The story of Depeche Mode's Songs of Faith and Devotion album and tour is the most rock 'n' roll ever
Near-death experiences, breakdowns, talking puppets, heart attacks, sleeping in coffins… Just another Depeche Mode album, then
Songwriter is out 28 June and features songs the Man In Black first tracked in '93, produced and restored by son John Carter Cash and David “Fergie” Ferguson in the company of an all-star band
Synth workstation? Karaoke machine? Recording studio in a ghetto blaster? Answer: all - and none - of the above…
For our latest free sample pack, we ran a variety of loops and one-shots through the Casio SK-1, Akai S900 and Bugbrand BugCrusher
Pedal Pawn’s Chris King Robinson conducts an experiment that shows how strange and magical things happen when you dime old tube amps in large, empty spaces
Could it eclipse the $6m bill for Cobain's MTV unplugged acoustic?
“I remember sitting in the Royal Box watching Queen do their thing and thinking ‘people are going to remember this. This is a bit special’”
A tremolo pedal even John Ford would have been proud to have on his 'board. Inspired by Monument Valley, it has six waveforms, five tap divisions, and quite possibly all the features you need
Blackstar's versatile amp series just got more versatile with the CabRig making its heads and combos a viable recording tool, with size and power options for the stage, studio or home
Tela makes use of modal synthesis, a technique used in physical modelling, to create "otherworldly timbres and textures"
Musical polymath takes issue with bearded superproducer
Classic interview: "The way he had it configured was so that everything acted like one big gigantic speaker"
Create your own reverb effects with our step-by-step tutorial
Recreate room acoustics reverb with our step-by-step tutorial
Take our advice, and become a reverb master in no time
While we can manipulate those regular sounding ’verbs with ease, it’s time to explore how to make all manner of reverb-based effects…
Make with the funky drumming in this speedy Live 12 tutorial
Want to avoid replacing your studio headphones sooner than you need to? We’ve got a range of tips to keep them in prime condition for longer, from the studio to the road
Including delta blues, gypsy jazz, country, medieval, folk and bluegrass
IK’s tiny but mighty Tonex One promises all the quality of its bigger brother, shrunk down to mini-pedal format
One of the world’s most popular studio microphones gets back to basics. We find out more
Is this your new best case scenario? We find out
This affordable multi-effects pedal looks to tempt beginner guitar players away from the practice amp with loads of functionality and sounds
This all-in-one room correction package means no more excuses for a muddy low-end
It’s designed for snare drums. It’s a microphone. It’s the Lauten Audio Snare Mic
The Swedish developer launches a sample-based drum machine. We give it a shot
A feature-packed, great value-for-money audio interface that could be the perfect companion for live shows and studio work