Why Oasis’ Definitely Maybe was recorded twice
The Sawmills Studio team have shared memories of the sessions that became the band’s dynamite debut
By Daniel Griffiths published
The Sawmills Studio team have shared memories of the sessions that became the band’s dynamite debut
By Will Simpson published
Ticketmaster carry out threat to cancel Oasis tickets resold on unauthorised sites
By Will Simpson published
Bryan Ferry on how difficult Slave To Love was to get right
By Paul Elliott published
It wasn’t easy being the high priests of conceptual rock
By Will Simpson published
The Who will definitely "do something" in 2025, according to Townshend
By Leigh Fuge published
From Cigarettes & Alcohol to a little-known banger
By Paul Elliott published
A long-awaited victory for a band that could have been huge - if it wasn’t for the Pope!
By Daniel Griffiths published
The Sawmills Studio team have shared memories of the sessions that became the band’s dynamite debut
By Will Simpson published
Bryan Ferry on how difficult Slave To Love was to get right
By Martin Delaney published
There's no need to draw for expensive third-party plugins when you're DIY mastering. Here's how to build a versatile mastering chain using Ableton's ample selection of processors
By Andy Jones published
Who needs a boring static building to record in when you can have one on wheels?
By Ben Rogerson published
In 1981, the band were enjoying their first flush of commercial success
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Our in-house piano experts have chosen the very best digital pianos from Yamaha, Roland, Casio, Kawai and Korg - covering all price points
By Matt Mullen published
This ever-expanding suite of intelligent mixing tools gets a flexible clipper, an upward compressor, and targeted processing with new Mid/Side and Transient/Sustain modes
By Daniel Griffiths published
Your one-stop essential guide for creating your own studio - It’s faster, easier and cheaper than you think
By Jon Musgrave published
If your work incorporates editing, mastering and audio post, this PC-only DAW should definitely be on your radar. We check out the latest version
By Ben Rogerson published
Launch comes on the same day as the release of Apple Intelligence
By Jonathan Horsley published
This unholy union of octave-fuzz and analogue synth combines Third Man's radicalism with Eventide Audio's functionality, and might just be the wild card your pedalboard has been waiting for
By Paul Elliott published
It wasn’t easy being the high priests of conceptual rock
By Jonathan Horsley published
Priced from $129, the Champion II series presents a dozen or more amp voicings in 1x8, 1x12, and 2x12 formats, with effects including reverb, delay and echo, chorus, tremolo and Vibratone
By Jonathan Horsley published
Intonation, intonation, intonation... This top-tier electric is for the tuning freaks and players with minds open enough to give the curved-fret True Temperament tech a go
By Leigh Fuge published
From Cigarettes & Alcohol to a little-known banger
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Micro-Aggressor features dual-compressor circuits running in parallel and has a tilt EQ for adding top-end clarity or thickness and warmth to taste
By Jonathan Horsley published
As the man whose name on the headstock says, these are "player's guitars" – a pair of top-tier bolt-ons with limited edition tonewoods and a huge array of tones from its 85/15 pickups
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: details on the band’s “energised and euphoric” new album
By Jonathan Horsley published
No whammy bar? No problem. This super-aggressive shape presents a high-performance platform for rock and metal. And who wouldn’t want an arcade-style red button for a kill-switch?
By Leigh Fuge published
From Cigarettes & Alcohol to a little-known banger
By Andy Price published
Want to learn - or brush up on - a little theory? We’re here to help
By Rob Laing published
Get the guitar action you need
By Rob Laing published
Finish, strings, hardware – it all needs a spruce now and again. Here's how to do it right
By Andy Price published
"Everything being diatonic is not some sort of requirement or restriction on things sounding good"
By Leigh Fuge published
Definitely maybe some chords you don't know
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Sicilian maestro introduces his course with a blazing solo with JTC promising everything you need to nail his fingerstyle fusion approach, with easy-to-follow exercises, solos and more
By Jonathan Horsley published
The “world’s fastest player” Cooley endorses the discipline of non-stop repetition until you find your fastest clean speed but argues variety is key to building technical excellence
By Martin Delaney published
There's no need to draw for expensive third-party plugins when you're DIY mastering. Here's how to build a versatile mastering chain using Ableton's ample selection of processors
By Leigh Fuge published
From Cigarettes & Alcohol to a little-known banger
By Andy Price published
“We have the YouTube generation to thank for its explosion”
By Rob Laing published
Get the guitar action you need
By Hannah Bruce published
Level up your music-making with these simple but effective tricks that can be easily used by those with zero knowledge of music theory
By Si Truss published
We catch up with Ableton to get some tips on how to get the most out of the company's new hardware groovebox
By Rob Laing published
Finish, strings, hardware – it all needs a spruce now and again. Here's how to do it right
By Future Music published
Setting up an entire mastering chain in your DAW needn’t be a daunting task. Here we take a look at one way you can go about it…
By James Grimshaw published
Hearing unwanted buzz? Not getting any sound at all? Here’s how to fix these and other unwanted interface issues and get your session back on track
By Sara Simms published
Dance music’s core genres have influenced pop for decades. We dig into their impact on the mainstream
By Roland Schmidt published
It’s time to turn up the heat and Axxess a spicy lead
By Sara Simms published
It’s simple to make a killer loop, but how does that become a dancefloor-filling hit? It only takes a few steps to get the process started…
By James Russell published
We take you step by step through some of the basic operations of MPE, from setting it up to understanding basic parameters to creating or amending a patch
By James Russell published
Find out how to use today's top theory tools to make your tunes stand out
By Leigh Fuge published
Definitely maybe some chords you don't know
By Jon Musgrave published
Reverb is a great tool, but cleverly thinking about its application can really take your mix to the next level. Here’s how to get tailoring…
By James Grimshaw published
Revolutionise your home studio connectivity and signal paths with a patch bay – here's how
By Rob Redman published
Elevate your sound with these rack mods
By Jon Musgrave published
If your work incorporates editing, mastering and audio post, this PC-only DAW should definitely be on your radar. We check out the latest version
By Roland Schmidt published
If you want to send your mixes to the outer limits, we’ve got the perfect plugin for you. Listen out for echoes from Space
By Roland Schmidt published
If you go loopy for tape-based effects, UVI has something new that’ll get your capstans whirring. We dust off our VHS and Cassette collection
By Roland Schmidt published
If you’re after an iconoclastic electric piano, Cherry Audio has a new vintage classic in store. We take off with the new Wurlybird!
By Andy Jones published
UA has bundled three of its classic emulations into one channel strip. Is this analogue dream your ideal plugin team?
By Si Truss last updated
With the arrival of the OS 1.30 update, we revisit our review of the hybrid analogue and digital drum machine
By Stuart Adams published
SpectraLayers has come a long way since Steinberg first acquired it, but in our view this may be the biggest step up yet
By Si Truss published
Korg’s latest synth is billed as an ‘analogue modelling’ instrument, but is that description underselling it?
By Roland Schmidt published
After much anticipation, a full symphonic string section finally gets the professional Spitfire treatment, courtesy of Abbey Road Studios. We head for the famous zebra crossing