AI music platform Suno is rarely out of the headlines at the moment: in the past few weeks alone, the company was defeated in a landmark lawsuit brought by German performing rights society GEMA, introduced new download limits and audio watermarking technology, and inked a major licensing deal with BMG.
The original MicroKorg is a tough act to follow. Released in 2002, the MicroKorg dominated its corner of the synth market in a way that few other instruments have this side of the Millenium, shifting units in the hundreds of thousands over the course of two decades.
The story of Seiko began in 1881 when its founder, Kintaro Hattori, opened a shop in Tokyo’s Ginza district for the sale and repair of timepieces. In the years since, the company has grown alongside Japan’s largest metropolis.
Gretsch has added the super popular CVT its entry level Streamliner series, offering the dual-humbucker electric guitar
Home practice sessions are something that benefit every guitar player and there’s plenty of gear options out there to facilitate that when it’s not possible to use a full rig, whether that be a headphone amp
Korg turned up to Superbooth in a rather coquettish mood this year, teasing attendees with a new synth displayed proudly at the centre of its booth, albeit covered with a blue tarp to mask its identity.
Rowing Blazers has teamed up with Seiko for a fourth time, releasing two new limited-edition watches designed in partnership with vintage watch expert Eric Wind of Wind Vintage.
Fresh from the release of Voxcraft, a versatile plugin designed for creative vocal manipulation, UJAM has unveiled Retrocraft, a multi-effect that’s built for adding vintage character to audio through saturation, degradation and colouration.
Following on from the release of the ’25 Series’ last year, which (as the name suggests) commemorated 25 years of cymbal production for Zultan, the all-new Alaris Series continues to expand an already vast array of traditionally manufactured cymbals for the German cymbal-smith.
As debate rages over Fender’s much-publicised legal campaign over the rights to the Stratocaster body shape, the company’s CEO Edward ‘Bud’ Cole has spoken out at a dealer event in the US to clarify the reasoning behind this controversial strategy.
