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Roland's big V-Drum 3 and 5 series drop adds 6 kits to its e-drum range, including V71-lite modules and on-trend acoustic-look options

Mid- and entry-level options land with all-new modules, DW integration and more

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“It’s versatile and perfect for live performance and Hammond action!”: Nord Organ 3 review

If the thought of ‘Green Onions’ turns you to a ‘Whiter Shade of Pale’, Nord has something in mind, as its legendary Organ series climbs to version 3

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“The only reason that this guitar is even in existence is because of you guys”: By popular demand, Sean Long of While She Sleeps’ built-for-metal Charvel signature model now comes in Neon Pink

Well this is a pretty bright finish... but this shred and metal ready platform remains unchanged, with a pair of active EMG humbuckers, a no-fuss hardtail, and a Speed Neck for thrills

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Apple announces its new M5 chip and puts it in the MacBook Pro 14-inch, iPad Pro and Vision Pro headset, but with the heavy focus on AI, will music makers feel the performance benefits?

All the new hardware is available to pre-order now

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Yamaha's MODX M synth squeezes the power of the Montage M into a more affordable package

MODX M brings the AN-X analogue modelling engine from its high-end sibling to a new workstation synth and successor to the MODX+

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“All contemporary pop utilising computers and samplers owes something to the innovations of Trevor Horn”: How Trevor Horn’s anonymous electronic group - the Art of Noise - revolutionised sample culture

Discover how studio and music production was redefined by an unlikely group of Trevor Horn-led English synth geeks

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"It felt fitting to broadcast it into the unknown, into dark matter": Brian Eno to beam his new album into space tonight

Eno and Beatie Wolfe's Liminal will be broadcast using the historic Holmdel Horn antenna with assistance from a Nobel Prize-winning physicist

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"I was molecularly changed from the moment I first heard Voodoo – we all were": Jacob Collier, Beyoncé, Lauryn Hill, Flea and many more pay tribute to D'Angelo – "he changed the course of popular music"

Fans have also been celebrating his musicianship and artistry on social media

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“We said, ‘We’re calling the band Leonard Skinner!’ And everybody laughed and clapped and thought it was cool. So we kept it”: The early days of Lynyrd Skynyrd recalled by legendary guitarist Gary Rossington

Plus: the British band that inspired the young Skynyrd to work harder

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"The upper end is crisp too, with plenty of detail present for vocals without becoming too spiky": 64 Audio Aspire 4 review

High quality in-ears don’t have to be custom-moulded, so says 64 Audio with its entry into the mid-priced monitor market

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“I was just with my wife and some people trying to clean them and save stuff, but it’s just too emotional…”: Seth Troxler is offering €10 an hour to anyone willing to help him clean up his vinyl

Half his collection of 12,000 is water damaged

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“The first pedal emulation that truly captures the mechanical yet wildly organic nature of these oddball machines”: Strymon’s Olivera is a vintage oil can delay without the oil, without the mechanics, and with a lot more control over your tone

Vintage sounds from 21st-century tech, the Olivera has a powerful ARM processor under the hood, giving us 300 presets, stereo, MIDI, while a discreet Class A JEFT input preamp keeps things real

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“You don't need all the latest plugins and everything else. I think that my best instrument is the mind”: Adam F on making '90s DnB classic Colours

“We went to the Hit Factory in New York, which was 10 or 15 grand a day. I preferred the mixdowns that I did in my bedroom in Watford”

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“The average upright contains around 12,000 parts - and 80% of those are moving”: How to record a real piano perfectly

Nothing adds organic character to a track like live piano, but recording one isn’t easy. We lift the piano lid and talk about pianistic logistics!

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Neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo has died, aged 51

He released three of the greatest albums of the past 30 years

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“The CLF-50E is as much a statement piece as it is a versatile performance tool”: Harley Benton’s new acoustic guitar is a compact parlour with a solid Sitka spruce top, onboard electronics and metallic colour finish – and it is just over $250

With five colour finishes to choose from, the CLF-50E is an eye-catching, couch-friendly but stage-ready acoustic electric for players on a budget

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"The rebirth of phase distortion": Behringer releases its Casio CZ-1 clone, the CZ-1 Mini

A diminutive take on Casio's '80s classic, CZ-1 Mini squeezes the CZ series' phase distortion engine into a $89 mini-synth

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“He was like, ‘Ronnie just had dinner with Paul McCartney, and Paul recommended that you be our producer, so what do you think?’": It took an intervention from Paul McCartney for Mick Jagger to offer Andrew Watt a job with the Rolling Stones

“This is some crazy dream as a kid with a guitar to have those names talking about you,” says Watt

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“Subtle changes to note timings at certain points can have a greater impact than you might expect”: 37 heavyweight bass production tips

More than three dozen priceless nuggets of bass recording and production wisdom

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“I never realised just how difficult it was for Alex. He had to rethink everything”: When Geddy Lee’s obsession with synthesizers made Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson feel sidelined in his own band

"The guitar suffered in a lot of the mixes," Lifeson said

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"We've completely reimagined what's possible in a compact controller": Akai unveils MPK Mini IV with pitch and mod wheels, new keybed and full-size MIDI output

The next generation of Akai's portable and affordable MIDI controller is here

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Creating chords for electronic music: 3 ways to generate more interesting progressions in Ableton Live 12

Let’s explore how Live’s MIDI effects can help us write better progressions

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“This series is built for players who demand reliability, versatility and performance at the highest level”: Fender gives its US lineup a retro-modern makeover with the American Professional Classic range

Featuring vintage-voiced Coastline pickups, Faded finishes in much-loved Fender colours, plus a host of player-friendly details... And they've been road-tested by US hardcore superstars Turnstile

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How To: Get prepped and make the most of Spotify Wrapped

It’s the perfect time to engage with fans

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“In the studio, I’ve had a few moments where men seem to be shocked if I know how to do a certain thing, like, ‘Comping my own vocal - yes, I can do that’”: Sabrina Carpenter songwriter Amy Allen on the challenges faced by women in the music industry

The Espresso and Manchild co-writer also says that she likes to “go off of emotion” rather than writing to a formula

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