Strymon NightSky Review: Reinventing the Reverb?
28 Nov in Guitar
Strymon lent us its latest reverb unit, the NightSky "Time-warped Reverberator" with a step sequencer, for a test run. Here's our review.
Best Christmas Gifts for Guitarists: Top 10 Xmas Guitar Gear Crackers
27 Nov in Guitar
The best Christmas gifts for guitarists, all the way from €14 to great value, quality gear that will rake you in some serious brownie points!
Best Sample Packs This Week: Metal drums, heavy bass, Caribbean marimbas
22 Nov in Tech
Cool new new sample packs for you: millennial metal drums, heavy bass, Caribbean marimba and vibraphone vibes and female house vocals. Check 'em out.
Video Podcasting and Vlogs for Musicians: How to Get Started!
We listen to podcasts passionately and some of us even have YouTube channels. We would love to help you make your own - and here's how!
Best Sample Packs This Week: Kontakt harp, heavy techno, Afro-Cuban rhythms
15 Nov in Tech
A harp for Kontakt, heavy techno and thick synths, Afro-Cuban rhythms, 70s-style rap and hip hop beats and a traditional Vietnamese instrument. Phew!
Mac file recovery and backups: Here’s what musicians need to know
14 Nov in Tech
How do I recover a file on my Mac? And what about preventing data loss? What software tools do I need? Here's everything musicians need to know.
Best Creative Reverb and Delay Plug-ins: Our Top 5 Time-based Effects
13 Nov in Studio
These plug-ins go way beyond boring standard effects and will help you open up new horizons: Here are the Best Creative Reverb and Delay plug-ins!
Best Sample Packs This Week: Neo noir, ragga beats, cinematic soundscapes
Samples released this week include noir and horror-inspired material that can be manipulated with included the effects, a trio of stringed instruments, ragga loops, and tense cinematic soundscapes.
Moog, Korg and Behringer: What is your synth worth?
31 Oct in Synths
As cheaper clones of fantastic - and fantastically expensive - gear proliferate, where does value reside in the world of synthesizers in the 2020s? Time to tackle some thorny issues.
From Slash and Hendrix to EVH and Hetfield: The 10 Best Signature Guitars!
30 Oct in Guitar
Compiled using cold, hard objective data as well as gut instinct and raw emotion, this list of the Top 10 Signature Guitars is guaranteed to appal some and appeal to others...
Best Sample Packs This Week: Emo beats, dubstep vocals, breakbeat drums
25 Oct in Tech
The best sample packs this week include scenic sounds created with unusual objects, emo beats, dubstep vocals, instruments that help you paint a daydream, and jazz breakbeat drums.
How to Optimise Your Apple Mac for Making Music
When using an Apple Mac for music production we need to consider three main areas of the system, the CPU, RAM and Storage. But how much of each do you need? And how should you set them up?
Five iconic delay pedals you can’t go wrong with.
18 Oct in Guitar
Looking for a new delay but overwhelmed by the staggering amount of options? Don't worry, we've narrowed the choices down to a list of 5 delay pedals that we think are worth considering.
The Best Sample Packs This Week: Chinese instruments and sounds of the British Invasion
18 Oct in Tech
Super cool new samples! An impressive foley sounds collection, a swathe of authentic Chinese instruments, funk and disco sounds for house productions, and the sound of the British Invasion!
Fender American Professional II Stratocaster: First Look at the new flagship
13 Oct in Guitar
We take an in-depth look at Fender's new flagship American Professional II Stratocaster! Has Fender created a must-have guitar for the modern player?