When it comes to guitars, one of the biggest debates among players is whether to go with a 6-string or a 7-string guitar. While both options have their pros and cons, deciding on which one to get largely depends on the style of music you want to play and personal preference. 6-string guitars are the traditional option and are widely used in a variety of genres, including rock, blues, and pop. They typically have a narrower neck and fewer strings than their 7-string counterparts, which can make them easier to play for beginners and those with smaller hands. They also…
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After 6 years in the making, Behringer has finally released the UB-XA, a recreation of the famous Oberheim OB-XA, originally a massive 8-voice polysynth famously used by artists like Depeche Mode, New Order, Prince, Queen and more. Now you have a chance to own an almost like-for-like version without having to take out a small personal loan! In this post-truth world, we now live in, Behringer seems like a racehorse, eyes fixed and charging forward in a straight line, constantly announcing and releasing affordable versions of your favourite legacy electronic instrument all the while blissfully ignorant of the nay-sayers and…
The Black Friday Cyber Season Deals are back this year, with numerous hardware and plugin companies offering huge savings on their products—some even going for free! Participating companies include Native Instruments, Universal Audio, BFD, Baby Audio, Korg, UJAM, and Arturia, among many more. These are the optimum weeks for software upgrades and new gear for music makers. We’ve also included some other great deals and freebies that don’t officially fall under the “Black Friday Cyber Season” but we thought that these were such great offers we couldn’t leave them out! Here are just some of the best offers going! KORG…
Following internet rumours, The Edge has now formally said that, for U2’s current run of Las Vegas Sphere gigs, he has ditched his collection of tube amps in favour of Universal Audio’s UAFX amp modelling pedals. “For various reasons at the Sphere I decided to switch from amplifiers to digital amp emulators,” the U2 guitarist told MusicRadar when we reached out following speculation online. “I’m using UAFX Ruby ’63, Dream ’65 and Woodrow ’55 amp pedals with some Fractal Axe-FX units handling additional amp emulation and FX. “When you introduce radio leads and all the electronics involved it’s never the…
With over 100 ready-to-use V Collection and Pigments sounds, Arturia has just released Analog Lab Play, a brand-new free synthesiser plugin. It is a 100% free, condensed version, similar to the Lite or Intro versions. The primary distinction is that there are no fees or additional purchases required—it is free for all users. https://youtu.be/ikCcFFbSCuQ?si=34MOffLG5aU8PJry Unlike in Intro/Lite, the Analog Lab Play has only 100 sounds onboard. These are, however, all-new for the Play version. These come from the current Arturia V Collection 9, the Pigments multi-engine Synthesizer, and other plugins. Now, every sound has a colour theme and nine distinct macrocontrols.…
The Chthonic Fuzz by DigiTech /DOD ® is a deceptively simple, vintage-inspired pedal with remarkable adaptability and a distinctive character, that enables guitarists to embrace their darker side. Though it was created especially for “brighter” single-coil, P90, DeArmond, or gold-foil equipped instruments, the Chthonic Fuzz (pronounced “thaw-nick” and meaning “of or relating to the underworld”) can produce sludgy, tight-grain fuzz tones and is effective with guitars outfitted with any type of pickup. Expanding upon an initial ‘70s informed, single-knob (Output) fuzz circuit, DOD engineers added functionality via a separate gain control (Fuzz) and a gentle passive tone control (Lustre) that…
JBL Professional are at it again, announcing their new addition to the IRX range by introducing the IRX One the all-in-one column PA without the hefty price tag. The IRX One features a no fuss plug and play column PA great for anyone who needs sound in small to medium spaces. Features built-in 3 channel mixer with EQ and ducking, Bluetooth audio streaming, compact and road-tough cabinet that carries the columns all in the back of the unit. The IRX One speaker array has 6x 2″ tweeters and an 8″ woofer. Following on from the EON ONE MK2 and the…
Arturia have announced Efx MOTIONS, a powerful creative software effect plugin that looks to be an all-in-one effects powerhouse that gives your tracks movement and colour. Arturia’s plugins have always been very creative and dynamic while still being practical and intuitive. Efx MOTIONS continues this design, giving artists a palette of effects that can breathe life into tracks using Arturia’s high quality effects and sound design. Effects include filers, distortion, beat repeating and more with plenty of modulation routing and what looks to be a clean UI so that you can dive straight into tweaking this plug-in and not get…
Universal Audio continue to expand their microphone range with the release of the SC-1 Standard Condenser with Hemisphere Mic Modelling. Since their acquisition of Townsend Labs and Bock Microphones, the new SC-1 compliments their affordable range which so far includes the SD-1 Standard Dynamic Microphone and the SP-1 Standard Pencil Microphones. But what is even more exciting is that all of these affordable microphones are now compatible with the new Hemisphere mic modelling software plug-in which gives you the authentic sound of essential condensers from Neumann, Sony, AKG, and more — in realtime with UA Apollo Interfaces or natively in…
The Arturia MiniLab 3 controller keyboard has just had a fresh makeover with a “Special Edition” Alpine White finish. Arturia MiniLab 3 Alpine White As is the case with Arturia in recent years they like to introduce special editions of their gear in different colour schemes. Just about everything on the new Arturia MiniLab 3 Alpine White is white – except for the RGB pads and the side panels, which retain their faux wooden appearance. They’ve also left the black Shift button as it was in previous models. We just love the look of this controller and it fits perfectly on your…
