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5 of my go-to Universal Audio plugins just got heavily discounted in the monster Rocktober sale – glow up your recordings from as little as $24

By Matt McCracken Published

This plugin sale at Universal Audio is a great way to get ahead of the Prime Day plugin deals

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Alex G
Alex G is a guitar icon for Gen Z – and he gets some of his favorite tones from a stock Logic preset

By Phil Weller Published

Most of the guitar tones from Alex G’s latest record were created using a factory DAW preset

Guitarists
Positive Grid BIAS: X, the new AI-powered guitar plugin from the innovative company behind the Spark smart amp
“Among the easiest modeling plugins to get to grips with – great results in very short order”: Positive Grid BIAS X review

By Connor Flys Published

Artificial intelligence has take care of your admin, now Positive Grid is utilizing it to help you create better guitar tones

Plugins & Apps
Steven Wilson, founding member of progressive rock group Porcupine Tree, photographed at his home in Hemel Hempstead on February 17, 2015
Steven Wilson reveals his go-to guitar plugin – and why digital can successfully coexist with analog

By Janelle Borg Published

The highly-coveted plugin prides itself in emulating the full range of cheap tape sounds

Guitarists
Universal Audio UAD Guitar Plugins
"I'm not a big amp plugin user beyond recording – but my time with these three changed my playing habits": Universal Audio UAD Dream '65 Reverb, Ruby '63 Top Boost and Lion '68 Super Lead Amplifier plugins review

By Rob Laing Published

UA's acclaimed amp modeling pedals are channeled into native plugins – is the recipe right for recording and more?

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Sophie Lloyd
Sophie Lloyd shares her ambitions to make amp modelers “more accessible”

By Janelle Borg Published

The guitarist is an avid proponent of amp modelers – and now has her sights set on a signature plugin

Guitarists
Universal Audio UAD Guitar Plugins
Universal Audio takes its Edge-approved amp sim pedals to the digital realm with $299 plugin packages

By Matt Owen Published

The UAFX Dream ’65 and Ruby ’63 pedals – which The Edge used during U2's Sphere residency – have been digitized alongside the Marshall-inspired Lion ’68

Plugins & Apps
Alex Lifeson takes us behind the scenes at Lerxst, his new gear brand that collaborates with Mojotone and Godin
“I hear so much that I don’t hear in the digital plugin”: Alex Lifeson explains why digital amps can’t match up to the real thing

By Phil Weller Published

The Rush guitarist-turned-gear-manufacturer feels there’s one crucial element that plugins lack – and makes real amps sound superior

Guitar Amps
Sammy Hagar (L) and guitarist Joe Satriani perform at PNC Music Pavilion on July 19, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Joe Satriani devised the perfect amp to harness Eddie Van Halen’s greatest tones – and you can get a plugin version right now

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

While 3rd Power’s Dragon 100 goes up for preorder, IK Multimedia has bolstered its Joe Satriani Amp Vault with models of the very amp Satch is using to shred EVH on the Best of All Worlds tour with Sammy Hagar

Plugins & Apps
Waves Big March Sale
Waves just dropped loads of its plugins back to Black Friday prices – record better guitar tones from just $9.99

By Matt McCracken Published

We've hand-picked 7 essential (and discounted) plugins that will massively improve your home guitar recordings

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