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Although Macs are simply wonderful when they are working properly, on a bad day they can be just as frustrating as their counterparts...

“I’ve loved standalone sequenced synths and grooveboxes since coming late to the Roland MC202 and Korg’s Electribes. But the computer always seemed the way forward...”

Hone your listening skills, as we dissect more hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: Freya Ridings, Marshmello (feat. Bastille), Ella Mai, and our classic mix is Aretha Franklin ‘I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)’ (1967).

Can you honestly say that you use all — or even most — of the features that appear in your DAW’s drop-down menus?

Brush up on your listening skills, as we dissect more hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: Mabel, Big Shaq, Eminem (feat. Joyner Lucas) and our classic mix is Petula Clark 'Downtown' (1965).

“...in a big band arrangement the goal is not simply to play the song with a big band, it’s to imagine something unique with it.”

Should we pay more attention to the benefits of creating a suitable sound and sticking with it rather than, for example, recording a dry guitar part and then spending hours trying out different amp models and effects?

“Nothing, to my mind, represents the harmonious marriage between the creative and the technical quite like a patchbay.”

Do you have studio issues that we might be able to help with and that could be realistically tackled in a day? Please get in touch...

Brush up on your listening skills, as we dissect some hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: Portugal The Man, Lost Frequencies & Zonderling, Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa, Jay-Z and Run-DMC.

Over the last few years, while so many musicians are bemoaning the death of their own CD sales and the singular lack of income...

When visiting colleges and universities to talk to students, we’re often surprised by just how many tracks get used in some projects, even when only three or four musicians are involved...

I love music. Of course I love music. Why else would I make it and record it and listen to it and write about it? But I also love silence...

Brush up on your listening skills, as we dissect some hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: Rudimental, George Ezra, Drake, Ariana Grande, plus Classic Mix: Cher ‘Believe’ (1998).

For some people sitting on a sandy beach doing nothing and getting cooked by the sun is their idea of holiday heaven, but that doesn’t work for our Editor In Chief...

Drum machines are not a drummer’s enemy...

Brush up on your listening skills, as we dissect some hits from a recording and production perspective. This month:  Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton , French Montana, Daniil Trifonov, plus a classic mix from Bruce Springsteen.

Does the visual look extend to the way we perceive plug-ins, and does their appearance change over time according to fashion?

There are other ways to make a living in music...

Brush up on your listening skills, as we dissect some hits from a recording and production perspective. This month: Lorde, Pablo Ziegler Trio, Chris Stapleton and Shakira.