

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Excite Audio collaborates with KSHMR to create a new Bloom instrument that brings the sound of Indian music to any DAW, and you can grab the Lite version for just $5

All you need is the coupon code: ma-lite-5

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“It's absolutely not necessary – people can get by their whole careers without knowing music theory": Producer Lawrence Hart on the mixed blessings of classical training and the importance of being ‘scrappy’ in the studio

The Domino artist and George Fitzgerald collaborator on the creative process behind Come In Out Of The Rain

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The beginners guide to virtual instruments: What are 'VIs', 'plugins' and 'VSTs' anyway? And how can you make the best use of them in your music?

Because there's never been a better, easier, more affordable time to make great music on your computer

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“The idea that singing with deliberate Auto-Tune makes you a fraud or that not having a traditional band means you must not be a ‘real artist’ is like, the most boring take ever”: Charli XCX addresses "boomer vibe" criticism of her Glastonbury performance

“The best art is divisive and confrontational," she believes

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“They are the three classics that I love to listen to, and they all remind me of certain times in my life”: McCartney names his all time top three albums

And, of course, Pet Sounds is in there

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The ultimate soft synth showdown: Serum 2, Pigments 6, Phase Plant, Vital and Massive X: But which is best?

We pit five of today's most powerful, flexible and versatile synth plugins against each other to find out who comes out on top in 2025

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Roland at Plugin Week 2025: TR-707/TR-727 - Buy one, get one free!

For a limited time, purchase the TR-707 Software Rhythm Composer for $149(USD) and get the TR-727 for FREE. That's a $300 (USD) value for 50% off. Act fast - this special offer ends July 31, 2025

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Eventide at Plugin Week 2025: Eventide H3000 Factory MK II Brings the Legendary H3000 Harmonizer® to Your DAW

A piece of music history, reimagined for the digital age and ready to shape the next generation of legendary recordings

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Expressive E at Plugin Week 2025: Discover Soliste — A next-gen MPE string plugin suite for real-time expression

A fresh and transformative approach to bowed strings

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Sonible at Plugin Week 2025: Rewriting the reverb rulebook with the intuitive, AI-powered smart:reverb 2

Get to work with the content aware reverb that communicates across multiple instances for maximum clarity and cohesion

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EastWest Sounds at Plugin Week 2025: Introducing LO-FI & Ancient Kingdom PLUS get ComposerCloud+ for its lowest price ever

With two major new releases and ComposerCloud+ for just $9.99, EastWest have got something new for sound designers and composers everywhere

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Dreamtonics at Plugin Week 2025: Add vocals to your songs with Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro – No singing required

Feed it a melody and some lyrics, choose a voice and have your song sung back to you with production-ready vocals. It's as close as it gets to working with a real singer

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Antares at Plugin Week 2025: AutoTune's AI-Powered vocal chain delivers pro results without the guesswork

Six essential tools put intelligent vocal processing at your fingertips

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u-he at Plugin Week 2025: u-he's MFM2 More Feedback Machine is a sound designer's dream with four independent delay lines, multimode filters, a flexible mod matrix and more

Plus how Hive 2.1 makes it even easier to create striking dynamic, evolving sounds

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IK Multimedia at Plugin Week 2025: Total Studio 5 MAX v2 is an all-in-one production toolbox that offers unbeatable value and convenience

The bundle puts 146 software titles, 72 plugins, 2,000+ effects and a collection of over 11,600+ instruments at your fingertips - at a fraction of the cost of buying them separately

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“It was the height of our popularity. And of course, when you’ve peaked there’s nowhere to go but down”: How the ‘Worst Band In The World’ had their revenge with the noisiest No.1 album of all time

The band's motto: Everything Louder Than Everything Else

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“We're talking about measurable increases in dopamine, reduced anxiety, and better emotional resilience”: Why making music is actually good for you

AI is pushing us to cut corners, but the evidence is very clear: playing and making music is a powerfully healthy activity, one that humans evolved to do

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“Mick came in with a song, but it was very Dylan-esque. It was like a ballad. ‘No, no. Let’s rethink. What if we push the beat up a bit?’”: How The Rolling Stones created their Satanic, samba-fuelled masterpiece Sympathy For The Devil

The Stones were hitting a whole new creative peak

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