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“They believed that if you learn the song or even hear it before you record it, it's going to sound rehearsed”: Kathy Sledge on why producers Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards didn’t play We Are Family to Sister Sledge right up until they recorded it

“They believed in spontaneity,” she says

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“She thought anything could be pop - she wanted pop to be pushed to its extremes”: Sophie’s brother and studio engineer on completing her final album and the legacy she leaves behind

We sit down with Ben Long to talk through the making of Sophie's posthumous final project and gain a rare insight into the creative process of a generational talent

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Roland just unveiled its V-Drums Quiet Design VQD106 kits, delivering “the lowest playing-noise in the history of electronic drum kits”

The electronic drums giant claims the VQD106 is 75% quieter than a regular electronic kit

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“Not only a fantastic-sounding electric guitar for stage and studio use but is also equally enjoyable as a songwriting tool and is considered by many to be the ideal ‘couch guitar’”: Gibson brings back the ES-330

The hollowbodied electric is back and looking fresh in four finish options – including Gibson exclusive Ebony – and comes complete with dog-ear P-90s, deep-set neck and a trapeze tailpiece

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“Ideal for players who love the dreadnought tone in a more comfortable size”: Martin debuts all-new body size and salutes Hawaiian influence on steel-string acoustics with the koa-backed O’ahu HG-28

Martin says mahalo to the pioneers of steel-string guitar design with new player-friendly acoustic featuring a slope-shouldered dread-style body with a 000 depth

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M-Audio’s new Forty Series monitors promise “precision sound, adaptability, and seamless connectivity” no matter where you’re working

Forty Sixty and Forty Eighty both feature Bluetooth streaming and DSP-assisted sound profiles

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Behringer's Grind is a hybrid semi-modular synth that borrows oscillators from a beloved Mutable Instruments module

Bringing together a variety of digital oscillators with an analogue ladder filter and 34-point patchbay, Grind joins Edge, Crave and Spice in Behringer's Producer series

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“For those of you who didn’t get a chance to rock out in-person, now you can have the best seats in the house!”: Here’s when you can watch Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour concert special on Netflix

And the good news is that you don’t have long to wait

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“The first thing I played for Steven on this piano was this; I played that for him and he said, ‘What is that? What are you going to do with that?’”: John Williams recalls the first time he played the Jaws theme for Spielberg in new documentary

Music by John Williams is coming soon to Disney+

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“You’ve only go to look at the dynamic potential of 10 fingers on a keyboard compared to 10 fingers on a guitar ”: Steve Howe on six-string explorations and how a Novatron Summit opened a window into fresh chord voicings on his new solo album

Guitarscape, is the sound of the prog icon deploying his guitar collection in search of new sonic frontiers. The results are typically inventive, and here the Yes guitarist tells us how it came together

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“We embarked on a mission to craft the ultimate pedalboards that meet Greg's every need”: Jam Pedals teams up with Greg Koch for Koch Ness Monster signature multi-effects units

Celebrating 15 years of partnership, the stompbox specialist digs into its greatest hits for two deluxe effects units – with the Supreme a $2,190 featuring an onboard Wahcko wah

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“Our philosophy is that you should not be limited to a budget to buy the instrument of your dreams”: Harley Benton to ship direct in the US as budget-gear superpower partners with Reverb

In a move that is sure to shake up the marketplace for beginner and under-$500 gear, Harley Benton has an official store serving the US via Reverb

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This new immersive music and dance-based VR game aims to alleviate anxiety in young people

Could EmbodyXR provide the musical and visual therapy that many young people need?

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“One Platform. Infinite sounds”: Audiomodern’s Soundbox MPE-compatible sampler is all-in-one musical machine for endless instrument creation and customisation

If you thought sampling technology had peaked, think again

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Issue 340 of Computer Music is on sale now

Computer Music 340 issue is out now. With features including:Perfect Virtual Guitar • Two FREE new plugins: Sampleson Wursy electric piano instrument and DopeSONIX Bass Engine 808 CM • FREE sample packs including brand new Uplifting Melodies and Hybrid Strings packs • The Software that Shaped Us feature • Dance…

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"Most people who are real dyed-in-the-wool Gibson people, they'll say behind closed doors, when the internet's not watching, that their favourite pickup is a P-90": Joe Bonamassa introduces new Epiphone signature guitar with the 1955 Les Paul

"I can already tell you this one sounds better than one of my original '55s," says Joe. And there's a new Flying V too!

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LR Baggs is making guitars now – can the pickup expert bring something unique to the market with its AEG-1?

An electro-acoustic with a HiFi Duet pickup offers pickup and mic settings to enhance versatility

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Want 33,000 classic sound effects for free? The BBC have just opened up the ultimate resource of nostalgia-inducing samples

Time to get plundering a massive archive of vintage and classic audio recordings

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“That’s incredible… that is nuts”: Tom Cruise gets a Royal Albert Hall organ lesson from Anna Lapwood after a surprise appearance at Top Gun: Maverick in Concert

He also explained the importance of the leitmotif (and no, that’s not a pilot’s call sign)

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"Back in the Stu with Stuart Price": Madonna is back in the studio with Hung Up mastermind Stuart Price

Confessions On A Dance Floor producer is back behind the boards for her Madge

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"We can't quite believe that this is free!": 7 of the coolest free plugins we discovered this month

Our monthly round-up of free plugins continues with spectral warping, chaotic break-slicers and a malfunctioning Minimoog

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“At least we don’t need the wall hanger”: Man seemingly spends $4,000 on a guitar signed by Taylor Swift and then immediately destroys it

It looks like someone might need to calm down...

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“It’s become indispensable - I use it on almost everything because you simply can’t go wrong with it!”: Mastering engineer and musician Rafael Anton Irisarri on the piece of gear that he calls his “secret weapon”

The in-demand engineer and adventurous musician – formerly known as The Sight Below – on the subtle art of mastering ambient music and his new solo album

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“If you’re doing your accounts then organisation is good, if you’re making art it’s good to work a bit blind and a bit weird”: 5 workflow tips from Hardt Antoine’s house track masterclass

The Kompakt and Innervisions artist on why he eschews preparation in order to embrace creativity

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Is this the end of wired audio? AlphaTheta launches the new wireless HDJ-F10 headphones for DJs

Can these ultra-low-latency, over-ear monitors replace your trusty old cans?

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