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“Almost everyone thinks it’s strings”: Lorde unmasks the unusual guitar part on her new album that was created using a classic ‘90s Roland V-Guitar processor that’s now “insanely expensive” on the second-hand market

Plus, the Teenage Engineering OP-1 patch that “shows up everywhere” on the record

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 3, 02:00 PM

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sE6160 Shotgun Microphone from sE Electronics

sE Electronics' new shotgun mic has been designed to deliver pristine, directional sound capture across a range of applications including live stages, broadcast booths, film sets and podcast studios.

Sound On Sound

Jul 3, 02:00 PM

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“I know there’s going to be at least one more gig - I'm not looking forward to putting the setlist together”: Joe Perry is convinced his band will play again, despite retirement from touring

He suggests that Steven Tyler would be able to take part

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 3, 01:15 PM

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“We wrote it in a farmyard in France. We’d never heard of ‘disco music’ at the time. We were singing about the state of the times, and the human condition”: How the Bee Gees channelled angst and despair to create the greatest dancefloor-filler of all tim

Ah, ah, ah, ah...

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 3, 12:43 PM

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“If your flanger is too harsh, try a chorus - if it's too subtle, try a phaser”: How modulation effects work and how to use them

Phasing and flanging are often confused. We ask why - and demystify!

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 3, 12:00 PM

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“How is a clear CD even possible? The data is written on the silver part?”: It’s clear to see that Lorde’s see-through Virgin CD doesn’t play in most CD players

Fans take to social media to share a string of disappointing ‘No Disc’ errors after giving Lorde's latest a spin

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 3, 11:49 AM

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"It’s simple enough to create the perfect hard-tuned and harmonised effects within our DAW, providing you have the right software": How to harness hard-tuned vocals

That hard-tuned, robot-like sound, first popularised by Cher, has now become something of a staple in modern pop

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 3, 10:30 AM

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“Bound to capture djent and thall-loving audiences because of the fine balance of brutality, customisation, and ease-of-use”: Atlas DSP – Your Last Steps review

The new kid on the block delivers its first hard-hitting amp sim, which is tailor-made for brutal noise making and modern metal grit – just don’t call it the blues

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 2, 11:53 PM

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Queens of the Stone Age Rig Rundown with Troy Van Leeuwen

Fresh off a substantial break and a live acoustic recording from Paris’ infamous catacombs, hard-rock titans Queens of the Stone Age stormed back to life this spring with an American tour, including back-to-back nights in Boston at Fenway’s MGM Music Hall.PG’s Chris...

Premier Guitar

Jul 2, 09:26 PM

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5 innovative synth plugins daring to do things differently

Unconventional and creatively inspiring, these soft synths are pushing synthesis in bold new directions

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 2, 09:00 PM

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Steinberg unveil SpectraLayers 12

Said to be more powerful, versatile and intuitive than ever, the new version comes packed with new features designed for a wide range of applications including music, post-production, restoration, sound design, mastering and audio forensics.

Sound On Sound

Jul 2, 07:01 PM

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"I want to make something that allows people to express themselves purely and not feel like they’re having to make compromises": Musik Hack on their quest to refine plugin UI design

We sit down with Musik Hack co-founder Sam Fischmann to hear more about the philosophy behind its superb mastering plugin

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 2, 07:00 PM

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"We have mended broken bones and broken hearts. But we have followed this road together, with each other, for each other, no matter what": Foo Fighters mark their 30th anniversary with a new song

Today's Song was released... today

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 2, 06:32 PM

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“Doing this makes me feel like he's always going to be here with me”: Meet the guitarist who’s worked his dad’s ashes into his Telecaster

'This way he will still be with me at all the shows and this has given me a sense of closure,' he says

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 2, 06:13 PM

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“Everyone comes back changed”: Bicep on their new collaborative project with Inuit musicians

Takkuuk premieres tomorrow in London

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 2, 06:00 PM

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“We are honoured to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath”: Judas Priest might not be playing at Back To The Beginning but they have just saluted the OG metal gods with a cover of War Pigs

Also, is that Pelham Blue Les Paul Custom a new signature model for Richie Faulkner?

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 2, 05:50 PM

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Snark Launches New High-Precision Tuners!

Hot news from Snark! Taking the company’s ultra-popular product line to a whole new level, Snark has introduced a trio of high-precision clip-on tuners: the Snark ST-1X HPT, ST-2 HPT and ST-8 HPT. These models feature all-new software with ultra-tight “in tune” windows ...

Premier Guitar

Jul 2, 05:24 PM

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“It’s great for squeezing energy out of lacklustre ambient sounds”: Our pick of the very best VCA compressor software emulation plugins for any music project

Our resident mixing expert Jon Musgrave, serves up his go-to toolkit for compressing with the best of them

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 2, 05:00 PM

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“Sometimes I’m surprised by what I can do now, because I could not sing”: As she prepares to release her new album, Vie, Doja Cat says that she now has a lot more knowledge of how to use her voice “as an instrument”

She also calls out people who enjoy pop music but “don’t respect it or what it is”

Keyboard Magazine

Jul 2, 04:58 PM

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Lollar Announces New Pickup Options for Jaguar and Bass VI

Lollar Pickups has announced the release of a new line of single-coil pickups called the sB (single blade), based on the design of their popular dB (dual blade) humbucker. The first two offerings in the lineup are intended as drop-in replacements for Jaguar and Bass VI style ...

Premier Guitar

Jul 2, 04:36 PM

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