Win a Universal Audio Volt 2 USB Recording Studio & 2 UAFX Pedals – XMAS Raffle

In this competition you can win the Volt 2 USB interface and the two UAFX pedals Orion Tape Echo and Heavenly Plate Reverb. Good luck to you!

Advanced Chord Techniques: Adding Extra Flavour to Your Playing

Enhance your guitar skills with these advanced chord techniques. Let's add depth and flavour to your playing.

My Highlights of 2024: Bah Humbug, Grinch Mode

A look back at 2024, the year I went into full-on Grinch Mode and went back to basics - my highlights of 2024.

Best Guitar Gear: My Favourite Products from 2024

Best guitar gear! As the year comes to a close, we're all looking at the best gear of 2024. Here are some of my favourite releases from this year

Best Software Synths of 2024: Five Synth Plugins That Floated Our Boat This Year

With 2024 delivering a bumper crop of software synths, it's been tough to pick the cream of the crop, but here are my choices for Best Software Synths of 2024, along with others worthy of a mention.

Best of 2024: More Pedals, More Guitar News, More Gigs

Way too many great pedals, lots of guitar news and even more concerts: 2024 was an exciting year at Gearnews for me!

My Highlights of 2024: The Best Software for Electronic Music Production

These are my 2024 picks for the best software for electronic music production.

Highlights of the Year: My Favorite Gear of 2024

With so much to choose from, picking my favorite synths, samplers, and software of 2024 isn't easy. Here's my list of my personal gear highlights of the year!

My Highlights of the Year 2024: Concerts, Parties and New Gear for my Studio!

These are my highlights of the year 2024, with lots of great events and most importantly these cool upgrades & gadgets for my studio!

Mixing vs Mastering: Can You Do It All?

So you've started creating tracks in your home studio, but what are the next steps in the process? We're looking at mixing vs mastering.

Synthy Xmas Hits and Misses! Our Pick of the Bunch

We all love a good Xmas song, but what are the best and worst Synthy Xmas tracks that we love to hear or are desperate to avoid?

Acoustic Covers: 5 Lighter Takes on Rock Classics

Experience rock classics reimagined with acoustic covers, offering stripped-down, soulful renditions that highlight the essence of each song.

Best DJ Gear of 2024: 5 Top DJ Controllers & Mixers of the Year

What was the best DJ gear of 2024? If you’re thinking it was something with MKII in the name, pat yourself on the back, you’re right.

A Touching Tribute to the OSCar and its Creator: Synth Journal

Cherry Audio releases a Polivoks filter plugin, Noise Engineering has new firmware, and Dave Spiers pays homage to the legendary OSCar and its creator.

Sounds and Presets: The Best Presets of 2024

This week, I take a look back through my Sounds and Presets column to pick out the best presets that we featured in 2024

From Bedroom to Pro: Upgrading Your Home Studio

Looking to take your music production and recording capabilities to new heights? We check out different ways of upgrading your home studio.

The Best FM Synths for your Music Production Setup

Looking for a way to get into FM synthesis? We've selected some of the best FM synths with both sound design and song-creation tools.

Highs and Lows of Synth Collecting: Tops and Flops

When synth collecting, not every synth can fit you like a glove. These are the best and worst synthesizers to pass through my studio.

7 Synths That Were Victims of Bad Timing

Too early? Too late? Here are seven synths that were victims of bad timing.

A Synth World View of a Superb 2024: Synth Journal

For my last entry into this year's Synth Journal, I thought I'd take a retrospective look at some of the things that caught my eye in the synth world of 2024.

5 Top AI Composition Plugins to Increase Productivity

Whether you're a professional music producer or a beginner starting out, AI composition plugins are useful to streamline your workflow.

Sounds and Presets: A Huge Sackful of Fantastic KORG Presets

KORG's microKORG2 takes the legendary microKORG to new heights, much like the opsix did for FM synthesis. Check out these new KORG presets and more in this week's Sound and Presets.

Mixing on Headphones: Myth or Masterplan?

We explore some of the important factors to consider when mixing on headphones and how it compares to working with studio monitors.

Minimoog Plugins: Nostalgia On Tap

Which Minimoog plugins are best to recreate the sound of this legendary analogue synth? We look at some of the top emulations available.