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Does knowing about production change the way we engage with music?
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Does knowing about production change the way we engage with music?
Expert Sleepers’ Andrew Ostler gives us a blow‑by‑blow account of the thinking behind his new analogue modules.
Growing up in the western Mexican city of Guadalajara, Eduardo De La Paz didn’t have many opportunities to learn the craft of recording and production. He has since made his own name as a formidable mixer, and in the process founded a studio.
Last year I watched Almost Famous, and that film made me realise something incredibly sad: I’d never heard anything on vinyl.
If there’s one thing that engineers and producers need above all, it’s a good mentor and role model — and they don’t come much better than MPG Icon Alan Moulder.
One of the good things about analogue gear, supposedly, is that it doesn’t suffer from built‑in obsolescence. But for how long?
GG has worked with some of pop’s most formidable acts, from Little Mix to Madonna.
With its unique leftfield tones and engaging, unusual playing mechanics, it’s not hard to see why the Omnichord has become sought after by sonic experimentalists.
Alan Moulder, 2024 recipient of the Icon Of The Year Award from the Music Producers Guild, talks to Kevin Paul about his early years at Trident Studios and finding his specialist areas.
Electronic Music artist Jlin talks about her processes for creating a new work, being ready to tour straight from the studio, and staying grounded and focused when your work gains recognition.
Whether you’re playing music or just stroking your chin about it, do yourself a favour and check out the Nashville Number System. If you’re anything like the author, you’ll wonder what took you so long!
Now I don’t know about you, but I long ago gave up the idea that functionality was the most important aspect of guitar design, but does the same really hold true for studio equipment?
Japanese artist and producer Taigen Kawabe is best known as the frontman and bass guitarist of boundary‑destroying psych‑rock band Bo Ningen, whose repertoire ranges from experimental soundscapes to guitar‑driven chaos and screaming.
As a tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto on the first anniversary of his passing, Caro C talks to Richard Barbieri, Natalie Beridze and Carsten Nicolai (aka Alva Noto).
Producer and Engineer Tim Bran talks us through his early career at Island Records, being invited to tour as a session musician, recording London Grammar and setting up his own collaborative tech and studio projects.
Having teenage children is a great way to stay in touch with the next generation. So imagine my surprise when my eldest’s number one request for Christmas 2023 was... a CD player!
Most audio interface designs are based around technology from British innovators XMOS. What makes the xcore platform so ubiquitous, and what does it mean for musicians?
As Neuzeit Instruments, German designer Thomas Hutmann is creating marvellous, original designs for Eurorack.
Kiwi producer and songwriter Noema Te Hau III is based at Big Fan Studios in Auckland, New Zealand.
The adoption of the DAW as the central creative instrument in pop music represents a new era of using the studio musically and expressively.