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    Cloud Busting

    Leader

    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!

    People Mar 2024
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    Modular Profile: Thomas Hutmann & Modular News

    Neuzeit Instruments

    As Neuzeit Instruments, German designer Thomas Hutmann is creating marvellous, original designs for Eurorack.

    People Mar 2024
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    Talkback: Noema Te Hau III

    Producer & Songwriter

    Kiwi producer and songwriter Noema Te Hau III is based at Big Fan Studios in Auckland, New Zealand.

    People Mar 2024
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    Why I Love... Modern Pop Production

    Ringo Jedlic

    The adoption of the DAW as the central creative instrument in pop music represents a new era of using the studio musically and expressively.

    People Mar 2024
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    Track Stars

    Leader

    From this month we’ve decided to widen the scope of Inside Track, and where better to start than with perhaps the hottest producer of the moment.

    People Feb 2024
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    Why I Love... Old Keyboard Mixers

    Alex Ball

    Back in the pre‑computer days, manufacturers saw the need for straightforward and affordable mixers to handle the stack of electronics and bring it all down to a simple stereo pair, or even just a mono output.

    People Feb 2024
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    Keeping In Touch

    Leader

    If we’re not going to embrace new technologies, if we’re not willing to learn and exploit new tools, what are studios going to be for?

    People Jan 2024
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    Talkback: Afrodeutsche

    Composer, DJ & Producer Henrietta Smith‑Rolla

    Henrietta Smith‑Rolla, aka Afrodeutsche, bridges musical worlds like few others. The crossing of borders has always been a subject close to home for the British‑Ghanaian‑Russian‑German composer, DJ and producer, whose moniker was chosen after an exploration of her heritage.

    People Jan 2024
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    Why I Love... Sonic Vacation Albums

    Sonal D'Silva

    Since a work trip to the Seychelles, I’ve created a sonic album of every trip I’ve been on and it’s glorious; I can’t believe I didn’t think to do it earlier.

    People Jan 2024
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    Hugh Robjohns (L) and Paul White (R)

    Gear Of The Year 2023 | Podcast

    Paul and Hugh's favourite gear releases

    Paul White and Hugh Robjohns pick their software and hardware highlights from the last 12 months.

    Reviews Jan 2024
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    The Unequal Struggle

    Leader

    You can get superb results from a free soft synth or a £100 mic, but confident mixing decisions still require a high‑quality monitoring system in a decent acoustic environment.

    People Dec 2023
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    Talkback: Andrea Rocha

    Songwriter & Producer

    Mexican‑Canadian songwriter and producer Andrea Rocha was classically trained and has worked with some of pop’s brightest stars, including Ellie Goulding, Gabrielle Aplin and Becky Hill.

    People Dec 2023
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    Why I Love... Recording Outside Studios

    Joe Osborne

    Our ears are so used to hearing music made in recording studios that it can sound quite different to hear something that was recorded with an ambience...

    People Dec 2023
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    Tempting Fate

    Leader

    There’s something inspiring about stories of unexpected success, and by ensuring the quality is there, we can at least open up the possibility of success.

    People Nov 2023
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    Talkback: Grimm Grimm

    Producer & Artist Koichi Yamanoha

    It was roughly a decade after moving to the UK from West Tokyo in 2004 that Japanese producer and artist Koichi Yamanoha came up with the kaleidoscopic mix of folk, art‑rock and psychedelia he calls Grimm Grimm.

    People Nov 2023
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    Why I Love... My Les Paul Junior

    Sam Murray

    If you were to ask me which electric guitar I most pick up when I play for pleasure, not work, I do have an answer, absolutely and definitively.

    People Nov 2023
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    Flying The Flag

    Leader

    Patriotism doesn’t always come naturally to Britons, but if anything can provoke a swell of national pride, it’s our track record in mixing console design.

    People Oct 2023
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    Modular Profile: Corry Banks (aka Bboytech)

    Modbap

    American musician and technologist Corry Banks, aka Bboytech, is the driving force behind Modbap.

    People Oct 2023
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    Talkback: Becca Mancari

    Puerto Rican‑Italian Artist

    “I have an impulsive streak,” confesses Puerto Rican‑Italian artist Becca Mancari. That impulsive streak brought Mancari to Music City around a decade ago, and it was in Nashville that they met a host of future collaborators.

    People Oct 2023
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    Why I Love... My Nagra VI

    Hugh Robjohns

    The Nagra VI is a visually stunning, operationally simple, and a technologically versatile 8‑track digital audio recorder, derived from a long genealogy of superb‑sounding and beautifully engineered machines...

    People Oct 2023
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    Clip Gain

    The Secret To Smooth Vocal Control

    Most DAWs give you the power to control the volume of recorded audio on a per‑clip level — and with this power comes immense creative potential!

    Techniques Sep 2023

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