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"The rebirth of phase distortion": Behringer releases its Casio CZ-1 clone, the CZ-1 Mini

A diminutive take on Casio's '80s classic, CZ-1 Mini squeezes the CZ series' phase distortion engine into a $89 mini-synth

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

“He was like, ‘Ronnie just had dinner with Paul McCartney, and Paul recommended that you be our producer, so what do you think?’": It took an intervention from Paul McCartney for Mick Jagger to offer Andrew Watt a job with the Rolling Stones

“This is some crazy dream as a kid with a guitar to have those names talking about you,” says Watt

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

“Subtle changes to note timings at certain points can have a greater impact than you might expect”: 37 heavyweight bass production tips

More than three dozen priceless nuggets of bass recording and production wisdom

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

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“I never realised just how difficult it was for Alex. He had to rethink everything”: When Geddy Lee’s obsession with synthesizers made Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson feel sidelined in his own band

"The guitar suffered in a lot of the mixes," Lifeson said

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

"We've completely reimagined what's possible in a compact controller": Akai unveils MPK Mini IV with pitch and mod wheels, new keybed and full-size MIDI output

The next generation of Akai's portable and affordable MIDI controller is here

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

Creating chords for electronic music: 3 ways to generate more interesting progressions in Ableton Live 12

Let’s explore how Live’s MIDI effects can help us write better progressions

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

“This series is built for players who demand reliability, versatility and performance at the highest level”: Fender gives its US lineup a retro-modern makeover with the American Professional Classic range

Featuring vintage-voiced Coastline pickups, Faded finishes in much-loved Fender colours, plus a host of player-friendly details... And they've been road-tested by US hardcore superstars Turnstile

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

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How To: Get prepped and make the most of Spotify Wrapped

It’s the perfect time to engage with fans

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

“In the studio, I’ve had a few moments where men seem to be shocked if I know how to do a certain thing, like, ‘Comping my own vocal - yes, I can do that’”: Sabrina Carpenter songwriter Amy Allen on the challenges faced by women in the music industry

The Espresso and Manchild co-writer also says that she likes to “go off of emotion” rather than writing to a formula

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

How Beck and Nigel Godrich’s “simple and clean” philosophy produced one of the best-sounding albums of the 21st century

Beck’s surprising 2002 pivot was defined by its immaculately-recorded acoustics, and is often cited as a choice reference test by audio enthusiasts

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

“She grabbed a mic, I grabbed a bass, and we jammed for like 30 minutes. After she left I built the whole thing out and sent it to her. She was like, ‘Damn, this is amazing!’”: Kid Harpoon on Miley Cyrus' Flowers

The high-flying hitmaker reflects on the making of Cyrus' Grammy-winning chart smash

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

“The best placement for a vocal mic is actually slightly above your vocalist, as it forces them to tilt their head back slightly”: 25 recording tips and tricks everyone should know

Get better takes in the studio and on the stage, with our essential advice for producers and DIY music-makers

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

“Everybody knew Jeff was a great drummer. It was the same when I joined The Who to replace Kenney Jones – and when I was with Mick Jagger, playing the Stones tunes that Charlie played”: How Simon Phillips succeeded in replacing Jeff Porcaro in Toto

"They didn't want somebody to come in and try to imitate Jeff"

MusicRadar · Oct 14, 2025

“When we sat down and started playing some of the Rush stuff, I realised how hard it was to play these songs”: Alex Lifeson makes a surprise admission

Bedroom guitarists are doubless nodding in agreement

MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

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MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

“Allows you to do away with stacks of insert or return effects and potential high processor loads”: iZotope FXEQ review

It’s a multi-effects plugin that’s as easy to use as a standard EQ, and costs less than 50 bucks…

MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

“This scheme is the envy of the world”: Irish culture minister hails expansion of a basic income scheme for musicians and creatives

Another 2,000 places are to be opened up next year

MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

“He was tired and ready to leave, so he just started hitting anything on the keyboard. I was like: ‘that’s it right there!’ Then I just went in the booth and did the record”: The story of Get Ur Freak On, the bhangra-sampling hit that almost didn’t happen

A lean, mean, speaker-rattling ode to freakdom, Missy Elliott's Get Ur Freak On is one of this century's most progressive pop songs. We explain its enduring influence

MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

“Before we knew it we had a sound no one had ever heard before”: How David Bowie created one of the greatest songs of all time via a range of innovative recording techniques

One of Bowie’s highest watermarks, Heroes continues to sound utterly timeless due to its layered production and passionate vocal performance

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MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

“I've spent a lot of time sort of trying to bully AI into being interesting”: Jacob Collier says that the problem with using AI for music making is that “it’s almost too perfect”

“It can't learn a perspective or a sense of humour or an attitude,” he argues

MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

"Stick with it. Focus… You've gotta put the time in”: Lars Ulrich’s advice to young artists

Drummer was speaking at festival screening of new Metallica doc

MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

“It's an arcane 18th century German form of rap. I really enjoy it because it's an opportunity to say some quite bizarre things that I wouldn't necessarily be able to sing about”: The inside story of the Gorillaz classic Feel Good Inc.

Over a billion views on YouTube to date

MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

“He tried it when he came in and he said ‘I can’t do it as good as you, Ronnie. You get back on the drums.’”: When Charlie Watts ceded the drums to Ronnie Wood on a Stones track

Guitarist was behind the kit for Dirty Work track

MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

Produce better music with our ultimate compression cheat sheet

Confused about where to start with compressors and dynamics effects? We'll guide you through the essential features and settings

MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

“Dolly turned it down - and I’m glad that she did because what Kate did on it is brilliant”: How Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush brought one of the most emotive songs of the 1980s to life

What happened when two musical icons joined forces? The birth of a timeless duet with a surprising country origin…

MusicRadar · Oct 13, 2025

Ever wondered how a microphone really works?

If microphone terminology confuses more than it helps, this guide will illuminate the microphone basics

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