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3 days ago | 
musicradar.com | Simon Arblaster
For a good while, Bitwig had been quietly working on its first hardware product behind the scenes, and the Berlin-based outfit hadn’t wanted to rush things. On first hearing the news of hardware development, our minds immediately veered towards a controller of some sort - a well-trodden path. However, an audio interface wasn’t very high on the list. I mean, what else can you really bring to market that hasn’t already been done before? Well, it would seem there’s plenty.
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3 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Simon Arblaster
The ultimate guide to pedal board essentials (and what order to put them in)Buying and building your own guitar effects pedal set is almost as much fun as learning to play the guitar that you plug into them. Whether you're …
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2 weeks ago | 
musicradar.com | Simon Arblaster
The KX507MS Pale Moon is the latest 7-string, multiscale electric guitar in Cort’s KX range. This newest version takes its name from the Pale Moon ebony top which is backed up by the same mahogany body found in the rest of the lineup. The KX series is one of Cort’s thoroughly modern guitar ranges, aimed at the heavier end of the musical spectrum. The KX507MS is the third multiscale model to land since the KX307 dropped back in 2018.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Simon Arblaster
1 day agoWendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned. The president of CBS News, Wendy McMahon, was forced out of her post on Monday, the latest shock wave to hit the news division amid an ongoing …
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3 weeks ago | 
musicradar.com | Matt Mullen |Simon Arblaster |Adam Lee
12 synths, drum machines, FX & innovations you need to know from Superbooth 2025: roundtable + demos - YouTubeWatch On When we launched our Superbooth live report last week, we prefaced it by saying that “Superbooth has grown to become the most significant date in the annual music technology calendar.” That statement remains true, but in retrospect feels like an understatement.
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1 month ago | 
musicradar.com | Ben Rogerson |Simon Arblaster |Will Groves |Matt Mullen
Superbooth 2025 is officially underway. This morning the doors (and DAWs) of Berlin’s FEZ centre open to the industry, press and public, giving the music technology community its first opportunity to see and hear many of the music making tools we’ll be playing, talking about and drooling over in the months and years to come. Over the past decade, Superbooth has grown to become the most significant date in the annual music technology calendar.
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2 months ago | 
musicradar.com | Simon Arblaster
Ranked: Moog semi-modular showdown – The 'Mother' range from worst-to-best + our favourite pairings - YouTubeWatch On Moog has a deep history with modular synthesis. Bob Moog’s original pioneering synth design was a modular instrument, the patchable elements of which laid the blueprint for over 60 years of hardware synth design. Despite a history of pioneering modular instruments, Moog was slightly slow to capitalise on the Eurorack boom that happened in the early 2010s.
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2 months ago | 
musicradar.com | Simon Arblaster
The fact that headless guitars and basses really hit into their stride back in the ‘80s, and some forty years on, we’re still talking about them as if they’re some alien concept, tells you a lot about their apparent lack of good press. No matter how you skin it, folks don’t much like change, and the sight of a headless axe still causes consternation among the electric guitar and bass-playing ranks. Many brands have flirted with the headless concept, but not for long.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
musicradar.com | Simon Arblaster
There’s a lot we love about Korg’s DIY synth… but it has one big problem: Nu:Tekt NTS-1 mkII review - YouTubeWatch On Korg’s Nu:Tekt NTS-1 was a pleasant surprise when it arrived a few years ago. A DIY synth kit featuring a single monophonic digital oscillator, but with the ability to host custom sound engines created via Korg’s open SDK. It also featured a multimode filter, envelope generator, three LFOs and an arp, plus an audio input that allowed it to function as an effects processor too.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Simon Arblaster
'He Said, 'Hey, I'm Dusty.' And With That — He Passed Out': Billy Gibbons Opens Up On First Meeting With Dusty Hill"I said, 'Well, where's this guy Dusty?' And, I guess around seven o'clock, there's a knock on the door. I went and opened it, and this guy was …
