Guitar sustain: Do heavier guitars really sustain for longer?

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There are many myths around the guitar out there and one thing you hear again and again: heavy guitars resonate longer and have better sustain. Ergo lighter guitars sound thinner or have less bass. But is it true? Heavy = Sustain? Darrell Braun from the YouTube channel Darrell Braun Guitars just tried it. How did […]

UVI lets you become a Drum Designer by layering synths and samples

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Drum Designer is French audio software maker UVI’s September comeback. With a concept that harkens back to Native Instruments’ Drum Lab Kontakt instrument, Drum Designer is an elaborate tool for layering synthesized and sampled drum sounds into hits as subtle or as monstrous as you’d like them to be. Running inside the free UVI Player […]

Washburn Idol range makes a comeback in 2018

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At the tail end of the last millennium, Washburn introduced the Idol, a single-cut electric guitar that looks like a slimmed-down Les Paul with a flatter body. The company is now presenting two new models ahead of Summer NAMM 2018.  Washburn Idol 2018 This version is called the Idol WIT16 VSK-D, with Seymour Duncan single coils […]

UVI USQ-1 recreates the vintage digital sounds of 1986’s ESQ-1 workstation

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French hardware sampling masters UVI released a new product — the USQ-1. It’s a sample-based recreation of the coveted Ensoniq ESQ-1 hybrid synthesizer from 1986. A very technically accomplished synth for its time, the ESQ-1 has a very lush, distinct sound that you can find on many synth-pop and industrial records from that era. Ever […]