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“A strong contender for the best beginner’s DJ controller on the market right now”: Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 review

The DDJ-400 is a tough act to follow, but with smart mixing functions, Bluetooth compatibility and general ease of use, could the FLX4 be a worthy successor?

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"Expanded creative capabilities with new world-class piano sounds": Roland updates two of its most popular stage pianos with new sounds

The RD-2000 EX introduces a "concert-class" grand and an intimate upright, while the RD-88 EX gets the SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano 3 Expansion

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Get to know your drum machine's sequencer: "If authentic-sounding ‘vintage’ drums are what you’re after, try using no more than two or three different velocity values for all of your drums"

Your machine’s features explained, and how you canmake the most of them

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The classic Space Echo RE-201 has arrived in the Roland Cloud, but can it become the definitive plugin emulation?

An official software reboot of the iconic 1974 tape echo and spring reverb

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"We’ve never had it so easy": 5 ways music gear has improved over the years... and 5 it hasn't

We take stock of the progress that's been made in modern music technology - and consider where there might be room for improvement

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Celebrating 60 years of the synth: the '90s

As the '80s drifted from mostly analogue to largely digital, would the '90s be the decade when the synth scene settled? Not really…

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The 10 best synth presets ever used, and where to hear them

Like it or not, these are the patches we all remember…

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"Despite their dated appearance, these legacy synths offer incredible versatility and potential": 7 classic Logic Pro synths you might have forgotten - but are still worth using today

Before you open your wallet for a new synth plugin, consider revisiting Logic's E series, 7 soft synths you may already own

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60 years of the synth: the '80s

Our history of the synth continues with the decade that brought us the Jupiter-8, the 303 and the DX7…

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7 underrated VST synths you might not know about (but really should)

We celebrate some of the great softsynths that may have flown under your radar

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Celebrating 60 years of the synth: the '70s

In the 1970s, the synthesizer became a true musical force. Here's how it went from a mono legend to a poly Prophet in 10 short years…

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"It's a great synth, for sure, but $25,000 great? No chance": 5 stupidly expensive vintage synths (and how to get their sound for free)

Synthflation means you can pay nearly six figures for some of these synths (but also get most of their sounds for free)…

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6 criminally underrated hardware synths that you can still buy today

Incredibly, some of these under-the-radar beauties are over a decade old, but still available (and still very good)

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"It’s all about that filter that Bob Moog patented all those years ago. I can’t live without it": Mike Parker on Dispatches

Mike Parker talks us through his 2001 minimal masterpiece track by track

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“AI could prove incredibly useful, from configuring our kits to generating the sounds in our head”: Where might electronic drums go next? Here are 9 of our predictions

Electronic drums have come a long way over the last few decades, but where are they headed in the future? From AI to radical new playing surfaces and authentic cymbals, this is our wishlist

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“While Les Paul maynot have been the first to use tape for echo effects, he was certainly at the forefront”: The history of delay, from studio guitar reel-to-reel experiments to Line 6 and the rise of digital

How 1940s innovations in sound echoed an eternity on pedalboards, taking delay from the mechanical analog era to the digital realm, shaping guitar tone for generations to come

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"He didn't just select a stock beat and press play": Prince’s go-to synths and drum machine - a career in music tech gear

From the Linn LM-1 to the Roland JD-800

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"I need to make music I want to make, otherwise there's not much point": Kasbo on keeping things simple in the studio and working on his own terms

Birthed from an agonising stress-related hearing loss, and put together in an ABBA-backed prison-turned studio, Kasbo’s third album, The Learning of Urgency is a potent, melody-infused statement from an artist in ascendance

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"The distinctive sound that has helped define genres from '80s pop through to modern EDM": D16 Group's Roland TR-606 emulation Nithonat 2 updated with new sequencer, effects and more

Nithonat 2's new sequencer replaces the original's 606-style sequencer with a grid-based version that's easier to use and gives you precise control over dynamics and articulation

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“Guitar’s versatility is unparalleled. But it’s also an instrument with a lot of baggage. We all know the tropes we’re trying to avoid”: St. Vincent on returning to real amps, stealing Josh Homme’s secret weapon – and how she overcame her fear of Strats

St. Vincent’s new album, All Born Screaming, sees her teaming up with two FooFighters, using Prince’sfavourite pedal and embarking on a prog odyssey. It also sees her return to real amps played real loud…

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WorldTour teams cite Brexit and race uncertainty as reasons for skipping Tour of Britain Women

Only four of 15 Women's WorldTour teams set to take start line in Welshpool next month

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"The main synths were the Juno, Moog Voyager and the Roland SH-5, which we used for the squelchy bottom-end. It’s like a spaceship, you know?": Mr. Scruff on Ninja Tuna

Mr. Scruff takes us back to 2008 for the making of his eclectic, gloriously silly Ninja Tune debut

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"Getting her to the studio was tough! But once we got her there, she was wonderful. We really sprung Slave... on her": The story of Grace Jones’ Slave to the Rhythm - tempo changes, stacked Roland synth patches and Trevor Horn

Never stop the action… Join us as musical mis-steps, happy accidents, crushing financial burden and raw unbridled talent give birth (eventually) to one of the enduring hits of the ‘80s

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Zildjian announces Alchem-E Gold-EX, Gold and Bronze electronic drum sets in three different configurations, “We set out to create the most realistic, authentic playing experience across the entire kit and are confident that drummers will agree.”

Metal cymbals, acoustic shells, and input from the son of Roland's founder…

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“He doesn’t like the sound of new strings. The ones on the guitar for the new album were two years old”: Mdou Moctar prefers old guitar strings – and the Roland Cube is his favorite amp for a very good reason

The gear (or lack of) behind Mdou Moctar's searing signature sound on Funeral For Justice, which fuses Saharan rock music with Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen flair

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