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IK Multimedia at Plugin Week 2025: Total Studio 5 MAX v2 is an all-in-one production toolbox that offers unbeatable value and convenience

The bundle puts 146 software titles, 72 plugins, 2,000+ effects and a collection of over 11,600+ instruments at your fingertips - at a fraction of the cost of buying them separately

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“It was the height of our popularity. And of course, when you’ve peaked there’s nowhere to go but down”: How the ‘Worst Band In The World’ had their revenge with the noisiest No.1 album of all time

The band's motto: Everything Louder Than Everything Else

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“We're talking about measurable increases in dopamine, reduced anxiety, and better emotional resilience”: Why making music is actually good for you

AI is pushing us to cut corners, but the evidence is very clear: playing and making music is a powerfully healthy activity, one that humans evolved to do

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“Mick came in with a song, but it was very Dylan-esque. It was like a ballad. ‘No, no. Let’s rethink. What if we push the beat up a bit?’”: How The Rolling Stones created their Satanic, samba-fuelled masterpiece Sympathy For The Devil

The Stones were hitting a whole new creative peak

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"I like childlike exploration. Maybe it's a bit of ego, but it feels good to discover things": Tresor resident Nadia Struiwigh on why she avoids tutorials and keeps things 'loose' in the studio

"Every piece of gear has a character... it's like in a TV show, you have the main character, then you have other people that come in and out"

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"I woke up the next day and I was like, ‘Oh, it’s over. I know it’s over'": Lorde used MDMA therapy to cure her stage fright

She spills the beans to Stephen Colbert

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“Neil Young’s career has been conducted on his own terms”: BBC confirm that they won’t be showing his Glastonbury set “at the artist’s request”

And it’s not the first time Young and the broadcaster have clashed

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“I pretty much haven't worked since 2020”: How the effects of Long COVID have harmed professional musicians and DJs

Though the 2020 COVID pandemic had many negative effects on the music industry, an underreported aspect is how Long COVID has left some professional musicians unable to continue with their careers

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"In a blind test of 100 musicians, it beat the $200 plugin 3-to-1. Not bad for a free app": AudioKit releases Synth One J6, a free Juno-inspired synth for iOS

"No ads. No subscriptions. No hidden fees. Just an exceptional instrument, freely given to inspire creativity everywhere"

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"He thought of all the sounds we chose as my voices - these machines are singing and crying and talking or laughing in the same way that we do”: Lorde on the Frank Ocean collaborator who helped to humanise the synth sounds on her new album, Virgin

The star performed a secret set to open this weekend's Glastonbury Festival

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"There's not a shred of evidence on the internet that this band has ever existed": This apparently AI-generated artist is racking up hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams

The Velvet Sundown has no online footprint, a suspiciously artificial artist image and a ChatGPT-generated biography - but somehow has almost 350,000 monthly listeners

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“The energy on that train was unreal”: Sam Ryder performs an impromptu set for passengers on a Glastonbury-bound train

It was part of the I Came By Train campaign

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Glastonbury 2025 secret act rumours: odds shorten on Lewis Capaldi and Robbie Williams enters the fray

Plus Chappell Roan and Haim could still be possibilities

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“We were even encouraged to dig out some particularly gnarly old stuff that hadn’t seen the light of day in years”: Freqport FreqInOut FO1 review

We take a look at Freeport’s latest in/out box which promises to morph your hardware into plugin form without breaking a sweat

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"On this particular occasion, I dropped some beats, apparently. I’ve looked everywhere and I can’t find them!": Zak Starkey on his Who sacking, plus advice for new Oasis drummer and Ringo-playing actor

The ex Who drummer talks ducks, drums and Barry Keoghan playing his dad

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“These all-new models are packed with the performance and attitude that defined the electrifying sound of the ‘80s!”: Harley Benton erupts with retro shred fever as it launches the Floyd-equipped ST-80FR Series

These hotrodded S-styles come in a super-hot "Radiant Red" paint job, are available with single or dual humbuckers, have stainless steel frets, and retail for under 500 bucks

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“My head was full of, ‘it’s going to be a disaster’”: Bob Geldof looks back at Live Aid in new trailer for 40th anniversary documentary, When Rock 'n' Roll Took On the World

“No one had ever had 16 hours of anything on television,” says promoter Harvey Goldsmith

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“The guitar is like a spaceship, like a Formula 1 car”: Uli Jon Roth says his Sky Guitar’s “Mega-Wing” active pickup system had so much output that it blew up his amps one by one

Fender Twin... Boom! Vox... Boom! 5150... Nice try. Here's what the German virtuoso learned from giving the amp 80dB from his guitar

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“No, I would be honoured...”: Who would Ozzy Osbourne like to do a duet with?

Black Sabbath frontman has long been a fan of this "really nice man"

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Excite Audio and KSHMR team up for South Asian-inspired software instrument based on authentic recordings

"This came out a desire to create the ultimate Indian sample library, using the most talented musicians that I've met over the years"

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Digitakt II’s new firmware update adds a major user-requested feature – and finally lets it step out of the shadow of the original

OS 1.5 adds the long-awaited Slice machine, offering a new way to work with samples

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“Okay, there’s not really an easy way to describe what this thing does”: Behringer launches the BM-15M Murf Box, a $129 animated filter pedal inspired by a Moog classic from the ‘00s

No prizes for guessing which pedal the Murf Box is inspired by, but with originals changing hands for big money online, this could be an affordable option for guitar and synth players

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“He played a chord and I was like, ‘this might be the best chord I’ve ever heard in my life’”: PinkPantheress on the pop star who she says is like “AI in a person, musically”, and has also been praised by Taylor Swift and Elton John

“He was very cool, he was like ‘you know you don’t even need to credit me,’” she confirms

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“Your passport to deep vibes and low-altitude cruising. No turbulence, just pure vibes”: Deadmau5 launches his own 24/7 Youtube stream

Airplane Mode is for “working and relaxing”

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“Bowie gave them the song but Mick wrote the intro — and it’s the lick of all licks”: Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott pays tribute to ex-Mott The Hoople and Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs

"He should be remembered for his contribution to some of the greatest rock music ever made"

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