The Best Guitar Stands for Every Budget: 5 Options for You

Guitar stands should be an essential part of your set-up. We must do everything we can to protect our guitars, so check out these stands for every budget.

Record on the Go: Three Cool Products For Mobile Recording – The Perfect Match!

We'll show you portable recording gear from Focusrite, Shure, and Beyerdynamic. Record on the go with our perfect match!

Music Production for Beginners: How To Get Started

This guide to music production for beginners will help familiarise you with the various stages of the creation process from idea to finished article.

6 Best Baritone Guitars for Every Budget: Surf, Sludge, and Stoner!

Extreme down tunings without additional strings! That's what makes these guitars so popular. Our purchase advisor on the best baritone guitars!

Spectrum Thief, Filter, Humanizer MIDI: Free Plugins of the Week

This week's roundup of freebies features Spectrum Thief, a nifty EQ matching plugin. Also: a versatile multi-mode filter and a Humanizer for your MIDI tracks.

6 of the Best-Selling Synths of all Time

What makes a synth a top seller? Here are six of the best-selling synths that are still on the market after 10-plus years.

Mastering Guitar Tone: Tips for crafting your signature sound

Getting the right guitar tone can feel like an endless quest. Here, we'll showcase what you need to be the master of your sound.

5 of the Best Portable DJ Controllers

Unplug and take it on the go with these five best portable DJ controllers.

Best Arranger Workstations for Entertainers and Performers

Modern arranger workstations are powerful instruments loaded to the brim with sounds and features for a perfect show. We check out the best arranger keyboards.

Haze, Flechtwerk, OF2 Lite: Free Plugins of the Week

Haze serves up dreamy chorus effects, Flechtwerk is MI Plaits in a plugin, and OF2 Lite is a free morphing filter: Free plugins of the week!

6 of the Best Video Game Synths: Game On!

Get the sound of classic Sega and Commodore chips in these hardware and software video game synths.

The Best Travel Guitars for This Summer Season!

These are some of the best travel guitars that you should think about taking with you. Because every day is a practice day!

The 5 Best Affordable Bass Amps: From Ampeg to Warwick to Harley Benton

Heavy, growly bass tones don't have to break the bank. Check out these 5 suggestions for best affordable bass amps!

Sheepadoodle, ZL Compressor, TilQ: Free Plugins of the Week

Could Sheepadoodle be the most versatile phaser plugin available for free? Check it out in our weekly round-up of the best free plugins.

Guitar Accessories: Essential Upgrades to Improve Your Guitar

Guitar accessories can play a huge part in transforming your axe. From pots to pickups, let's check out some effective ways to switch things up.

Hybrid DJ: The Best Gear For Electronic Music

The hybrid DJ blurs the lines between DJ and live performance. These drum machines, effects and controllers can help take your rig to new heights.

Best Stage Pianos for an Authentic Vintage Sound

We've selected some of the best stage pianos available for recreating classic Rhodes and Wurlitzer sounds both in studio and on stage.

The 5 Best Value Bass Guitars: Low End, Low Price, High Quality!

Looking for The Best Value Bass Guitars currently available? The five suggestions will get you started!

Synchron Stage Reverb Lite, 23HotCold, Kalimba: Free Plugins of the Week

VSL Synchron Stage Reverb Lite lets you add the sound of the renowned Scoring Stage A to your mix for free! Check it out in this week's collection of freebies.

Effective Guitar Practice: Maximise Results for Your Playing

Effective guitar practice is essential for levelling up as a guitar player. Working hard, or hardly working? Let's look at better ways to improve.

5 Tips for the Perfect Placement of PA Speakers

If you place your PA speakers incorrectly, the sound may come across as flat or unbalanced. It could even sound straining! Here's how to do it right!

AlphaTheta Chordcat: A Smart Groovebox With Over 100,000 Chords for $279? Review!

The Groovebox Chordcat from AlphaTheta is a portable device that aims to make music production easier and more creative. It has tons of chords and a smart sequencer. Reviewed!

The Perfect Reverb for Vocals: Finding the Right Balance Between Presence and Atmosphere

We'll show you how to use the iamReverb plugin to add clarity and depth to your vocals, as well as automation and control to your mix.

Forever 89 Visco Drum Designer is Now a Synthesizer – Review!

It's getting tonal now. Forever 89 Visco has transformed into an awesome synth tool with many interesting features in version 2.0. The update is free!