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After poor sales of an album that dealt with death, Mr E and his Eels returned with a beautiful-sounding, poignant, and often funny record about life, recorded mainly in the basement of E's house. Matt Bell talks to E and his collaborators about how the album was made.
Most record producers would greet the discovery that their work has been bootlegged with dismay. For German dance producer Ramon Zenker, however, it proved to be the key to a smash hit. Sam Inglis finds out more...
Last month, Paul D. Lehrman described how he became involved in a project to create a performable edition of George Antheil's prophetic but never performed, Ballet Mechanique, in its original version with 16 synchronised player pianos and a human ensemble. With the process of sequencing the 1240-measure work complete, he was now faced with the task of preparing the first ever live performance of the piece...
Steve Watts argues that software manufacturers have exploited their customers' tolerances for shoddy, bug-laden products for long enough.
SOS pops in on another regular reader to check out their home studio.
This month Dave Shapton compares his vision of the future for digital music with that of Microsoft...
Hugh Robjohns tests this fully-featured, dual path channel strip, with circuitry designed by the legendary Mr Rupert Neve.
Business advice for those aspiring to a career in music does not always come cheap. John Walden trawls the 'net to see if he can find a free lunch.
Last month, Paul White looked at the vocal recording chain to identify areas in which spending more money would produce better results. This month it's the turn of outboard effects and monitoring.
I am a second‑year A‑level student doing Music and Electronics and have been a keen musician for 11 years. I...
I have been recording via the analogue inputs on my Marantz CDR630 CD recorder and have found, to my horror, that months...
I have recorded an album of my own work and I am hoping to make an impression with it. My problem is that the album is...
I recently built a computer based on the Athlon 500 processor and am about to invest in the Digidesign Digi 001 recording...
If I make a digital copy of one Minidisc recording onto another Minidisc, will the data compression reduce the quality of...
I am singer in a band just starting out, and we practise at rehearsal rooms with cheap PA equipment. I use Behringer...
I need to upgrade my 16‑channel Mackie 1604VLZ mixer to 32 channels, but there is a cash problem. The price...
I am quite new to home recording and have, so far, been recording my voice through my Boss GX700 guitar effects processor...
The root of PC problems can often be found in incorrect or incomplete software installations. Martin Walker shows you how to avoid pitfalls when upgrading and adding to your existing applications.
Derek Johnson reviews a new MIDI output expander and ruminates on the release of a herd of Electronic Cow programs as shareware.
Some of the most common problems encountered when working in a home studio arise from having to record in the same room as your recording equipment. However, good-quality recordings are still perfectly possible in such conditions. Hugh Robjohns advises on how to obtain the best results.