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"It's not just another recreation of the Jupiter-8": Cherry Audio goes "beyond Jupiter" with the Mercury-8 soft synth

This long-awaited Jupiter-8 emulation builds on the capabilities of the original synth with expanded polyphony, enhanced ...
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In 2015, JHS Pedals released what it called the “ultimate dirt pedal” – now it has made it better with a revised circuit featuring a heap of player-requested features and ...

What’s up yet Kilt? On JHS Pedals’ 10th anniversary limited edition, it’s a whole lotta mods to make it even more versatile, ...
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“Famous musicians are indeed at risk of a premature death”: New study shows fame knocks on average four years off your life

A new study that has been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has shown that famous singers have a 33% higher mortality risk compared with those who live outside the public ...
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"This isn't just a new keyboard – it's a new era": Arturia releases small but mighty 37-key version of its AstroLab stage keyboard

AstroLab 37 packs the musical firepower of its larger siblings into a sleek and portable 37-key version that Arturia says ...
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My daily-driver podcast mic is 15% off for Black Friday at Amazon and it’s one of the smartest buys you can make for a spoken word setup

I just found the best Black Friday deal for podcasters with a generous discount on the model we called "one of the most ...
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“It’s exquisite. It’s a gift from someone, somewhere, that it fell into her lap”: Singer-songwriter Matt Maltese says that he doesn’t really know how one of his songs ...

Speaking to The Guardian, Maltese tells the tale of how a song that he co-wrote with some friends a few years ago has ended ...
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“I'm sure that sound influenced the Daft Punk song Get Lucky, because it uses the same trick”: The fascinating music theory behind the kicked-around track that Princ…

What happens when you write a hit for another band, but you want it back? We find out as we trace the complicated history and ...
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With these massive Black Friday savings on Boss Katana amps and compact pedals, it's time to rethink your home practice rig

The Boss Black Friday deals are here, and they include the practice-friendly Katana amps, our number one looper and a classic ...
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“I hit the drum maybe five times. That was it. Concorde flights, 14 days in a 5-star hotel. The most expensive bit of drumming in history”: When stars of Duran Duran a…

Then there was The Power Station, one of two side projects to emerge from the ranks of Duran Duran, after bassist John Taylor ...
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“They say everybody has two lives, and the second life starts when you realise you have one”: Childish Gambino reveals he had a stroke in 2024

Donald Glover, the hip hop artist better known as Childish Gambino, has revealed that he recently suffered a stroke. Last ...
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“We’re seeing the future of music take shape in real time”: All three majors link licensing deal with AI start up

A major step forward has been taken towards the normalisation of AI-generated music with the announcement that the three ...
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I’ve tested 12 audio interfaces this year and 5 of my favorites are already on sale for Black Friday with some hefty discounts – find out which is best for your workflow

There's already a huge amount of interfaces on sale for Black Friday, including some of my top rated picks from the past year ...