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Fingerboard care basics: 6 things you need you need know about how to clean and condition your guitar fretboard
By Rob Laing published
A string change is the ideal opportunity to get your 'board back to its best

Use this classic free Computer Music synth to generate movement across your track
By Roland Schmidt published
One of the magazine's most beloved freebies is the perfect tool for creating a sense of movement in your mixes

Proggy pentatonic! How to use the good ol’ pentatonic scale in cool new ways
By Advertorial feature published

“At certain points in music history it became fashionable to place accents on certain beats”: How to score a drum part
By Roland Schmidt published
We explore the theory behind beats, and how we score kicks, snares, hats and percussion

“If you like someone’s work, the important thing is to be exposed to everything that person has been exposed to”: Understanding Bob Dylan's take on incorporating your inspirations
By Andy Price published
What can songwriters learn from Bob Dylan's view on absorbing influences?

Make your instrument sounds go further with this slick modulation hack
By Roland Schmidt published
Sometimes the best way to make your track feel more kinetic is to eschew plugins and get creative with your instruments

Musicians should be inspired by AI in the same way that he was inspired by Prince, says will.i.am
By Ben Rogerson published
"Prince's awesomeness did not dim my light. Prince's awesomeness inspired me. And if you are now going to be afraid of being inspired, then you ain't truly creative"

How to get this classic Sega-inspired synth for free and use it to create next-level chiptune sounds
By Jon Musgrave published
The perfect tool for making classic chiptune effects and sonics

"The soulful rough edges are what set your tracks apart from algorithmically-generated TikTok bops": 7 ways to make electronic music sound more human
By Hannah Bruce published
Breathe life and personality into your beats with these 7 tips for humanising your electronic music
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