How to Make Your Guitar Sound Like a Synth: Pedals That Top Musicians Use

Key Takeaways Modern guitar synth pedals no longer require special pickups and work with standard guitar inputs, making ...

You're not getting the optimal sound from your headphones and speakers without this setting

You're not getting the optimal sound from your headphones and speakers without this setting ...

“I put a pitch-shifter on the master bus!”: In the era of lo-fi beats and bedroom recording, does sound quality even matter anymore?

With bedroom-produced DIY tracks topping the streaming charts and explosive distortion the new norm on TikTok, is sound quality becoming irrelevant in 2026?

7 unique musical instruments of India

India is well known for its rich musical culture and repertoire, but the country's musical heritage extends far beyond sitars ...
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Half a Century of Game Music That Rewired How We Play and Feel

That bright, bouncy groove is more than catchy. It matches the physics, the run-and-jump rhythm of Mario’s pixelated ...
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A New Book Serves as a Comprehensive Guide for Effective Communication About Design

Coauthored by Steven Heller and RECORD contributing editor Molly Heintz, ‘The Education of a Design Writer’ features essays, ...

'Robots listening to robots': How AI music fraudsters are taking cash from real musicians

The moment you make your first AI music track can feel quite magical, especially if you are as profoundly unmusical as me.

The Rolling Stones guitar tech on the secrets behind their onstage sound

Ryan Bullington has teched with everyone from the Stones to Paul McCartney and Keith Urban. He shares the joy of playing ...

Fiji, and Tilda Swinton, Star in ‘Heart of Light – eleven songs for Fiji.’ Swinton and Her Director Share What the World Can Learn From the Island Nation

The fourth collaboration of the star and director Cynthia Beatt, 40 years in the making, world premiered in the Harbour ...
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Two brilliant premium music streamers from Arcam and Cambridge Audio – but which is the better performer?

We pit the Arcam ST25 against the Cambridge Audio EXN100 ...

Universal Music Group: Will UMG's Value Proposition Endure In The AI Era?

Explore Sequoia Fund's Q4 2025 analysis of Universal Music Group's growth and AI strategy. Read the full shareholder letter ...