Latest articles by Andy Jones
The best new microphones, audio interfaces and mixers coming out in 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: The must-have studio gear coming your way this year
Listen up: here are the best new studio monitors and headphones making waves in 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: These speakers and 'phones are going to cause a stir in home and project studios this year
The biggest names on the biggest brands: the best new signature guitars of 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: Find out who is putting their names to what this year
From optional to essential: the best guitar accessories of 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: From wooden stands to headphone amps, we round up the must-have additions to your guitar setup
Bored of your 'board? Stomp this way for the must-have new guitar effects pedals of 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: The pedals you need to try this year, from psychedelic to out-of-this-world
The most exciting new samplers, grooveboxes and drum machines for 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: These all-in-one production wonders can handle beats, chords and melodies, and all without a computer in sight
8 of the best new immersive audio plugins for 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: Here are our picks of some of the slickest routes to creating and mixing in surround or 3D sound
The 9 best creative and mix effect plugins coming your way in 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: The delays, reverbs, compressors and more that you can look forward to running your audio through this year
The essential new electric guitars you need to play in 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: Classic ranges, major updates, all-new designs... and the Strat is 70
“We spend a month on the sound and five minutes on the chord changes”: Remarkable classic interview with Kraftwerk reveals how the band created their iconic electronic tunes, and what really went on in their mythical Kling Klang studio
If you like don't like having your music myths busted, you might not want to read this…
The best new pianos and home and classic keyboards to look forward to in 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: Get ready to audition some of the 'key' releases of the year
The best new acoustic guitars coming our way in 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: Acoustics for every budget – small and (incredibly) large – as we reveal the all-new arrivals for the year ahead
The 15 most exciting new hardware synths of 2024: analogue and digital instruments from Korg, Behringer and more
GEAR EXPO 2024: The must-have new monster synths you need to audition this year
The best of the past, the best of the future: the hottest guitar amps and amp pedals coming out in 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: Amps of all shapes and sizes, with some offering vintage features and others completely futuristic…
The 8 most innovative new music making gadgets of 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: These must-have production wonders will have your eyes widening and your hands reaching for your wallets
A magnificent 7 softsynths to look out for in 2024
GEAR EXPO 2024: These have all scored well in recent reviews or look like setting 2024 alight with their sonic brilliance
How to make a polished modern soft synth sound like a dusty old ’70s vintage synth: "Thanks to unstable circuitry, the vintage polysynths of yesteryear have a character of their own"
Get those vintage vibes without the price tag
"It's faster for some music-making tasks than even Apple claims": Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M3 (2024) review
It's even snapping at the heels of the latest MacBook Pros…
6 of the most ridiculously large synth workstation plugins that can handle every part of a track: "This powerhouse of a synth has all of the sounds you need"
These beastly ROMplers provide all the music-making power one could ask for
6 vintage polysynth emulations we recommend for authentic analogue tones: "The UI looks so real that you can almost smell the wood varnish"
We stack up six excellent emulations of classic polys for your consideration
6 of the best software polysynths of 2024 so far: "Kult stands out from most of our choices by trying very deliberately to do something different"
We survey the most impressive soft synths that have caught our eyes (and ears) this year
How to design atmospheric pads on any polysynth
Follow this easy step-by-step tutorial
How to get the supersaw synth sound for free
Follow this easy step-by-step tutorial
