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“At long last, a DAW puts the guitar at the very heart of its operations”: Fender Studio Pro 8 review
By Phil Weller published
PreSonus' Studio One DAW has been rebranded and bestowed with a revised workflow, impressive AI features, and amp sims. Is this the DAW every guitarist has been waiting for?

Fender forges surprise Samsung partnership to bring Fender Play to home TV screens for the first time
By Phil Weller published
Now available as an app on Samsung TVs, the tuition service just got easier to access

“A utopia of modeled guitar tones that will suit pretty much any guitarist out there”: Universal Audio Paradise Guitar Studio review
By Matt McCracken published
Universal Audio's debut multi-amp plugin offers effortless, world-class sound with some of the most iconic amps of all time

“I just want to keep playing it” - Neural DSP Archetype: John Mayer X review
By Pete Emery published
John Mayer teams up with Neural DSP to bring guitar tones from a modern icon to the masses

Neural DSP unveils Archetype: John Mayer X – a landmark signature plugin that brings the guitar great’s tones to the masses
By Matt Owen published
In a milestone moment for modeling, the new plugin offers models of Mayer's go-to amps, pedals and effects – Dumbles, Two Rocks and Klons included

Universal Audio’s amp-emulating pedals have been a huge success – now they’ve arrived in plugin form via the all-inclusive Paradise Guitar Studio
By Phil Weller published
Offering six amps, cab sims, and studio-quality pre- and post-effects, it aims to be a one-stop shop for vintage tone enthusiasts embracing the modern age

Universal Audio is giving away a free plugin for Black Friday but hurry, you've only got a few days to get yours – choose one of ten different plugins
By Matt McCracken published
From the classic 1176 compressor to the Showtime 64 guitar plugin, UA's free plugin giveaway has something for everyone

Neural DSP Archetype: Misha Mansoor X review
By Phil Weller published
The Finnish firm’s new signature plugin for Periphery’s chief riffer is its most feature-packed to date, and it serves up utilitarianism and uncanny weirdness in equal measure
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