Genre Defining
Not all that long ago it seemed that there was a place in the mainstream for instrumental music...
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Not all that long ago it seemed that there was a place in the mainstream for instrumental music...
Is it really still OK for our livelihoods to depend on a small piece of plastic?
Orchestral performance and the role of modern technology.
This month tracks from Sam Smith • Taylor Swift • Imagine Dragons • Classic Mix: Spice Girls ‘Wannabe' (1996).
Getting your music online has never been easier, though making any money from it might be more of a challenge. However, the...
The joy of working in an abstract medium is that everyone will find their own meaning in your music.
The field of game audio is in the process of levelling up...
Will non-AI mixing become the new vintage?
Brush up on your listening skills, as we deconstruct some tracks from a production and arrangement perspective.
Recording our own music has never been more affordable, but there are still some pricing decisions that make little sense to...
Increasingly, clients don’t just want your music. They want the opportunity to ruin your music, and waste hours of your life into the bargain.
Brush up on your listening skills as we review some hit tracks from a producer’s perspective. This month: Niall Horan • London Grammar • Anderson Paak • Classic Mix: Linkin Park ‘In The End’ (2000).
When a musician takes an interest in home recording, or makes the transition from old-school recording hardware to the wonderful world of computers, the question we hear most frequently relates to the choice of DAW software.
As media composers, we should be able to turn our hands to anything... shouldn’t we?
If the LP finally dies, what will become of the studio?
Why do musicians see value in the music they write but not the software they use to write it?
This month: Snarky Puppy • Zedd & Alessia Cara • Royal Blood • Kendrick Lamar • Kyle • Classic Mix: Fleetwood Mac ‘Dreams’ (1977).
We are very used to computers running fixed programs such as DAWs and plug-ins to accomplish specific recording and processing...
When people are paying peanuts, they’ll treat you like a monkey.