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5 innovative synth plugins daring to do things differently
Unconventional and creatively inspiring, these soft synths are pushing synthesis in bold new directions
"The greatest pop record ever made”: How The Beatles created Strawberry Fields Forever - John Lennon's masterpiece
Lennon called it “psychoanalysis set to music”
Dreams, red wine and the desire to explode - Robert Smith’s songwriting approach in his own words
The Cure’s godfather of goth remains one of music’s key figureheads, yet his attitude to songwriting is anything but orthodox
UVI releases SonicBundle: the ultimate music production toolkit, at an unbelievable discount
SonicBundle gives you access to more than 1,000 instruments and effects, 37,000 expertly-designed presets and 2 million samples
George Harrison’s songwriting brilliance deconstructed in his own words
The quiet one’s songwriting gifts fully flourished during the latter half of the Beatles’ reign, and we’ve collected his own insights into his craft
How Adele's songwriting cleverly grabs our emotions
You might think the perfect pop song is built on vibrant production choices and bouncy positivity, but an analysis of the output of one of the biggest selling artists of all time would suggest otherwise
Emma-Jean Thackray: "Ableton is great for making tracks, Pro Tools is great for mixing. For me, Logic is great when you do both"
Born out of grief, Thackray’s new album Weirdo is her most heartfelt concept yet. Here, she delves into the record’s creation and how the process of putting it together helped her reclaim her sense of self
Are these the weirdest musical instruments you’ve ever seen?
Inviting inventors from across the globe to showcase imaginative and unconventional instruments, Guthman has previously featured entries from Teenage Engineering and ROLI
“I have been in the process of trying to sell the company. It’s a difficult time”: Trump’s tariffs could be about to decimate the gear industry
Think that US-imposed Mexican and Chinese tariffs don’t affect you? Here's why your next gear purchase just got a whole lot more expensive
“There's only one person on Earth who could turn a highly conceptual, fiercely political, free-form jazz-rap fusion record into a global hit”: Making Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly
10 years on from the release of Kendrick's seminal Grammy-winner, we look back at how TPAB was made - and why it still resonates even more deeply a decade later