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Best budget in-ear monitors 2025: Our pick of cheap in-ears for every type of musician
By Chris Corfield last updated
Our recommended budget in-ear monitors for practice and performance – options starting from $99/£75

Best beginner DAWs 2025: Easy-to-use digital audio workstations for beginners
By Dave Clews last updated
Our pick of the easiest DAWs for beginners to get their heads around, including picks from Apple, Ableton, Image Line, Steinberg, and more

Best guitar tuners 2025: From tuning pedals and clip-ons, to guitar tuning apps
By Rob Laing last updated
Keep your all-important tuning on point with the best strobe, polyphonic and chromatic tuners

Best guitar cables 2025: Leads and patch cables for all budgets
By Rob Laing last updated
Quality cables make the difference, here's our top picks from Mogami, Ernie Ball, Fender and more

What are the best digital pianos in 2025? I'm a professional piano and music gear reviewer and these are my top picks
By Daryl Robertson last updated
With a decade of experience selling and reviewing pianos, these are what I believe to be the very best digital pianos from Yamaha, Roland, Casio, Kawai and Korg - covering all price points

Best DJ software 2025: Mixing applications to suit every genre, setup and budget
By Si Truss last updated
The top free and paid-for software for club, scratch or event DJs, for Mac, PC and mobile

Best home studio mixers 2025: Analogue and digital mixing desks for all budgets
By Si Truss last updated
Our expert pick of compact consoles for home recording, production, podcasting and more

Best studio headphones for music production and mixing 2025: tested by experts
By Dave Clews last updated
We’ve tested and reviewed a huge range of headphones for music production. These are our tried and trusted choices – plus your FAQs answered
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