"I was probably off my head": The story of The Prodigy’s cartoon-sampling rave hit Charly
How Liam Howlett concocted one of ‘90s rave’s most iconic tracks with two Roland W-30 keyboards and a turntable in his bedroom
How Liam Howlett concocted one of ‘90s rave’s most iconic tracks with two Roland W-30 keyboards and a turntable in his bedroom
The largest family owned gear retailer in the US is to shut all of its stores after 100 years of service
Our pick of the finest small-scale amps from Positive Grid, Blackstar, Yamaha, Vox and Orange
This doozy is inspired by classic sample hold filters but arrives with more controllable parameters for a wider range of sounds. But you'd best hurry, it's a limited edition run
The King of Twang was one of May's idols as a young player and the pair finally met backstage in 2017. May describes Eddy's playing as “revolutionary”
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Marshall, Blackstar, Fender, Universal Audio, Soundtoys and more
If you’re a fan of early-’70s Stevie, this might hit the spot
Launching on Kickstarter later this month, ALT is a new analogue synth from French manufacturer Cyma Forma
The Electric Lightning is a tube-driven overdrive/boost with an amp-like layout and sound, and it can be used as a boost, an overdrive or both, giving you a wide range of tones to play with
Zappa has been working on this instrumental piece for over 30 years and it features Joe Walsh, Eric Johnson, Angus and Malcolm Young and more, and two solos from Eddie Van Halen
“Whenever this one breaks I have to beg for unused spares,” he says
Avoid unnecessary nightmares in the booth with our guide to the main technical problems you’re likely to run into
We walk you through how to nail vocal processing using Logic's EVOC-20 Vocoder
Knowing where to use vocal processing could make or break your track. We take a look at where you might choose to add some electronic vocal colour
Guitar skills: A beginner's guide to exploring the contrasting moods of major and minor add chords
A step-by-step guide to repairing your electric's electronics
Grasp the fundamentals and try our easy solo tactics, with tab and audio examples
"Many years ago, I met Bruce as a wide-eyed 13 year-old," says Jeff Babko. "When his first record was released and exploded on the radio airwaves, I felt as if I’d brushed up against Superman"
Synthesis is one of the quickest and, potentially, easiest methods of creating awesome, original bass sounds. Here’s how it’s done…
The revived drum brand is turning its attention to the most important drum in your setup, and you can snare yourself a bargain
Deftly side-stepping the subscription saga, we spent some quality time with Minimal Audio’s dexterous flagship. Here’s our findings…
Fancy adding some analogue impurity to your DAW? It's time to turn on, plug in and freq out…
This parlour version of Fender’s best-selling beginner acoustic offers big tones in a smaller, more comfortable package
Specialist live music earplugs promise to dampen the sound, but not the magic
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