Industry Talk

This year marks the 30th birthday of one of the world’s leading manufacturers of synths, samplers and hardware controllers. In this podcast, Novation Product Specialist Chris Calcutt looks back over three decades of innovation.

The capacitor microphone is an incredible feat of precision engineering. We go behind the scenes in Vienna to find out what makes it possible.

It’s essential to every studio, but acoustic treatment can also affect our health — and that of the planet.

One of the audio industry’s largest manufacturing groups, Focusrite, is taking the lead in tackling green issues.

What can audio equipment manufacturers do to minimise their impact on the environment? We look for answers in the forests of Finland.

Hugues Vinet, of the IRCAM electronic music institute in Paris, talks to Paul Tingen about their work in software, sound design and AI composition.

Integrated circuits are fundamental to today’s studio hardware. And when the semiconductor industry sneezes, the music business catches a cold...

Richard Wear of Interfacio talks about the opportunities that exist within the pro-audio industry and how to improve your chances of finding a career within this field. 

Adam Shepard of ADAM chats to Sam Inglis about the distinctive technology at the heart of ADAM's loudspeakers and explains how they've achieved so much in a mere five years!

Mark Crabtree of AMS Neve chats with Sam Inglis about how two of the biggest names in UK audio technology came together, and how they are using their unique expertise in analogue and digital audio to develop their next wave of studio products.

After nearly 40 years everybody's favourite digital music protocol is about to get an upgrade...

How will producers hear music in years to come? As they celebrate their 20th birthday, ADAM Audio have ambitious plans for the next generation of studio monitors.

Ever wondered how plug-in companies recreate classic outboard gear in your DAW? We take a peek into Softube's modelling lab to find out.

With waveforms on screen now the norm, how do the visually impaired navigate audio production?

Does AI threaten to put us all out of our jobs — or will it simply make us better at doing them? We talked to the developers leading the AI revolution in music.

Hyde Street Studios are under near-constant threat, but their owner’s enthusiasm and tenacity are prevailing.

Many still bemoan the demise of the large commercial studio — but what if music itself was to blame?

Getting proper credit for your work is about to get a whole lot easier — but there’s still a way to go.

US copyright law could finally be entering the 21st century — and it’s good news for engineers and producers.

Does the concept of ownership mean anything in the software studio?

For growth in the music production sector, look beyond your doorstep.