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What can studios do to protect themselves when high-profile recordings get leaked?

As the role of studios changes, so too must that of the new generation of studio managers.

David Bowie will rightly be remembered for his art — but his business sense was equally impressive.

With property prices going up and up, finding studio space is becoming trickier than ever.

Americana is a loosely defined genre, but in terms of studios, it knows what it wants.

As studios have had to adapt to new business models, so have the people who design them.

The food consumed in studios hasn’t always been healthy. Could that be about to change?

Thanks to new legislation, gainful employment now means just that for academies and students.

Studio tool or collectors’ item: what has become of the large-format mixing console?

The long tradition of ‘testing’ songs out on the public has found an unlikely new home...

What does net neutrality mean for studios?

Plenty of industries use tax incentives to lure customers, but will it work for music production?

What does the world of sports broadcasting offer the budding sound engineer?

Whatever your political views, 'Obamacare' can only be a good thing for musicians and engineers.

Editor In Chief, Paul White, believes that if the manufacturers of studio hardware outboard equipment still want to be building it in significant numbers in five years' time, then a system similar to the one he proposes in this article is the only thing he can see that will keep them in the game. Read on...

Hard drives are getting bigger and that can only be good, right? Well, up to a point...

Could DVD kill the CD but save the music industry? Cutting Edge wouldn't be surprised...

We explore the idea of understanding technology in terms of layers and abstractions, and how this makes it possible for a protocol like MIDI to be communicated via USB, Firewire and even Bluetooth.

Editor In Chief Paul White ponders a future full of virtual pop stars...

Despite rumours that Apple was on the lookout for a major audio company, Apple's buyout of German developers Emagic took us all by surprise...

Is Surround Sound and the DVD-Audio format all a plot to 'take the means of production away from the workers'?