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    The Horrible Histories Songs

    Matt Katz & Richie Webb

    Karl Marx predicted that history would repeat itself as farce — but he never saw a role for expert pop parody!

    People Dec 2017
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    Session Notes: Recording Voiceover On The Road

    The Practical Craft Of Recording

    By turning your hotel room into a project studio, you can deliver broadcast-quality VO tracks when you travel.

    Techniques Dec 2017
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    Behind The Scenes At BBC Radio 3’s In Tune

    Finely Tuned

    Keeping the BBC’s flagship classical music show at the top of its game requires serious engineering skill — and the ability to cope with the unexpected!

    Techniques Nov 2017
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    SOHN: Sonic Signatures

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    Soulful electronic artist/producer SOHN shows us how he layers up, edits and processes his own vocals, and uses Auto-Tune in an unconventional way to create ear-catching textural and percussive elements.

    People Jul 2017
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    Pre-production

    Producers Share Their Wisdom

    How much preparation is required before a recording session, and when should it all begin? We asked some top producers to share their wisdom.

    Techniques May 2017
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    The Sound Of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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    Creating alien worlds, bringing droids to life and giving Star Wars more realism. We talk sound design and foley with the team behind the critically-acclaimed Rogue One.

    Techniques Apr 2017
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    Ableton launch bitesize creative tips video series

    Recording musicians offer creative strategies in ‘One Thing’ monthly series

    The idea behind Ableton’s new ‘One...

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    Producing Clean Bandit

    Jack Patterson & Mark Ralph

    Not many dance acts start life as string quartets — but Clean Bandit’s fusion of classical and electronic music has powered them to worldwide success.

    People Mar 2017
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    Eric Valentine’s Electric Guitars: Surf Guitars

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    Watch engineer/producer extraordinaire Eric Valentine as he crafts a shimmering surf guitar sound, in the vein of Smash Mouth or Third Eye Blind, that employs three amps and judicial use of modulation effects.

    Techniques Mar 2017
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    Jake Gosling: Creative Co-writing

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    We sat down with songwriter/producer Jake Gosling ahead of his masterclass at ACM in Guildford, UK, to talk about creating better arrangements, getting the best out of performers, and the advantages of having a simple recording setup. 

    Techniques Mar 2017
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    Session Notes: Enhancing A Sparse Arrangement

    The Practical Craft Of Recording

    Maximising A Minimal Arrangement: Our engineer tackles the recording of some stripped-down electric-guitar and vocal arrangements.

    Techniques Feb 2017
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    Eric Valentine's Electric Guitars — Queens Of The Stone Age

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    LA-based producer Eric Valentine (Queens Of The Stone Age, Slash) recreates the guitar sound from QOTSA's unique 2002 album, Songs for the Deaf. We look at every link in the chain from tuning and guitar choice through to amp settings, pedals, mic selection and post-processing.

    Techniques Jan 2017
  • Techniques Jan 2017
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