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XLR is a magazine, a radar and a diary about music gear and the making of music — for the people who make records and put on shows, wherever they do it.

The name is the three-pin connector that every signal in the business passes through: the microphone on stage and in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX cable that runs the lights. Studio, stage and lighting rig share it, and so does this magazine. Every few hours XLR collects what the makers shipped, what the reviewers heard, what the studios and the touring crews are doing, which producers and collectives are surfacing and what they are saying — synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lights, the rooms and the people — from a few hundred sources in English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and more, then plots what is moving. The editor writes a letter every few days. Nothing is sold here; when a link leads to a shop, that is the maker's shop, not ours.

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Bjooks Inspire The Music, 50 Years of Roland History, gratuito per un solo giorno e libro in sconto - Save the date!

August 7

BJOOKS festeggia l’808 Day con un eBook Roland gratuito e un’offerta speciale per l’anniversario su INSPIRE THE MUSIC La storia di Roland, con tutti i suoi prodotti è l'argomento dell'ottimo libro Inspire The Music - 50

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Makers2nd Generation of Guitars Featuring TransAcoustic™ Technology Expanded with New Lineup Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar TAG1 C, TAS1 C, TAG1E, and TAS1E Yamaha Music News

MakersYamaha Launches “Guitar Tuner” and “METRONOME” Apps − Designed to engage with players and enrich the instrument-playing experience − Yamaha Music News

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EuropeThe Yamaha DX7: why did this synth transform the sound of the 80s? Audiofanzine

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Bjooks Inspire The Music, 50 Years of Roland History, gratuito per un solo giorno e libro in sconto - Save the date!

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DAW & pluginsKORG NTS-4 Analog Performance Mixer Synth and Software

EuropeWe compared Akai&apos;s new MPC XL to the Live III, and the verdict is clear Audiofanzine

EuropeAkai MPC Live III: Just how far can a computer-free production station go? Audiofanzine

Makers2nd Generation of Guitars Featuring TransAcoustic™ Technology Expanded with New Lineup Yamaha TransAcoustic Guitar TAG1 C, TAS1 C, TAG1E, and TAS1E Yamaha Music News

MakersYamaha Launches “Guitar Tuner” and “METRONOME” Apps − Designed to engage with players and enrich the instrument-playing experience − Yamaha Music News

EuropeThe Yamaha DX7: why did this synth transform the sound of the 80s? Audiofanzine

EuropeWe compared Akai's new MPC XL to the Live III, and the verdict is clear Audiofanzine