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“Neil sat in the control room and played it. We looked at each other and we both knew it was a number one record. It was incredible”: How Neil Young created his biggest hit ...

When it comes to assessing the elements that make up the creation of a great song, most artists will acknowledge that luck can sometimes be a significant factor. Such was the case in early February ...
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MusicRadar deals of the week: We've found hundreds of classic acoustics, jaw-dropping plugin deals, and tasty recording gear bargains

We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear at Guitar Center, Sweetwater, Musician's Friend and more ...
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“Sets an entirely new benchmark for portable, affordable audio interfaces”: SSL just released its cheapest audio interface yet

The SSL 1 is aimed at both first-time audio interface buyers and more experienced creators who want something portable to ...
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“I bought one in 1984 – I'm looking at it now, still the same one. I plugged it in the other day, bracing myself, and the bloody thing was in tune! I couldn't believe it ...

As he prepares to release a new album as part of Doublespeak – a synth-pop super-covers-band that also includes Benge and ...
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“I began writing a song in my head about the drudgery of being an astronaut. An entire verse fell out of my mind and onto the page”: The classic song that transformed Elton ...

Such was the case with the artist born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, better known to the world as Elton John. It’s now almost 60 years since the classically-trained session pianist from Pinner in Middlesex ...
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“By using Sellotape I could make it play two preset rhythms at the same time, creating cool beats”: 50 years ago this summer, Jean-Michel Jarre began making the album that ...

Oxygène is the album that launched and defined Jean-Michel Jarre, but also the record that, with his background and education, he was almost destined to make. It was also (Popcorn by Hot Butter aside) ...
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“This is like the center of gravity for the bass world”: Geezer Butler, Tal Wilkenfeld and Nate Mendel hail the legacy of the P Bass, as Fender celebrates its 75th anniversary

Fender unveils the 75th Anniversary P Bass Collection featuring a a stunning American Professional PJ Bass, a Player II P ...
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“It was the record that changed our lives. The record that won us freedom of creative expression”: Rush frontman Geddy Lee recalls how the band's 1976 prog classic 211…

No one at the record company was happy to hear that Rush had another concept record. But this time the prog trio stuck the ...
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MusicRadar deals of the week: A jaw-dropping $1,869 saving on Waves plugins, $600 off a legendary Gibson acoustic, plus all the best Memorial Day sales

We've uncovered the very best Memorial Day offers on a range of music-making gear at Guitar Center, Sweetwater, Musician's ...
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Donner just reinvented the travel guitar with a headless electric featuring an onboard amp, effects, Bluetooth and – wait for it – a detachable speaker

There are travel guitars and then there are travel guitars like Donner’s all-new Hush-X Live and Live Pro, and yes, we said something similar when the Hush I-Pro was launched (and it’s still ...
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Gretsch just released the most vibey acoustic guitar of the year and it’s only $249

Here comes a Jim Dandy parlour-sixed acoustic in Olympic White and doesn't it look a treat? But hurry though, these go fast ...
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Arturia Memory V “resurrects the analogue majesty of the Memorymoog with breathtaking authenticity”

Arturia has launched its latest synth plugin, Memory V, an emulation of Moog’s lauded Memorymoog polysynth. Released in 1982, the Memorymoog had six voices, each with the same three-VCO architecture ...