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“He was like, ‘Yeah, we just layered, like, 10 different guitars to get that guitar tone.’ I was like, ‘Oh, that's pretty amazing’”: How a warped sample and some ...

When I first heard it it reminded me of the feeling I got when I heard Hey Ya!, or when I heard Crazy, by Gnarls Barkley,” ...
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“No one was more deserving of a life to himself than he was… We were torn, and sympathetic. At the same time, we felt we had unfinished business”: Geddy Lee on honouring ...

Rush will to the stage once more to celebrate the life and legacy of the late, great Neil Peart. Lee explains how wellness clinics, fun jams and "unfinished business" made the "R" word easier to say ...
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MusicRadar deals of the week: Score $140 off a Yamaha Stage Custom, $200 off a Fender Tele, and hundreds off PA and live gear

This modern PA speaker is incredibly versatile. It can be used as a stand-alone system for the budding singer-songwriter; a pair could easily be used as the front-of-house speakers for a full band; ...
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"Everyone I've shown it to in the studio becomes obsessed": Tembo is a kid-friendly magnetic drum machine and sampler that promises "unforgettable family jam sessions"

Tembo is a drum machine and sampler aimed at kids, young adults and anyone that's new to music-making, and though it's designed to be simple, intuitive and easily accessible, it's actually more ...
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"I've always never been interested in it because it's a digital synthesizer": Mike Dean shows off the "crazy rare" wavetable synth that everyone wanted in the '80s – and ...

The super-producer and analogue aficionado praises the "messed up" sound of the PPG Wave 2.3, one of the few digital synths ...
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“I think Mick would be totally astonished that he’s still being talked about in such a positive way. This guitar just adds sparkle to an already legendary life”: Gibson ...

With the ebony finish stripped to reveal its two-piece plain maple top, mismatched controls, custom-wound pickups, this ...
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“An intimate look at their uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their global army of fans”: A career spanning Iron Maiden doc is coming to cinemas …

A new documentary tracing the half-century-long career of Iron Maiden is heading to cinema screens this spring. It’s called ...
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"Music in general right now I feel has lost the art of dynamics. There’s so much storytelling that can be embedded in a song through just having it very soft and then growing ...

Winning those awards, says Laufey, has made her feel liberated.
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“We want to find the hidden musical magic across Europe”: Thomann are on the look out for customers of theirs whose stories “move people and spark inspiration”

“Stories from across Europe already show just how transformative music can be - from a blind multi-instrumentalist who turned his home into a recording studio, to a drummer who picked up the sticks ...
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“She carved out her own path with unparalleled freedom and vision”: Tributes paid to electronic music pioneer Éliane Radigue

Radigue was born in 1932 and whilst she learned piano as a child, her interest was piqued by hearing the musique concrete ...
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"There's nothing quite like it": The singular genius of Laurie Spiegel's Music Mouse, with Eventide's Tony Agnello

It was during her time at Bell Labs that Spiegel first met Agnello, as he was pushing his own digital frontiers at ...
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"Spark ideas in your DAW, pilot any synth or patch modular without breaking your flow": Arturia unveils KeyStep 37 Mk2 with redesigned interface, extended connectivity and ...

KeyStep 37 Mk2 has been equipped with more physical controls – an upgrade that Arturia says "drastically enhances its playability" – while expanding connectivity via USB-C and introducing a more ...