AmenBreak VST, Skew v2, Strum Plate: Free Plugins of the Week

Let's kick off the new year with three awesome freebies released at the end of 2025. Check out AmenBreak VST, Skew v2, and Strum Plate.

Sound Vs Modulation: 5 of the Best Sounding Synthesizers

Favor pure sound quality over lots of modulation possibilities? These are the synths for you then, the best sounding synthesizers around.

Guitar Practice in 2026: How to Realistically Improve

Your guitar practice in 2026 is how you're going to get better at your craft. As the new year starts, it's time to set your goals for better guitar playing.

Best Guitar Gear of 2025: Stuff I’d Actually Buy

The best guitar gear of 2025 is truly subjective. So, here's my pick of products that I would actually consider buying, or did indeed get my wallet out for.

The Best Gear and Software of 2025: My 7 Highlights of the Year

It was a great year for synthesizers and drum machines. Here are my picks for the best gear and software of 2025.

Sonic Pi Self-Test: Powerful Insights from Coding Beats Instead of Turning Knobs

Working with Sonic Pi will change the way you think about beats, rhythms, and music structures. Programming music is easy!

Visual Synthesis: 5 Synths to Make Crazy Sounds With Images

Turn your pictures into music with these wild examples of visual synthesis: hardware and software synthesizers that use images to generate sound.

Best Free Plugins of 2025: Freeware Picks of the Year

It's been a great year for free plugins! We check out the best free plugins of 2025 – from creative software synths to unique effects!

5 Guitar Unboxing Tips: What to Inspect First

These guitar unboxing tips are essential before you plug in and play. Check these 5 key areas to avoid nasty surprises and potential returns.

The 9 Best Tremolo Pedals for Any Budget: Vintage Pulses and Modern Vibes

The best tremolo pedals give you subtle amplitude modulation, stereo-width, and endless vibes. Check out our picks!

The 5 Best Acoustic Guitars of 2025: Martin, Taylor, and More!

The best acoustic guitars of 2025 were all models that sound great and look even better. There's a guitar for every budget!

The Sound of No One Knows: With Plugins, Budget Setup, or Studio Gear

How can you get the guitar sound of No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age? We've got a few suggestions for plugins and gear.

Reflexive EQ, KonvIR Lite, Lil’ Miss Doubler: Free Plugins of the Week

Reflexive EQ is a free dynamic EQ, KonvIR Lite simulates virtual acoustic spaces, and Lil’ Miss Doubler is, well, a little doubler: Free Plugins of the Week!

Tape Delay: What it Is and How to Get the Sound

Tape delay is one of the oldest audio effects, and yet has a character of its own that's still in demand. Here’s everything you need to know.

What Are Good Christmas Songs? 5 Festive Favourites Compared

What makes good Christmas songs? So many artists have rallied together to have their shot at the Christmas No.1, but are they any good?

The Best-Selling Studio Headphones of 2025: The Top 10!

Would you like to know which are the best-selling studio headphones at Thomann this year? Get ready for some surprises!

Modular Starter Pack: 3 Tips for Entering the Modular World – Perfect Match

Are you interested in getting started with Eurorack? We'll show you three things that will help you build a modular starter pack. It's the perfect match!

5 of the Best Standalone DJ Controllers

Ready to upgrade to an all-in-one? These are the 5 best standalone DJ controllers on the market today.

The Best-Selling Electric Guitars of 2025

Here are the ten best-selling electric guitars of 2025. Which guitars flew off the shelves this year? We'll tell you!

Top 10 Best-Selling Pedals of 2025

Do you want to know which were the best-selling pedals in 2025? These are the ones that sold the most and were your favorites!

Top 10 Best-Selling Synths of 2025

Which were the best-selling synths of this year? We got an exclusive look at Thomann's sales figures in 2025. Get ready for some surprises!

Palmer MONICON L G2: Active/Passive Monitor Controller – Review!

Palmer offers the MONICON L G2, an affordable monitor controller with extras such as Bluetooth connectivity. Here is our review.

Best Samplers, Grooveboxes and Drum Machines of 2025: Our Top 5

With several spectacular new releases, 2025 was a great year for groove machines! We check out the best samplers and drum machines of the year.

The Psychology of Loudness: Impactful Live Sound Mixing

We explore the psychology of loudness within the context of live sound, with some techniques to help you get more clarity and overall impact.