Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

MYSTERIOUS: Musicradar - You Need To See This

“From subtle warmth to aggressive drive, it adapts to any musical context”: Neural DSP unveils the Darkglass Ultimate plugin – a fully featured digital platform for studio-quality bass tone

Darkglass Ultimate expands upon the Ultra dual-preamp plugin with effects, cabs, full signal chain control and more – and it's a free update for Darkglass Ultra users

MusicRadar

“It certainly appears a lot more expensive than it actually is”: Harley Benton Fusion IV HH FR review

The return of Harley Benton's Fusion series brings boutique spec at bedroom prices

MusicRadar

Expressive E launches Osmose CE, a MIDI controller version of its MPE-equipped synth

Osmose CE ships with a free companion plugin that gives users access to a library of expressive sounds from third-party developers pre-mapped to the Osmose keybed

MusicRadar

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

"Out of the first 10 Prophets sold, one went to Rick Wakeman, one to David Bowie, and one to Joe Zawinul. It took off from there": The history of Sequential in 10 synths, sequencers and drum machines

We chart the rise, fall and revival of one of the synth world's true titans

MusicRadar

Harley Benton drops a sub-$250 baritone that proves you can do low tunings at low prices – and stay fashionably offset

Once upon a time a baritone offset was exclusive, a super-niche instrument that'd cost you, but the entry level JA-Baritone HH BK changes all that

MusicRadar

iZotope upgrades RX with a film-focused stem separation module and improved machine learning

RX 12 also promises an improved workflow and a smoother interface

MusicRadar

“I mean, this is the greatest recording ever made. I could break down why it's so good, blah blah blah, but more than anything... what were they thinking?”: Jack Antonoff breaks down the crazy genius of his favourite Beatles song

"There's nothing like it. There never has or never will be.”

MusicRadar

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

“I wasn't prepared for what I saw that night. Not only did you hear this magnificent voice, but the message was one of faith, truth and doing the right thing”: How a classic song recorded live in London set Bob Marley on the path to global superstardom

And he gave away the songwriting credit to a local hero back home in Jamaica

MusicRadar

“If you thought the DX7 could get glassy, you haven’t heard anything yet”: 7 weird synthesis types that died on the vine

These are the synthesis types that didn’t make it into the big time, from Vector to Vocal and so many unique points in-between

MusicRadar

“In the next 12 months there are going to be two, possibly three more Moog synths – we’re going to have some instant classics added to our roster”: EXCLUSIVE! Moog President Joe Richardson tells us what's coming next from the iconic synth brand

With the Muse and Messenger signalling that Moog is still in rude health following its acquisition by InMusic, we catch up with its president to learn more about life behind the scenes at the world’s biggest synth brand

MusicRadar

"It's remarkable that this powerful synth can be picked up for free": We pit 5 of the best soft synths against each other

We put five of today's most powerful, flexible and versatile synth plugins to the test to find out who comes out on top

MusicRadar

“When he started soloing he turned every knob up on the amp – all the way up. It was great!”: Sadler Vaden on when he and Jason Isbell jammed Little Wing with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready

Vaden and Isbell were playing the Paramount in Jimi Hendrix's hometown Seattle when they invited another local legend onstage to join them. A top-tier performance ensues

MusicRadar

10 extraordinary synths that are almost certainly out of your price range

If money were no object, what new synthesizers could you buy? We draw up our wish list of current big-bucks contenders

MusicRadar

"For blues players and fingerstyle enthusiasts especially, it’s hard to imagine a better-suited companion": Gibson L-00 Century 12-Fret review

Gibson harkens back to its past with a 12-fret version of an acoustic classic

MusicRadar

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

MusicRadar

“If you need a hammer, that’s a hammer, and everyone needs a hammer”: Fender releases the Brian Fallon ’59 Telecaster Custom, a high-end replica of the guitar that built the Gaslight Anthem sound

The Brian Fallon '59 Telecaster Custom has Righteous Sound “Fourth Man” pickups, Dual Stack wiring, a Journeyman Relic finish and an eye-watering price tag

MusicRadar

"Some friends of mine said 'you should definitely have one of these in your arsenal'": Mike Dean shows off his "crazy rare" wavetable synth that everyone wanted in the '80s

The super-producer and analogue aficionado praises the "messed up" sound of the PPG Wave 2.3, one of the few digital synths in his extensive collection

MusicRadar

“I looked down mid-song and realised my fuzz box wasn’t plugged in – my guitar sounded like a banjo for the entire performance”: The Primitives' PJ Court on his live TV guitar tone fail during a performance of their '80s hit single, Crash

The song had a "second life" after it was reworked and included in Dumb and Dumber

MusicRadar

"It's been beloved by artists and engineers worldwide for over 40 years": Focusrite's ISA C8X brings the ISA preamp to an audio interface for the first time

Equipped with two ISA mic preamps based on Rupert Neve's original designs, ISA C8X fuses classic sound with a modernized workflow

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

MusicRadar

“I heard somebody say, ‘Did you guys hear Finneas and Billie had a falling-out?’": Billie Eilish explains why her brother had become a "Rapunzel" figure in her touring band, and says it was a "miracle" that she won her latest Grammy for Wildflower

“Finneas and I thought it would be an underrated song. It was one of my favorites, but I was like, ‘This isn’t gonna be the hit"

MusicRadar

“That song killed Styx. It was truly awful. I mean, that was about the dumbest idea ever”: The synth-rock anthem that sold a million but derailed a superstar rock band

“It was dismissed by so many people because it was so doggone catchy and clever,” the singer claimed

MusicRadar

“China has a model called technological leapfrogging, where they tend to lag behind in one technological development so they can innovate on the next”: The revolutionary history of Chinese synths

This is the complete history of China’s synthesizer industry, from Cultural Revolution to globalisation

MusicRadar

"If someone creates an AI-generated version of Taylor in a jumpsuit with a guitar, now Swift has a federal trademark claim": Taylor Swift moves to trademark her voice and likeness in a bid to shake off the bots and protect her big reputation

There will be no unauthorised Life of AI Showgirl, it seems

MusicRadar

“Grassroots music venues cannot keep being expected to survive on goodwill and admiration alone. Our goal is clear; don’t just fund problems, fix them”: Music Venue Trust launches programme of small venue upgrades

This is where that £1 arena show levy has been going

MusicRadar

"You probably have everything you need for a track within just one synth. Often, it's not even the most expensive": How to master virtually any software synth

Don't let your software arsenal overwhelm you - sometimes the best route to creative success is to mine just one instrument

MusicRadar

“He thought someone was winding him up. But it was actually Quincy Jones calling to say, ‘I love the songs you’ve written. Would you come to LA and work on a project with me?’”: How Heatwave's Rod Temperton ended up writing songs for Michael Jackson

Barry Blue recalls the moment Temperton got the call to go and work on the album that would become Off The Wall

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.