Comment / Opinion

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.

“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” — Corinthians 13:13

It is time that we developed a new series of universally recognised credits that better reflect the skill and effort required to create a modern album.

This month: Julia Michaels • Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber • DJ Khaled • Future • Classic Mix: The Monkees ‘I’m A Believer' (1967).

Our Editor In Chief vents his wrath on those pesky wall-wart PSUs...

The competitors you need to worry about are the ones you haven’t heard of. Yet...

Digital storage has been revolutionary — but the consequences of mishandling it can be severe.

Stay one step ahead of the robots...

This month: Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki, Stormzy, Sturgill Simpson, Sarah Jarosz and our Classic Mix is Toni Braxton ‘Un-break My Heart’ (1996).

Our esteemed Editor In Chief offers some sage advice to budding audio students...

We’d all love to work with the LSO at Abbey Road. But if we don’t have the budget, are we betraying British musicians by looking overseas?

Automation is a double-edged sword...

Could it be the idea of using software live is ‘sexy’ and sells units, but the back-end task of making it function solidly is not?

This month: Ariana Grande, Tim McGraw, Zara Larsson, Kelsea Ballerini and our Classic Mix is Gloria Gaynor ‘I Will Survive’ (1978).

Opinion seems divided as to whether rented software is a good idea, but what about renting hardware?

Pretentious hairy people have influenced the world of art in more ways than you might expect.

What’s in a name? A lot — if you play your cards right.

Valuable lessons from a media composer...

This month: Starley • Flume • Gnash • La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) • Classic Mix: Domenico Modugno ‘Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)’