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6 Mistakes to Avoid When Recording Electric Guitar

So you want to record electric guitars? Or perhaps you've been doing so for many years already. Here's 6 mishaps, pitfalls and errors to avoid to help you get better results.

Review: Ableton Push 2

Push 2 is the new incarnation of Ableton's Live controller and instrument. There's improvements all round and Noah Pred dives in to discover what's changed and how it'll improve your Live workflow.

It's a Korg volca sample, But Better - OK GO Special Edition

What do you get with a powerful partnership between KORG and OK GO? In this case a special edition of the volca sample with an OK GO inspired design and over 100 OK GO samples built-in.

TriqTraq Shows Ableton Link At Work in This Jam Video

This video shows just how seamlessly Ableton Link works by syncing multiple devices over a wireless network. In this video we see triqtraq on two iPhone's and an iPad playing nice together.

Review: FXpansion Strobe 2

The original Strobe from FXpansion was a very capable analog-modeled software synth with an eye on accessible and powerful programming. Does the new Strobe 2 come up trumps? Hollin Jones finds out.

9 Steps to Scoring to Picture in Cubase 8 Pro

To anyone that says there's no money in music anymore you can tell them there is where scoring for film, TV and video games are concerned. Here's 9 steps to scoring to picture in Cubase 8 Pro.

Pete Townshend on Producing a Big Console Sound in a Small Footprint

Pete Townshend talks about the process of mixing with a console, his love and use of the Audient 4816 and the big console sound in this exclusive video interview courtesy of Audient.

This Elastic Drums Video Shows How Ableton Link Syncs 3 Devices, Keeps Perfect Time

When Ableton announced Link along with Push 2 & Live 9.5 yesterday, it probably didn't get the attention it deserved. This video featuring Elastic Drums shows just how impressive it is.

Monome + Mannequins = New Eurorack Modular Synth Case

A new collaboration between Mannequins and Monome sees the introduction of 'isms', an extensible electronic instrument and composition system.

Review: iZotope RX 5

iZotope RX5 is out. So how does the fifth iteration of the incredibly useful post-production, audio-clean up tool measure up to past versions? Joe Albano finds out in this in-depth review.

PreSonus R65 and R80 Active AMT Monitors Promise Exceptionally Detailed Resolution

The new R80 studio monitors from PreSonus offer the Air Motion Transformer (AMT) tweeter which PreSonus tell us provides highly detailed resolution. Find out more about the R65 and R80s below.

Quantizing in Logic Pro X: How to Get Better Results Using Q-Range

Ever wonder what the mysterious Q-Range settings actually do and how they work when quantising parts in Logic Pro X? Prepare to be educated! Darren Burgos unveils this lesser-known feature here.

Steinberg Release UR22 MkII Audio Interface - iPad Support & Cubasis LE Included

The Steinberg UR22 audio interface has just got a big upgrade, making it USB 2 class compliant, fully iPad compatible and includes the Cubasis LE app for iPad. The D-PRE mic preamps are great too.

Help Make These Lego MiniMoog Synths A Reality

OK. Before you get too excited, these ideas for a Moog Model D and Moog Voyager made from Lego are tiny and won't make sound if you could use a toothpick to press their keys. But they're super cool!

Ableton Push 2 And Live 9.5 Available, Introducing Link

Good news for Ableton users... Ableton Push 2 and Live 9.5 have now been officially released by Ableton. Also there's a new tool called Ableton Link. Full details below.