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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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"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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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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“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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“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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"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 ...
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“The hijacking of the world’s entire treasure-trove of music floods platforms with AI slop and dilutes the royalty pools of legitimate artists from whose music this slop is ...

A large proportion of those are so-called ‘slop’. Indeed, Deezer has reported that 85% of the AI-generated tracks on its service are fraudulent and emerge from major generative models such as Suno.
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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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With up to 35% off PA equipment in Sweetwater's Live Sound Month sale, there's never been a better time to upgrade your band's onstage presence - including over $800 off a ...

Next up is $125 off the Mackie Thump215XT. 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 ...
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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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“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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“Together, Bruce, the E Street Band, and I are going to turn a spotlight on the current threats to democracy and human rights happening all around us”: Tom Morello to join ...

"Together, Bruce, the E Street Band, and I are going to turn a spotlight on the current threats to democracy and human rights happening all around us on the Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour in the ...